Perplexity Killed AI Ads. ChatGPT Didn’t. Here’s Why It Matters
Perplexity killed its AI ads over trust concerns and revenue jumped. ChatGPT kept ads, but only for free users. Here’s what the split really means for AI for small business marketing.
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Google Just Made a 10-Second AI Video Ad Cost About $1
Google’s Gemini Omni Flash turns a text prompt or product photo into a 10-second video for about a dollar, and you edit it by chatting instead of using software. Here’s what that actually means for small business marketing.
GPT-5.6 Just Got Three Prices. Stop Overpaying for AI Tasks
OpenAI just previewed GPT-5.6 as three separate models, Sol, Terra, and Luna, priced five times apart. Here is what the tiering actually reveals about a mistake most small businesses make with every AI tool they already own.
Gemini Can Now Read Your Google Business Profile. Here’s What That Actually Unlocks
Google is letting you connect your Google Business Profile straight to Gemini, so the AI already knows your reviews, hours, and performance data before you ask it anything. Here’s what the new Business Notebooks feature actually does and why it quietly fixes AI’s biggest adoption problem for small business owners.
AI Quoting Just Got Real: HubSpot’s Revenue Hub Explained
HubSpot folded quoting, contracts, billing, and payments into a new Revenue Hub, and its AI assistant Breeze can now write a sales quote from a single chat prompt. Here’s what it actually does, what it costs, and whether it’s worth turning on for your small business.
Google Workspace AI Ultra Access Ends July 7: Now What?
Google is pulling its priciest Workspace AI add-on, AI Ultra Access, from sale and removing it from existing accounts starting July 7, 2026. Here is what small businesses actually lose, what they keep, and the three-day decision window before the switch happens automatically.
ChatGPT’s Workspace Agents Stop Being Free on July 6. Here’s the Real Cost
OpenAI’s ChatGPT workspace agents have been free to run since launch. That ends July 6, 2026, when agent runs start drawing from a purchased credit pool. Here’s what actually costs credits, what stays free, and how to estimate your bill before you’re charged for it.
Claude Sonnet 5 Is Free Today: What SMBs Should Do With It
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 became the default model for all free and paid Claude accounts on July 1. Here is what actually changed, what the pricing means for small teams running automations, and three practical things to do with it right now.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Bundled Into SMB Plans Tomorrow.
Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft folds Copilot into its core small-business 365 subscriptions at $23.50 per user per month, ending three years of awkward add-on decisions. Here is what the pricing change actually means, what to decide today, and the non-obvious reason this is quietly good news for SMBs.
GitHub Copilot Billing Shock: What SMBs Need to Know Now
GitHub’s first metered billing cycle confirmed what power users feared: agentic workflows can push monthly costs from $39 to $847 overnight. Here is what happened, why the entire AI industry is heading the same direction, and five steps SMBs can take right now to stay in control of their AI spend.
