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Thursday, November 5, 2026. Manufacturing tech spending is climbing even while the Fed sits on its hands, AI prompt counts reveal most manufacturers aren’t actually using AI, and a Google Calendar phi
Good morning, and happy almost-Halloween — we made it to the end of the week, which is more than I can say for my prep schedule this morning. Today’s show covers a lot of ground: plain-English analyti
Which brings me to the part of the show where I get to nerd out about why this matters beyond my webinar planning.
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…
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
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’
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
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
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
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
