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New business applications hit 5.6 million in 2025, up 24 percent since ChatGPT launched. Here's how AI is lowering the…

Which workflows to automate first, native tools versus Zapier and Make, the do not automate what you do not understand…

OpenAI's GPT-Live lets ChatGPT listen and talk at the same time, and it's now the default voice for every subscription…

July 16, 2026

AI for Small Business Is Fueling a Quiet Startup Boom

New business applications hit 5.6 million in 2025, up 24 percent since ChatGPT launched. Here's how AI is lowering the…

July 15, 2026

Small businesses from 45 to 70 employees are canceling Salesforce and HubSpot contracts to build their own CRMs with AI…

July 15, 2026

Which workflows to automate first, native tools versus Zapier and Make, the do not automate what you do not understand…

July 14, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-Live lets ChatGPT listen and talk at the same time, and it's now the default voice for every subscription…

July 13, 2026

Google Ads got pricier this year and ranking #1 organically now gets roughly half the clicks it used to, both…

July 12, 2026

Microsoft added an off switch for Facilitator, Copilot, and Recap in Teams after user backlash over always-listening AI. Here is…

July 11, 2026

Google built computer use directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash, letting AI agents click, type, and fill out forms on real…

July 10, 2026

Anthropic's Claude Cowork and OpenAI's ChatGPT Work both leveled up the same week, July 9, 2026. Here's what these AI…

July 9, 2026

Microsoft has quietly started routing some Excel and Outlook Copilot prompts to its own in-house MAI models instead of OpenAI…

July 8, 2026

A curated, honest roundup of AI tools for small business, organized by the job you need done: missed calls, scheduling,…