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Google has suspended product bug reports under its open-source bounty program until early 2027 -- thousands of AI-generated, often hallucinated reports were burying the maintainers who needed to fix real flaws, and Intel paused its own bounty too. Meanwhile, Bain & Company estimates$4.7 trillion in global corporate profit is at stake from AI between 2025 and 2035 -- but only about a quarter comes from cutting costs, with the rest from new products and new ways of competing, and Indian IT services firms aresquarely in the crosshairs. Same lesson twice: using AI to do more of the same thing, faster, is the trap.Plus -- today's AI Tool of the Day is Famulor, an AI voice agentfor business calls and WhatsApp follow-ups. A quick weekend recap from Young Minds International events in Tirunelveli and Kollam (learn more at https://www.youngmindsinternational.com). And from the kitchen, Ven Pongal -- one of Linu's all-time favourite breakfasts, with the story of where he's found the bestones. — TODAY'S AI TOOL —Famulor — an AI voice agent platform that answers business phone calls and follows up over WhatsApp.Try it: https://www.famulor.io/ — YOUNG MINDS INTERNATIONAL —Interested in joining? Visit the organisation's website.Join: https://youngmindsinternational.com — TODAY'S RECIPE —Ven Pongal (serves 2; prep 10 min, cook ~40 min). Wash 1/2 cup raw rice (sona masoori) with 1/4 cup yellow moong dal. Add 4 cups water, 2 pinches asafoetida (hing), 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp ghee, and half the salt. Soak 15 minutes if you have time. Pressure cook 6-7 whistles onmedium flame. Temper: heat 1 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp oil; add a few cashews, 1 tsp whole black pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 2 pinches asafoetida, 2 tsp grated ginger, and a few curry leaves; switch off the flame when the cashews turn golden. Fold in the cooked rice and dal, add salt, and loosen with 1/2 cup boiling hot water if too thick. Drizzle a few more drops of ghee. Serve hot. (Recipe adapted from Jeyashri's Kitchen: https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/kovil-ven-pongal-recipe/) — TODAY'S POEM —“Near the Bus Stand” — an original poem for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence. 📚 Linu's books:📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR —Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com