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AI strategy27 Apr 20269 min read
Google Just Handed McKinsey $750M to Sell You AI. The Practitioner’s View on What That Means for Your Business. Google has set up a $750M fund to push AI agents through McKinsey, Accenture and Deloitte. OpenAI is now selling Codex through PwC. The big consultancies are circling. Here's what an actual practitioner thinks you should do this week.
Automation27 Apr 20269 min read
AI for Accounting: Why Your Accountant Isn’t Using It Yet (And What To Do About That) Most SMBs think their accountants are already using AI. They're not. Here's what actually works, what doesn't, and the three workflows that move the needle for a 20-person finance team.
UK business and governance13 Apr 20265 min read
I Analysed 5,110 UK Petrol Stations. Where Fuel Is Cheapest and Where You’re Overpaying. I pulled live data from 5,110 UK petrol stations across 20 cities. The cheapest fuel is 142.2p per litre. The most expensive is 196.9p. The gap within your own city matters more than which city you live in.
UK business and governance10 Apr 20267 min read
OpenAI Just Paused Its UK Data Centre. Here’s What That Actually Means for Your Business. OpenAI shelved its Stargate UK compute project over energy costs and regulation. Politicians are blaming each other. But for UK businesses, the real lesson is simpler than anyone’s admitting.
AI-powered fuel price finder tool showing cheapest petrol stations near a UK postcode
Software and development8 Apr 20265 min read
Why I Built a Free AI Fuel Finder The UK Government publishes fuel prices for 7,600+ petrol stations. Nobody was making it useful for drivers. So I built something.
Automation8 Apr 20265 min read
Vibe Coding: Should You Build Your Own Business App With AI? Vibe coding lets you build internal tools without learning to code. But there's a hidden cost nobody talks about.
AI agents and tools8 Apr 20268 min read
Meta’s Muse Spark: What You Actually Need to Know Meta's new closed-source AI model signals a major industry shift, but it doesn't change what your business should do today. Here's what matters and what doesn't.
AI strategy8 Apr 20267 min read
Consulting Firms Are Becoming Implementation Firms. That Should Tell You Something The biggest consulting firms are shifting from advice to execution. It's validation that strategy without implementation is worthless.
Software and development8 Apr 20269 min read
Claude Mythos: What It Actually Means for Your Business Anthropic released Claude Mythos to vetted organizations and it found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities. Here's what small business owners need to know: and what to do this week.
AI agents and tools8 Apr 202610 min read
Claude Managed Agents: What It Means for You Anthropic's new agent platform solves the last-mile problem. Here's what it actually means for your business.
AI strategy8 Apr 20265 min read
Meta Cut 200 Jobs for AI. Should Your Small Business Be Restructuring Too? Meta's restructuring isn't about replacing workers. It's about becoming a different company. Here's what small business leaders should actually learn from it.
AI strategy8 Apr 20265 min read
A Marketing CEO Slashed His Team After AI Took Over. Here Is What He Got Wrong Alex Cohen eliminated his entire team because AI could do the work. He wasn't wrong about AI. He was wrong about his strategy.

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