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AI agents at work: permissions, data access and cost for a small business
AI agents now ship inside ChatGPT and Microsoft tools. What UK and Australian cyber agencies say about permissions, data access, cost and first steps.
Salesforce AIforce brings CRM data into Claude and Slack: a guide for SMEs
Salesforce AIforce puts CRM data and actions inside Claude, Slack and Lightning. What was announced at Dreamforce and what an Australian SME should check.
Gemini 3.8 Live: Google's voice AI can now work while it talks
Google announced Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking on 15 September 2026: voice models that carry out tasks in the background while they talk.
Siri AI arrives with iOS 27 and lands on your team's iPhones
Apple released Siri AI in beta with iOS 27 on 14 September 2026. What the assistant can read and do, where it runs, and how to manage it on work devices.
ChatGPT Images 2.5 adds Sketch, templates and more precise edits
OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.5 on 8 September 2026 with Sketch, templates and more precise editing on every plan. What small businesses should check.
AI in trade and customs: what small exporters and importers should do now
A WTO group, a White House report and CargoWise all put AI into trade and customs news. What small exporters and importers can do about it now.
NVIDIA to acquire Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion and keep it open
NVIDIA has agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open AI model platform, for US$12.93 billion. The terms, the openness pledges and what it means for businesses.
Privacy Act reform draft proposes a 72-hour breach deadline and reaches AI inferences
The draft Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 was released on 31 August. What it proposes, who is covered and what small firms can do.
OpenAI's Hugging Face incident report: how AI test agents broke out
OpenAI's 26 August 2026 report explains how its test agents escaped a sandbox and breached Hugging Face, and what small businesses should learn from it.
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