Which brings me to the part of the show where I get to nerd out about why this matters beyond my webinar planning.
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Shadow AI: Your Staff Are Already Using It. Here’s How to Fix It
Every business I walk into is already using AI, and almost none of them decided to. If you are the owner and you have concerns about AI, I guarantee it is being used in your company. I also guarantee nobody sat down and worked out whether it should be used, how, and…
Electric Motor Boom Opens Doors for Small US Manufacturers and Teams Deepfake Tools
Good morning, friends — happy to be here with you on a Thursday; this week we’re covering the electric motor manufacturing surge that’s quietly opening doors for small domestic suppliers, a Teams deep
AI Agents Handle Scheduling and Data Workflows End to End for Small Biz
Happy Thursday, crew — it’s been a long week over here, but a good one, and I’ve got a solid lineup for you today: AI agents and what they actually do for a small business workflow; Microsoft Copilot’
NSF 20 Million Pilot Funds Small Business Deep Tech | Claude Money Analyzes Bank Accounts
Happy Thursday, everybody — today we’re covering Claude’s new bank account analysis feature and what you need to check in your AI privacy settings before you connect anything financial; a $20 million
Local AI agents bring smart control to manufacturing equipment
Good morning, and happy Thursday — we’ve got a solid mix of topics this week: on-device AI agents hitting the manufacturing floor; a WatchGuard firewall vulnerability that’s actively causing ransomwar
SBIR Grants Getting Simpler for Small Manufacturers and Shared Skills Language for Hiring
Happy Tuesday, everyone — yes, Tuesday, not Thursday (I’ll be on the road Thursday, so we moved the show up); we’re covering SBIR grant reforms that could actually be worth a small manufacturer’s time
Use AI to finally get real growth from the digital tools you already pay for
Happy Thursday, folks — Albert here, and today we are talking about something that I think every small business owner has felt at least once: the quiet frustration of paying for software that should b
Siemens shop floor machines under AI attack plus banks failing at useful AI for small business
Happy Thursday, everybody — August 20th, and we’ve got a full house today: AI-powered attacks hitting Siemens shop floor controllers and what that means for manufacturers on the same network as their
75,000 FortiGate firewalls hit in FortiBleed credential harvest across 194 countries
Happy Thursday, nerds — good to be back in the chair, broadcasting from the new South Union Street office here in Traverse City; we’ve got three stories worth your attention today: a credential-harves









