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Every day I read the most important AI and software news and explain what it really means for you as a business owner. No hype, just clarity.
Latest articlePaperwork cost UK musicians 21% of their shows in Europe
UK artists played 21% fewer shows in the EU because of paperwork. Add up what your own admin costs before you decide anything.
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38% of a million tracks showed AI traces. Nearly a third of the makers said no.
SubmitHub found AI traces in 38% of a million submitted tracks. Why hiding your tools costs a freelancer more than using them ever did.
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Your client pays late and you are funding it
Getting paid later costs you money and peace of mind. Put your payment terms on the quote, ask for a deposit, automate the reminder.
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That photography checkbox doesn't cover facial recognition
The 'I consent to photography' checkbox was written for a camera, not for facial recognition. Here's what to write down yourself, in about an hour.
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In the EU, AI-generated content usually has no copyright
Purely AI-made work is not protected in the EU. What that means for your logo, your copy and your images as a business owner.
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Eurostar is now inside ChatGPT. Here's what that means for your business
Eurostar now lets you book inside ChatGPT. What that means if you want your business visible in ChatGPT, and what you can do tomorrow.
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Relay is shutting down. What about your work?
Relay, an AI automation startup, is closing and its team joins Google Chrome. What that means if your work lives in a startup's tool.
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Organic search traffic is falling: what happens to Sunweb happens to you
Sunweb's organic search traffic is down twenty percent a year because of AI answers. Here's what that means for your business and what to do this week.
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AI agent use tripled: what counts is the hours you get back
Business use of AI agents tripled this year. My level-headed take on AI automation for small firms and the hours it actually gives you back.
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ChatGPT Ads in Europe: what it means for the way customers find you
OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets. What changes for a small business, and why I wouldn't spend money on it yet.
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TUI let customers search in plain language. What that means for your webshop
TUI meet meer boekingen sinds klanten in gewone taal zoeken. Wat een AI zoekfunctie voor je webshop doet en wat je er morgen mee kunt.
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Using AI as a business owner feels more like leading than coding
Using AI as a business owner feels like leading someone: give direction, set limits, judge the work. What that means for your week.
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One in five people hand work to AI. Almost nobody checks it.
One in five workers hand tasks to AI and barely check the result. How to review AI output without losing your day to it.
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ChatGPT can now watch every click and keystroke on your Mac
OpenAI's Computer History records your clicks and keystrokes. What that means for your client data, and what I'd check before switching it on.
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Qwen 3.8 is open: running an AI model on your own server is becoming normal
Alibaba released Qwen 3.8 under Apache 2.0. What it means if you want to run an AI model on your own server, without a subscription.
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Ads in ChatGPT: what advertising in ChatGPT already means for your business
ChatGPT shows ads on a quarter of commercial searches. What advertising in ChatGPT means for you, and what I'd do first.
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IBM is training tens of thousands of consultants. None of them are coming to your business
IBM is training tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI tech. What AI for small business means when no adviser ever shows up at your door.
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AI agents getting in each other's way: what Anthropic's experiment means for your business
Anthropic put several AI agents on one task and watched them clash. What AI agents working against each other means for your business.
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Is AI safe for my business? What the OpenAI story teaches you
Is AI safe for my business? I read the Wired story on OpenAI and share what you can agree on today about AI access to your company data.
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