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Daily AI news briefing for small business owners and IT professionals. Tools, launches, strategies, and trends that matter for your business. From Carolina Clear Tech.

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episode 2026-06-18: Anthropic joins a $915M carbon removal fund as AI's energy bills keep climbing artwork

2026-06-18: Anthropic joins a $915M carbon removal fund as AI's energy bills keep climbing

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-18 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/anthropic-becomes-first-ai-startup-to-join-the-frontier-carbon-removal-coalition/] * Zapier cuts AI costs with smarter routing. [https://zapier.com/blog/minimize-ai-spend] [Tools & Launches] * Google Home Speaker puts Gemini in your living room for $99. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/google-bets-on-gemini-to-reinvent-the-smart-home-speaker/] [Tools & Launches] * BrightHire connects to Zapier for interview automation. [https://zapier.com/blog/brighthire-zapier-integration] [Tools & Launches] * GLM-5.2 claims top spot for open-weight LLMs. [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/17/glm-52/#atom-everything] [Tools & Launches] * DeepL acquires Mixhalo for live event translation. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/deepl-acquires-mixhalo-for-live-event-audio-streaming-and-translation/] [Tools & Launches] * Pinterest tests conversational shopping with Ask Pinterest. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/pinterest-launches-an-experimental-ai-shopping-app-called-ask-pinterest/] [Tools & Launches] * The Agent-to-Agent protocol is solving multi-agent chaos. [https://blog.n8n.io/agent-to-agent-protocol/] [Business Playbook] * XDOF raises $70M to build robot training data pipelines. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/collecting-robot-training-data-is-dirty-unglamorous-work-some-ai-labs-are-already-paying-xdof-to-do-it/] [Business Playbook] * The ROI reckoning has arrived. [https://techcrunch.com/podcast/neas-tiffany-luck-on-ai-ipos-personal-agents-and-the-roi-reckoning/] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 blocked from export. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/world-leaders-want-american-ai-they-just-dont-want-america-to-be-able-to-turn-it-off/] [Pricing & Access Watch] * Odyssey hits $1.45B valuation building world models. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/world-model-maker-odyssey-nabs-1-45b-valuation-backed-by-amazon-and-other-big-names/] [Industry Moves] * CPP Investments bets $741M on India's AI data center boom. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/canadian-pension-giant-joins-race-to-fund-indias-ai-fueled-data-center-boom/] [Industry Moves] * Pramaana Labs raises $27M to bring formal verification to AI. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/pramaana-labs-raises-27-million-seed-round-from-khosla-ventures-to-bring-formal-verification-to-ai/] [Industry Moves] * OpenAI published LifeSciBench for medical AI evaluation. [https://openai.com/index/introducing-life-sci-bench/] [Industry Moves] * Route AI tasks by complexity, not convenience. [Quick Wins] * Disable Gemini pop-ups in Google Docs. [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/how-to-turn-off-ai-in-your-google-docs/] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-18/]

18 Jun 2026 - 13 min
episode 2026-06-17: Anthropic overtook OpenAI in business spending for the first time while ChatGPT's market share artwork

2026-06-17: Anthropic overtook OpenAI in business spending for the first time while ChatGPT's market share

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-17 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/chatgpts-market-share-slips-below-50-for-first-time/] * Zapier simplified its pricing and went all-in on unlimited workflows [https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-pricing] [Tools & Launches] * Zapier also published a complete guide to employee onboarding automation [https://zapier.com/blog/automate-employee-onboarding-offboarding] [Tools & Launches] * Google released Android 17 with deeper Gemini integration [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/android-17-launches-with-new-multitasking-tools-as-google-expands-gemini-features/] [Tools & Launches] * Databricks hit $6.9 billion in annualized revenue [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/databricks-revenue-growth-tops-80percent-to-6point9-billion-annualized.html] [Tools & Launches] * Plaud, the AI notetaker hardware company, crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/plaud-says-its-software-business-topped-100m-in-arr-after-shipping-over-2m-ai-notetakers/] [Tools & Launches] * AI is driving measurable results in retail and ecommerce [https://smallbiztrends.com/ecommerce-growth-trends/] [Business Playbook] * KPMG pulled one of its own AI reports after alleged hallucinations [https://www.inc.com/georgia-fearn/kmpg-sells-ai-trust-to-clients-just-pulled-its-own-report-over-alleged-ai-hallucinations/91361031] [Business Playbook] * SpaceX is acquiring Cursor for $60 billion in stock [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/spacex-spcx-cursor-acquisition-ipo.html] [Industry Moves] * Robinhood cut 10% of its workforce (290 people) without mentioning AI [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/robinhoods-note-on-10-layoffs-shows-blaming-ai-isnt-cutting-it/] [Industry Moves] * 60% of U.S. consumers say brands that use "AI" in their messaging are a turnoff [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/sixty-percent-of-u-s-consumers-say-ai-in-brand-messaging-is-a-turnoff-survey-finds/] [Industry Moves] * Set AI spending limits before you deploy [Quick Wins] * Try local AI models for repetitive coding tasks [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/16/georgi-gerganov/#atom-everything] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-17/]

