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AI strategy
Where to use AI in your business and where not to. Clear, plain-English thinking for the people making the call.
- PlaybookJune 17, 2026
MCP, Explained: How to Wire One AI Into the Tools Your Business Already Uses
There is now a single standard, called MCP, that lets one AI assistant securely plug into your email, your spreadsheets, your notes, and the other tools you already run. It went from one company's experiment to shared industry infrastructure in under two years. Here is what it is, a real workflow it makes possible, and how to start without handing over the keys to everything.
Read· 3 min read - BriefingJune 16, 2026
OpenAI Just Spent $150 Million Admitting the Model Was Never the Hard Part
OpenAI put $150 million behind a network of firms that help companies actually use its AI, and said plainly that the models are no longer what holds businesses back. The hard part now is implementation. Here is why that matters for a smaller business, and why the smart move is the opposite of what the big firms are doing.
Read· 3 min read - BriefingJune 12, 2026
AI Cameras Caught a Wisconsin Wildfire Before Anyone Called It In
AI camera stations now scan northwestern Wisconsin's forests every minute, and this spring they spotted a fire before a single person reported it. Crews stopped it at 3 acres. The pattern behind that save, software watches, a human confirms, you act early, is the same one that works in a business.
Read· 3 min read - BriefingJune 10, 2026
AI Agents Can Now Trade Real Money. Here Is What It Actually Means for Your Business.
Robinhood just let outside AI agents place real trades in live brokerage accounts. The trading is the headline. The pattern underneath is the part every business owner should understand.
Read· 3 min read - PlaybookJune 9, 2026
Where to Let AI Act in Your Business (and Where Not To)
AI has gone from answering questions to taking actions. The useful skill now is not picking a tool. It is knowing which work is safe to hand off, and which is not. Here is a simple test.
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