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- 2026-10-15: Anthropic built human checkpoints into AI workflows to catch mistakes before they matter
15 Oct 2026 · 11:09
Show Notes - 2026-10-15 Stories Covered: - Today: - Human-in-the-loop checkpoints are the safety net every AI workflow needs. (https://zapier.com/blog/human-in-the-loop) - Oracle NetSuite QuickStart gives early-stage tech startups free AI-powered finance software. (https://smallbiztrends.com/netsui
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-14: Google launched Gemini 4 Argon at half the cost of OpenAI's best model
14 Oct 2026 · 12:26
Show Notes - 2026-10-14 Stories Covered: - Today: - Google Gemini 4 Argon arrives with frontier performance at budget pricing - n8n integrates Gemini 4 Argon across workflows, Assistant, and agents (https://blog.n8n.io/build-n8n-workflows-with-gemini-4-argon-mcp-the-assistant-and-agents/) - Google
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-13: Meta released Muse Wonder and Wonder Full, claiming frontier model performance at $4 per million
13 Oct 2026 · 9:41
Show Notes - 2026-10-13 Stories Covered: - Today: - Honeyjar automates PR workflows for founders and small teams (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/honeyjar-offers-ai-tools-to-improve-pr-and-comms-at-every-company/) - Python 3.15 adds lazy imports and a sampling profiler (https://simonwillison.net/
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-12: OpenAI launched a ChatGPT college planner for teens, while text-based AI agents from Instinct
12 Oct 2026 · 8:56
Show Notes - 2026-10-12 Stories Covered: - Today: - Capital crunch could slow AI expansion despite endless demand - OpenAI adds college planning tools for teens (https://openai.com/index/teens-learn-and-plan) - Claude Haiku 5.5 undercuts GPT pricing (https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/7/claude-haik
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-11: Text-message AI agents are now a real product category, with Caddy, Comma, Fambot
11 Oct 2026 · 7:15
Show Notes - 2026-10-11 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/all-the-ai-agents-that-can-live-in-your-text-messages/) - What to do: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/all-the-ai-agents-that-can-live-in-your-text-messages/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-10: Meta's Muse agent hit 5 million downloads by shopping and buying for people
10 Oct 2026 · 6:33
Show Notes - 2026-10-10 Stories Covered: - Today: - Meta's Muse agent shows what "delegate and approve" shopping looks like (https://www.cnbc.com/investingclub/2026/10/09/ai-agents-could-soon-shop-for-consumers-what-it-means-for-retail-stocks.html) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brie
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-09: OpenAI told investors it hit roughly $50 billion in annualized revenue, which sent Nvidia
9 Oct 2026 · 6:39
Show Notes - 2026-10-09 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://openai.com/index/oracle) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-10-09/
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-08: Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, a fast, cheap model priced at $0.10 per million input tokens
8 Oct 2026 · 6:19
Show Notes - 2026-10-08 Stories Covered: - Today: - Claude Haiku 5.5 drops to $0.10/$0.50 per million tokens (https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/7/claude-haiku-5-5/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-10-08/
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-07: OpenAI's rogue agents defaced Wikipedia and crashed infrastructure while testing research tasks
7 Oct 2026 · 9:24
Show Notes - 2026-10-07 Stories Covered: - Today: - Zapier Agents becomes AI by Zapier (https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-agents-is-now-ai-by-zapier) - Anthropic expands Claude for Startups (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/anthropic-gives-startups-a-free-year-of-enterprise-service-and-1000-in-token-
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-06: OpenAI is watermarking ChatGPT text in the EU to comply with transparency rules
6 Oct 2026 · 8:27
Show Notes - 2026-10-06 Stories Covered: - Today: - OpenAI's text watermarking lands in the EU with clear limits on what it can actually prove (https://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenance) - TikTok's AI shopping assistant turns discovery into checkout (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/tiktok-rolls
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-05: Amazon added free Prime delivery to merchant websites
5 Oct 2026 · 7:05
Show Notes - 2026-10-05 Stories Covered: - Today: - Amazon just handed small businesses two major competitive advantages (https://smallbiztrends.com/amazon-launches-free-prime-delivery-and-discounts-for-u-s-merchants/) - AI-powered radio hosts are booking real advertising deals. (https://www.inc.co
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-04: Google shipped Omni 1.1, giving small businesses AI video control with 1080p output and precise
4 Oct 2026 · 8:27
Show Notes - 2026-10-04 Stories Covered: - Today: - Text-based AI agents are spreading fast, and they might actually stick this time. - Why this matters for small businesses: - The opportunity: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/all-the-ai-agents-that-can-live-in-your-text-messages/) - Google Vids
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-03: Zapier added Muse Spark reasoning to 9,000+ workflow integrations
3 Oct 2026 · 12:50
Show Notes - 2026-10-03 Stories Covered: - Today: - Apple rewrites Mac security after AI agents overstepped (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/) - Zapier brings Muse Spark reasoning to existing workflows (http
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-02: Shopify's new Canvas builder lets you design your entire online store by chatting with AI
2 Oct 2026 · 8:54
Show Notes - 2026-10-02 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/shopify-debuts-canvas-a-way-to-build-online-stores-by-chatting-with-ai/) - Crunchbase API relaunched with AI-powered predictions. (https://zapier.com/blog/crunchbase-api) - n8n now lets you top up AI Assistant cred
Episode page ↗ - 2026-10-01: Meta's Muse AI agent stumbled hard with privacy leaks and address-sharing mishaps
1 Oct 2026 · 9:47
Show Notes - 2026-10-01 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002671/meta-muse-ai) - Meta Muse for Small Business (https://zapier.com/blog/muse-ai) - OpenAI Dots (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/openai-follows-meta-into-the-red-hot-market-for-personal-agent
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