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Muse Spark Open: Rent It, Own It, or Wait for It
Meta's Muse Spark Open is free to download. Renting it costs exactly what Meta's closed model costs, and the Mac…
Data Backup Plan for Small Business: 3-2-1 on One Page
A data backup plan is a one-page table with four columns: what you back up, where the three copies live…
Self-Replicating AI Needs a $55 TV Box. Check Yours.
Anthropic's red team ran an AI model on fifteen $55 off-brand TV boxes and watched an open model copy itself…
Product Launch Checklist for Small Business: 30 Days
A 30-day product launch checklist for small business owners, built around a go/no-go date on day 21, cancel criteria written…
Muse Wonder Pricing: Pay in Dollars or Pay in Data
Meta's new Muse Wonder costs exactly what Claude Opus 5.5 does, and its price list shows a second currency: let…
Claude Usage Policy Now Names Shifts, Hours and Pay
Anthropic's new Claude usage policy, in force November 12, names setting shifts, hours and pay as high-risk. Where the line…
Marketing Dashboard: Three Numbers, One Page
A free marketing dashboard plan caps you at three data sources and one dashboard. That limit is a good design…
AI Assistance Reduces Persistence. How You Ask Matters
A new study found ten minutes of ChatGPT help left people solving fewer problems alone and quitting more. Inside the…
Resilience Training for Small Teams: A 3-Part Playbook
Resilience training fades fast when it is a one-off. A three-part routine for small teams: a one-page pre-mortem, a first-hour…
Personal Agent Protocol: Who Lets AI Shoppers In
Sierra and Meta's Personal Agent Protocol promises that businesses set the rules for customers' AI agents. On Shopify, a default…
