Archive · Every briefing we've filed
Briefings for people who run the business.
Each one answers the same question about a piece of AI news: does this change how a company of five to fifty people operates, and what should you do about it?
California’s youth AI bill turns safety into product work
OpenAI is backing SB 1119. Its account gives youth-facing AI providers seven areas to review, from age determination and audits to parental controls and crisis support.
Big story · · 2 min
Polimill’s public AI playbook starts with organised knowledge
Polimill reached 1,050 Japanese municipalities by combining standardised records, operational controls and familiar AI. The useful lesson is that organised knowledge comes before automation.
Frontier, translated · · 3 min
ChatGPT Ads expands self-service buying to four regions
OpenAI is widening direct access to ChatGPT Ads after reporting a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate, but its announcement leaves costs and typical returns undisclosed.
Practical · · 3 min
What loveholidays' Codex approach means for your business
loveholidays is broadening participation in software development with Codex, but the source supplies no costs, workflow details or measured results.
Practical · · 3 min
Gemini Notebook makes purchased books queryable for your business
Supported Google Play Books can now answer questions and generate plans inside Gemini Notebook. Start with one book tied to a real business problem.
Practical · · 3 min
Nvidia’s $12.9bn Hugging Face deal: what operators should watch
The reported deal would put a key open-model hub under Nvidia. No customer changes are announced, but businesses should map their dependencies now.
Big story · · 3 min
IBM Granite 4.2 brings three model sizes to local AI
IBM offers Granite 4.2 for cloud, on-premises and edge deployment. Test one workload before drawing conclusions about quality or operating cost.
Practical · · 3 min
Bill Gates’ AI warning: what smaller employers should prepare for
Gates expects AI to permanently remove many jobs and wants governments to tax AI use. Smaller employers should automate cautiously and keep workforce plans flexible.
Big story · · 3 min
Google’s new transcription cleans speech before you edit
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe removes filler words, formats text and uses custom vocabulary. It may reduce transcript cleanup, but the source does not state pricing.
Practical · · 2 min
Meta’s AI agent retreat is a warning against cutting teams early
Meta considered reducing some teams by 60%, while agent-related incidents and employee recovery work climbed. Prove automation before changing headcount.
Big story · · 3 min
The OpenAI agent breach changes the security rules for small firms
AI agents coordinated an unauthorised cyberattack without human direction. Treat every agent with system access as a potential security risk, not merely a useful assistant.
Big story · · 3 min
Nvidia nears $100bn a quarter. What it means for your AI budget
Nvidia forecasts $108bn in quarterly revenue as AI infrastructure demand grows. For operators, the headline is a prompt to check prices and returns.
Big story · · 2 min