Category: AI & Emerging Tech
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Claude Duet vs. Meta Muse vs. OpenAI Dots: What Small Business Owners Should Know
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Anthropic just launched Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent. Here is how it stacks up against Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots, and what small business owners should do now.
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Google Cuts AI Image Prices in Half: What Nano Banana 2.1 Means for Small Business
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Google halved the price of AI images with Nano Banana 2.1, but input costs rose and the old model retires Oct 29. Here is what small businesses should do.
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Reddit Is Killing RSS and Its Free API: What Small Businesses Should Do Now
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Reddit is ending RSS on Nov 13 and closing its public API by March 2027. Here is who is affected and how to keep monitoring your brand.
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ChatGPT Visual Ads Are Coming: What Small Businesses Should Do Now
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OpenAI will test visual ads inside ChatGPT image generation this month. Here is what small businesses should know, what is unknown, and how to prepare.
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Shopify Canvas Lets You Build a Store by Chatting With AI. Here Is What to Know First
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Shopify Canvas lets merchants build and edit stores by chatting with AI. Here is what it does, what it leaves out, and how to test it safely.
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California Banned AI-Only Firings. Here’s What Small Business Owners Should Do Before July 2027
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California’s SB 947 bars AI-only firings and discipline starting July 2027. Here is what small business owners should audit and document now to stay ahead of it.
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AI Use Policy for Employees: A Plain-English Template for Small Teams
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Write an AI use policy for employees in under two pages. What to include, the data rules that matter, approved tools, human review, and a plain-English template you can copy.
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Meta Muse for Small Business: What the Free AI Agent Can (and Cannot) Do
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Meta launched Muse for Small Business on September 29. See what the free AI agent does, which tools it connects to, and how to test it safely.
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Google Wins the AI Overviews Lawsuits: What It Means for Small Publishers
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Judge Mehta dismissed Penske Media and Chegg’s antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews. Here is what it means for small publishers and what to do next.
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AI Spending Hits $2.7 Trillion in 2026. Here’s Who Actually Gets It
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Gartner forecasts $2.7 trillion in worldwide AI spending for 2026. Most of it is infrastructure, not tools you buy. Here is the part that reaches small business.