AI This Week
for small to medium
business owners.
Ashley's weekly read of what happened in AI, and whether it matters to a business your size. Structure, not AI noise. When something changes a rule that applies to you, it becomes an explainer.
Claude Opus 5 Found OpenAI's Weak Spots in Hours. Check Yours.
Claude Opus 5 broke into OpenAI staff accounts within hours of release. What that means for your passwords, plus Fathom, Gemini voice, ASIC's AI scam warning and a 20-minute lock check. ...more
AI This Week
September 20, 2026
Xero's JAX Turns Your Books Into an AI Agent
Xero's JAX now reconciles your bank feed and answers questions about your books inside ChatGPT and Claude. Plus Copilot for small business, the ACCC's AI ghost store warning and fake invoice scams. ...more
AI This Week
September 13, 2026
GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1: AI Now Finishes the Whole Job
GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 are built to finish whole jobs. Plus HubSpot invoice prioritisation, Gemini voice in Gmail, and the voice clone and text phishing scams to watch. ...more
AI This Week
September 06, 2026
Gemini 3.7 Flash Just Halved AI Prices. What That Means for You
Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash landed at half price on 13 August. What the AI price war means for your software bill, four tools worth trying, and the three scams hitting small business right now. ...more
AI This Week
August 30, 2026
ChatGPT Upgraded Your Free Account and Did Not Tell You
ChatGPT and Gemini quietly upgraded their free tiers this month. Inside: five no code tools worth trying, a thirty minute quick win, and three AI scams costing Australian small businesses real money. ...more
AI This Week
August 23, 2026
AI Got Cheaper This Week. OpenAI and Anthropic Cut Prices
OpenAI and Anthropic cut model prices this week and Google pushed cheaper Gemini agents. Inside: five tools worth trying, three AI scams hitting Australian small businesses, and the one page of rules ... ...more
AI This Week
August 17, 2026
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