MAI-Transcribe-2: Microsoft’s $0.10-per-Hour Transcription Model, Explained for Small Businesses (2026)
Microsoft launched MAI-Transcribe-2. How fast and cheap the new AI transcription model is, how to use it and how it compares to alternatives.
AI News & Updates
AI news and launches explained for practitioners: what changed, who it affects and what it means for your AI tools and automations.
GPT-6 Astra Explained: Pricing, Real Benchmarks and Whether Small Businesses Should Use It (2026)
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra and declared the AGI era. What GPT-6 Astra can do, what it costs and what small businesses should do next.
Make Maia: Build AI Automations by Describing Them in Plain English (What Small Businesses Need to Know)
Make Maia lets you build full automations by describing them in plain English. How Make Maia works, what it costs and its current limits.
OpenAI Paused Its Most Powerful AI Model Over Cyberattack Fears: What Small Businesses Need to Know
OpenAI paused its most powerful AI model over cyberattack fears. What happened, why it was paused and what it means for businesses using it.
Meta Muse Glimmer: The Free 30B AI Model You Can Run on Your Own PC (What Small Businesses Need to Know)
Meta Muse Glimmer is a free AI model you can run on your own PC. What it can do, hardware requirements and how small businesses can use it.
Microsoft 365 Copilot for Small Business: 5 Essential Steps
Microsoft 365 Copilot is now bundled into small business plans. What is included, how pricing changes and what you should do about it.
Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5: What They Are, the June Suspension, and Where Things Stand (2026)
Updated October 2, 2026. Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 9, 2026. Three days later, access was suspended by a US export-control directive. It was restored on July 1, 2026. If you build automations on Claude, this model family matters for two reasons: what it can do, and what happened when … Read more