So What’s the Signal This Week? So what are the top news stories for SMBs this week? The current wave of technology news appears to support the trend towards AI as an independent operational partner for SMBs, and not just a novelty drafting partner. For years, independent operators used these tools primarily to write short emails and blog posts, or to summarize long notes. The latest developments show the technology is maturing into autonomous software capable of running entire backend...

But is the AI Executive Order a watershed moment, or just performance art? The administration’s long-awaited Executive Order on "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security" was finally signed this week. This followed an intense bout of behind-the-scenes infighting over the last few weeks (and, presumably) months. While the White House is hailing the directive as a major step toward securing the nation against advanced cyber threats, a closer look at the text reveals...

Here's What It Looks Like and How to Defend Against It Reading time: 12 minutes | Published: May 2026 Your bookkeeper gets an email from you. Your name is in the "From" field. Your email address is right there. The message is professional, well-written, and urgent: a vendor needs to be paid today, or the job stops. Please wire $4,200 to this account number. The email is fake. You never sent it. But your bookkeeper doesn't know that yet. This is not a story about big corporations getting...