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Google Absorbs Relay's AI Team as Startup Shuts Down Relay, an AI automation startup, is closing its doors. The company's founder and CEO Jacob Bank announced that the team is joining Google's Chrome division to work on AI-powered automation features directly in the browser.
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Best AI Tools for Real Estate Agents in 2026 If you're a real estate agent running your own shop — maybe it's just you, or you and a small team — you're competing against bigger brokerages that have full marketing departments and inside sales reps. AI
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Why Zuckerberg's AI Vision Isn't Winning Everyone Over Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has been aggressively pushing his vision for artificial intelligence—from massive data center investments to AI-powered features across Facebook and Instagram. But according to recent discussions on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, not
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How to Use AI to Build a FAQ Page for Your Business Website A good FAQ page saves you time every single week — fewer repeat emails, fewer phone calls explaining the same things, and customers who actually trust you before they buy. The problem is most small business owners either
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Anthropic Details Claude's New Watermark System—Here's What It Means for Your Business Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, has released specifics on how its upcoming watermarking system will work. The watermarks are designed to be embedded invisibly into text generated by Claude, making it easier
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How to Use AI to Write Job Postings That Attract Better Candidates A bad job posting doesn't just sit there doing nothing — it actively attracts the wrong people and scares off the right ones. If you've ever waded through 40 applications and found maybe two worth
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Google Lets You Hide the Watermark on AI-Generated Images—But There's a Catch Google is giving users the ability to remove the visible watermark from images created with its AI generation tools. The company says turning off this setting won't erase the invisible digital markers embedded
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Best AI Tools for Small Retail Stores in 2026 Running a small retail store means wearing every hat — buyer, marketer, cashier, customer service rep, and bookkeeper — often at the same time. AI tools won't replace you, but the right ones will stop you from drowning in the repetitive
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Databricks Lands $5 Billion Funding Round as AI Costs Soar Data analytics platform Databricks raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation this week—more than five times what the company originally planned to seek. Founder Ali Ghodsi told TechCrunch that investor demand was so strong, the company expanded its
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How to Use AI to Respond to Negative Online Reviews (Without Sounding Like a Robot) A one-star review can cost you customers before you even know it exists. How you respond — and how fast — matters more than most small business owners realize. This guide walks you through exactly how to
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AI Nuclear Power Company Fermi Names New CEO After Leadership Shake-Up Fermi, an AI-focused nuclear energy startup, has appointed Lee McIntire as its new chief executive officer. McIntire, who previously served as an independent board member, takes over more than three months after the company removed co-founder Toby Neugebauer from
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How to Use AI to Create a Week of Social Media Content in One Hour If social media feels like a part-time job you never signed up for, you're not alone. Most small business owners know they should be posting consistently — they just can't find the
