The bigger picture: adoption studies, pricing trends and what they mean for how a midsize business should approach AI.
9 updates
2 October 2026
On 30 September OpenAI and America's SBDC announced free, in-person AI workshops for more than 1,000 US small businesses. It's US-only, but the lesson travels well: training beats another subscription.
Read update1 October 2026
On 30 September Meta launched Muse for Small Business, connecting its AI agent to more than a dozen tools, including Shopify and QuickBooks. It's free with usage limits.
Read update29 September 2026
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on 28 September. The per-token price hasn't changed, but Anthropic says it finishes most work over 30% faster and at up to 30% lower cost per task.
Read update26 September 2026
An AudioEye study sent 1,560 AI agents to complete everyday tasks. On one site they finished 96% of tasks when it was accessible and 31% when it was not.
Read update24 September 2026
OpenAI released two new GPT-6 models on 22 September. They are in ChatGPT for paid plans and cost 50% less on the API than the GPT-5.6 models they follow.
Read update17 September 2026
Anthropic has added 43 ready-made workflows and 27 integrations to its small business plugin, including the accounting software, payment platforms and CRMs most Australian businesses already run on.
Read update1 September 2026
August brought a wave of new models — and a price war. The bottleneck for midsize businesses is no longer the AI. It's the wiring.
Read update27 August 2026
McKinsey's latest State of AI survey shows enterprises scaling AI agents while smaller firms stall. The difference isn't budget — it's ownership.
Read update21 August 2026
Local adoption keeps climbing and Canberra is moving on AI standards. The businesses holding back mostly name one reason: trust.
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