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What's happening with AI in business: facts, primary sources, and named authors. In English, Russian, and Spanish.
The federal government already answered the question buyers argue about. Robotic process automation is excluded from the official definition of AI, and the line is drawn at whether a system follows written rules or decides.
The third of four 2026 estimated tax payments is due Tuesday, September 15. The underpayment rate is back to 7 percent and compounds daily, but one line in the tax code makes the penalty unreachable.
Traffic reports show visits. Key events show which of those visits became an inquiry, and the Lead acquisition report shows which channel produced it.
FinCEN's final rule, effective August 14, 2026, permanently ends beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. persons and deletes the data already collected. What it covers, who is still in scope.
Enterprise AI agents are spreading fast, but Gartner and McKinsey data show a sharp gap between adoption, scale, and durable business value.
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.5% over the 12 months to June 2026, down from 4.2% in May, and fell 0.4% on the month. Core inflation eased to 2.6% as energy reversed, dropping 5.7% on the month after driving May's surge.
FDA lists Dexcom and Cadence Solutions in its TEMPO pilot, but selection is not approval and the agency says effectiveness for the pilot uses has not yet been evaluated.
HHS guidance separates permitted appointment reminders from the privacy safeguards that shape their content and delivery.
The FDA cleared UpDoc's type 2 diabetes software, the first medical device built on a patient-facing LLM. Here is what agentic clinical AI under regulation means for clinics and for teams building compliant AI agents.
A practical guide to the IRS EIN verification notice, who can download it, what it can show, and the current Business Tax Account limits.
A source-backed worksheet for connecting balance-sheet data, sales channels, expenses, and cash timing to a practical thirty day review.
Chime is cutting about 150 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, and points to AI efficiency. The automation behind the decision sits in the back office, not the product. What the memo actually says, and what a 40-person business should take from it.
A practical evidence scorecard for testing AI vendor claims, access, ownership, acceptance, and exit conditions before a US small business scales a purchase.
A source-backed framework for comparing an AI receptionist with human reception coverage without confusing list price, wages, scope, and operating risk.
A practical guide to the difference between chatbots, workflows, and AI agents, including tool permissions, human approval, cost, latency, and a safer path to deployment.
