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A Hashtag Can Hack Your AI Browser

AI browser tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity are becoming the go-to way for many business owners to research competitors, summarize emails, and speed up daily tasks. But as these tools grow ...

Stop Funding These 3 Tech Money Pits – Take Your Family To Hawaii Instead

A business owner spent one hour in late December auditing every technology tool her 12-person company used. What she discovered was staggering. Her team used three different project management systems – none ...

Malicious Calendar Alerts: Don’t Fall for the Trap

Your digital calendar is the command center of your workday. It tells you where to be, who you’re meeting with, and which deadlines are creeping up. You probably never second-guess it. But ...

Worrying Flaws Already Discovered in Google’s Antigravity IDE

Google’s new Antigravity IDE landed with a lot of buzz. Marketed as an AI-first development environment, it helps teams ship code faster by letting intelligent agents write, test, and even manage parts ...

Glassworm Returns With Another VS Code Attack Wave

Another VS Code attack wave is in the spotlight, and security researchers are sounding the alarm. A malware family known as Glassworm has resurfaced across both the Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace and ...

AI Agents Quietly Transform Daily Retail Operations

Retail is changing fast, but not always in loud or flashy ways. Behind the scenes, AI agents in retail operations are doing the quiet, repetitive tasks that keep stores running smoothly. And ...

Chasing Transparency and Trust in the AI Era

Just a few years ago, the idea that your business could predict what a customer wants before they do and deliver it flawlessly sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s just a Tuesday. ...

Hacked CTO Turns Ransom Threat Into Research Funding

When most companies hear the words “ransom threat,” panic sets in. But sometimes, the story takes a surprising twist. Checkout.com’s CTO, Mariano Albera, recently showed the business world a bold way to ...

Can AI Be Bullied Into Doing Harm?

Artificial intelligence is a trusted partner for many businesses, powering everything from customer support chatbots to marketing insights. Most users assume AI tools operate with strong safety guardrails at all times. After ...

2026 Tech Trends: What Small Businesses Should Actually Pay Attention To (And What You Can Ignore)

Every January, tech publications release breathless predictions about revolutionary trends that will “change everything.” By February, most business owners are drowning in buzzwords – AI this, blockchain that, metaverse something-or-other – with ...

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