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episode 2026-06-16: Salesforce bought AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion to boost its agent offerings artwork

2026-06-16: Salesforce bought AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion to boost its agent offerings

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-16 STORIES COVERED * Today: * The Government Just Showed It Can Shut Down AI Models Overnight [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/the-us-governments-anthropic-models-ban-was-never-about-an-ai-jailbreak/] [Lead Story] * Salesforce Acquires Fin for $3.6B to Power Customer Service Agents [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/salesforce-ai-customer-service-fin-acquistion.html] [Tools & Launches] * AI Agent Identity Management Gets $66M [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/ai-agents-are-becoming-employees-newcore-emerges-with-66m-to-give-them-identities/] [Tools & Launches] * Meta Launches AI Mode Search on Facebook [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/metas-new-ai-mode-on-facebook-pulls-from-public-info-across-its-platforms/] [Tools & Launches] * Why 92% of Sales Teams Drop Qualified Leads [https://zapier.com/blog/dropped-leads-survey] [Business Playbook] * Two People Who Built What Their Job Descriptions Didn't Ask For [https://zapier.com/blog/zappy-award-monthly-winners-may-2026] [Business Playbook] * How AI in the Workplace Actually Shows Up [https://zapier.com/blog/ai-in-the-workplace] [Business Playbook] * Qualcomm CEO: AI Agents Will Replace Apps [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/qualcomm-ceo-ai-devices-agents.html] [Industry Moves] * India's Sarvam Becomes AI Unicorn at $1.5B [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/sarvam-becomes-indias-newest-ai-unicorn-with-234-million-funding-round-led-by-hcltech/] [Industry Moves] * Nvidia Raising $20B in First Debt Sale Since AI Boom [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/nvidia-plans-to-raise-about-20-billion-first-debt-sale-in-ai-boom.html] [Industry Moves] * A Satellite Used a Vision-Language Model to Find Things on Its Own [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/a-satellite-just-learned-to-find-things-on-its-own-heres-what-that-means/] [Industry Moves] * If you run a service business: [Quick Wins] * If you manage sales: [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-16/]

16 Jun 2026 - 11 min
episode 2026-06-15: OpenAI launched the Partner Network with $150M to train 300,000 certified consultants by year-end artwork

2026-06-15: OpenAI launched the Partner Network with $150M to train 300,000 certified consultants by year-end

SHOW NOTES - 2026-06-15 STORIES COVERED * Today: [https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-partner-network] * OpenAI Partner Network Training Available Now [https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-partner-network] [Tools & Launches] * Why AI Still Has Not Replaced Software Engineers [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/14/why-ai-hasnt-replaced-software-engineers/#atom-everything] [Industry Moves] * The AI Layoff Wave is a Cover Story, Not a Cause [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/the-ai-layoff-wave-is-becoming-a-powder-keg/] [Industry Moves] * Anthropic's Fable 5 Model Shut Down Over Suspected China Access [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/949644/china-white-house-anthropic-mythos] [Industry Moves] * AI IPO Wave Incoming: OpenAI and Anthropic Both Filing [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/14/as-ai-companies-race-to-go-public-who-else-is-along-for-the-ride/] [Industry Moves] * UK Bans Social Media for Under-16s, Targets Features Harmful to Kids [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/uk-social-media-ban-under-16s.html] [Industry Moves] * Anthropic Launches Claude Corps Fellowship for Nonprofits [https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/150-million-1000-fellows-inside-anthropics-plan-to-bring-ai-to-nonprofits/91360803] [Industry Moves] * Write for One Person [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/15/julia-evans/#atom-everything] [Quick Wins] Read the full brief [https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-06-15/]

15 Jun 2026 - 9 min
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