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Android expands in-call scam protection to banks and fintech

🔒 Android is expanding its pilot for in-call scam protection that detects when users launch participating financial apps while screen sharing during calls from unsaved numbers. The feature warns users, offers a one-tap end-call and stop-sharing option, and enforces a 30-second pause to disrupt social engineering. After UK success and pilots in Brazil and India, Google is rolling pilots with US fintechs including Cash App and banks like JPMorganChase.

Google for Startups: 2025 Brazilian AI First Cohort

🚀 Google has announced the 2025 Brazilian cohort for the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First, selecting 11 companies applying AI across finance, health, marketing, and agriculture. The program begins on September 2 and will provide personalized technical and strategic support, including mentorship and access to Google's AI experts. The cohort spans solutions for automated billing and claims, digital pathology, agroforestry intelligence, creator marketing, legal automation, treasury automation, and AI-driven children's storytelling.