Beyond ChatGPT: New AI Tools Worth Adding to Your Business Stack
By now you know ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini. The tools making the biggest difference in day-to-day business operations right now are not always the ones dominating the headlines. Here is what is actually worth paying attention to. Luma Labs: AI Agents for Your Entire Creative Workflow We recently started using Luma Labs and it goes……
How CPAs Are Using Claude to Work Smarter in 2026
Tax season does not slow down. Client expectations do not slow down. And the gap between what your team can handle and what clients need is not closing on its own. Claude is an AI assistant built by Anthropic that accounting firms are using right now to handle the parts of the job that eat……
The Self-Spreading AI Worm SMBs Can’t Ignore
Researchers just published something worth reading twice. A team from the University of Toronto, the University of Cambridge, and the Vector Institute built a proof-of-concept computer worm with a capability that did not exist before: it thinks before it attacks. Rather than running a fixed exploit list, it analyzes each target and builds a custom……
Microsoft’s Biggest Patch Tuesday Ever: What SMBs Need to Know
Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday just dropped, and this one is worth paying attention to. This month’s update is the largest single Patch Tuesday release in the program’s history, addressing 200 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, Exchange Server, and Remote Desktop Services. For context, the previous record was 167 vulnerabilities. This is not a……
The 2026 Guide to AI for Law Firms
Jake Edwards at Krevlin and Horst recently used AI to build complex case timelines in a fraction of the usual time. By using tools like CoCounsel at the initial stage of a client matter, his team was able to process high volume litigation without drowning in manual work. It is a story we are seeing across the industry: firms……
The Pentagon Just Built Its AI Dream Team. Here Are the Eight Companies That Made the Cut.
A few months ago, we wrote about Anthropic refusing to remove safety guardrails from its Pentagon contract and getting cut from the deal entirely. Last week, the story got its ending. What Just Happened On May 1st, the Department of Defense announced classified AI agreements with eight major technology companies: OpenAI, Google, SpaceX, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web……
The Hidden IT Costs Most SMBs Don’t Know They’re Paying
Your IT invoice says one number. Your actual IT spend says another. For most small and mid-sized businesses, the gap between those two figures is significant, and nobody on the provider side is in a hurry to point it out. Here is what is quietly draining your IT budget every month. The Bait-and-Switch Quote Most……
$9.5 Million Stolen in 6 Days. Apple Had No Idea.
Fifty people downloaded what looked like a legitimate app from the Apple App Store last week. By the time Apple removed it six days later, $9.5 million in cryptocurrency was gone. This is not a story about crypto. It is a story about trusting the wrong thing because it came from the right place. What……
Inside a Business Breach: From Entry to Recovery
That is not how it works. Most of the time, you do not find out for months. According to IBM’s 2025 threat data, the average attacker spends 241 days inside a network before detection. Eight months of quiet access while your team sends emails, processes payroll, and shares client files without knowing someone else is watching. Here is……
Does Your IT Provider Have Answers to These Five Questions?
Most business owners have a general sense of whether their IT is working. The lights are on, emails are sending, and nobody is complaining today. But “probably fine” is not a security posture. And once a year, every business owner should sit down with their IT provider and ask the questions that actually matter. Not……
