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Every Friday: three news stories, a guide, a tool review, a feature deep dive, a template and two ready-made skills for Claude and ChatGPT. The newsletter and the news are free. Everything else is for members, by month.
October 2026
Operations and AI agents
Your first AI agent, Meta's Muse and AI shoppers at Shopify checkouts
- GuideYour first AI agent: a Monday invoice briefing that prepares itselfMembers
- ReviewAI agents for small businesses compared: Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Work and Microsoft Copilot CoworkMembers
- Deep diveClaude Cowork: hand Claude a whole task, then a weekly oneMembers
- TemplateFive starter tasks for your AI agentMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: inbox triage and supplier invoice extractorMembers
- News 1Meta opens its Muse AI agent to small businesses, but only in the US and Canada
- News 2AI agents can now complete checkout on Shopify stores
- News 3PwC: Swiss workers use AI daily more than most, but few feel ready for it
September 2026
Customers and salesArchive
What AI says about your business, cheaper models and ChatGPT's privacy page
- GuideGet found in AI search: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for local businessesMembers
- ReviewChatGPT search, seen from the business side: how it finds you and what you can changeMembers
- Deep diveGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews: how they show your business, and what you can doMembers
- TemplateAI-search readiness checklistMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: AI search visibility check and AI-friendly FAQ writerMembers
- News 158% of Swiss SMEs have never checked what AI says about them
- News 2OpenAI and Anthropic release cheaper models on the same day
- News 3ChatGPT puts its privacy settings in one place
A month of social posts, custom GPTs retiring and a Copilot meter
- GuideA month of social posts in one afternoonMembers
- ReviewCanva AI (Magic Studio): worth it for social posts?Members
- Deep diveGemini image editing (Nano Banana 2): turn a phone photo into a post-ready product shotMembers
- TemplateContent calendar and social prompt packMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: social month planner and content repurposerMembers
- News 1OpenAI is retiring custom GPTs: what to do if your team uses them
- News 2Microsoft adds a pay-per-use meter to new Copilot Business licences
- News 3Swiss AI model Apertus now available inside Proton's Lumo assistant
AI meeting notes without legal trouble, ChatGPT meets SharePoint, Mistral's EUR 3 billion
- GuideAI meeting notes that respect privacy (consent, nDSG)Members
- ReviewAI note-takers compared: Teams Copilot, Otter, Fireflies and tl;dvMembers
- Deep diveChatGPT Record: meeting notes on your Mac, with no bot in the callMembers
- TemplateMeeting summary prompt and recording consent scriptMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: meeting notes and actions, and meeting prepMembers
- News 1ChatGPT can now read files from SharePoint, Box and Dropbox
- News 2Mistral raises EUR 3 billion, Europe's biggest tech funding round
- News 3Apple's new Siri arrives in English first, not initially in the EU
Faster customer replies, two new AI models and a Swiss model at one year
- GuideAnswer customer emails faster without sounding like a robotMembers
- ReviewCopilot in Outlook vs Gemini in Gmail for customer repliesMembers
- Deep diveClaude's email connectors: let Claude read your inbox and draft the repliesMembers
- TemplateCustomer reply prompt and brand tone sheetMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: customer reply drafter and complaint handlerMembers
- News 1OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, aimed at doing computer tasks for you
- News 2Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and cuts running costs
- News 3Swiss AI model Apertus turns one: 4 million downloads, few business users yet
August 2026
Getting startedArchive
Get paid faster, and ChatGPT starts showing ads in Switzerland
- GuideGet paid faster: invoice reminders and cash-flow checks with AIMembers
- Reviewbexio's AI receipt and QR-bill reading: saves time on costs, not on collectionsMembers
- Deep diveClaude for Excel: a cash-flow check on your open invoices, with formulas you can checkMembers
- TemplateThree-step invoice reminder set (friendly, firm, final) with QR-bill wordingMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: overdue invoice review and payment reminder writerMembers
- News 1ChatGPT now shows ads in Switzerland
- News 2Four in five Swiss internet users now use AI, says Digimonitor 2026
- News 3ChatGPT Business adds Premium seats at USD 125 a month for heavy users
Quotes in half the time, and Gemini's watermark goes optional
- GuideWrite quotes and proposals in half the timeMembers
- ReviewGemini in Google Workspace: good value if you're already on Google, with an English-first catchMembers
- Deep diveGemini Canvas: edit your proposal side by side with the AIMembers
- TemplateProposal and quote prompt packMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: quote builder and proposal writerMembers
- News 1Google lets Gemini users switch off the visible watermark on AI images
- News 2Google puts an 'Ask Gemini' button in Google Chat, English only at first
- News 3ChatGPT's 'Computer History' for Mac now works in Switzerland
What your team may paste into AI (and what it may not)
- GuideAI and the Swiss Data Protection Act: what you can paste whereMembers
- ReviewMicrosoft 365 Copilot for SMEs: worth CHF 14.57 a seat?Members
- Deep diveChatGPT's data controls: memory, temporary chats and training, set up in 10 minutesMembers
- TemplateData traffic-light cheat sheet for AI toolsMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: data traffic-light checker and AI vendor privacy checkerMembers
- News 1Microsoft merges its Copilot apps into one
- News 2Google Meet can now take notes in meetings around a real table
- News 3Switzerland sets the course for its 2027 AI summit in Geneva
Your chatbot now has to admit it's a bot
- GuideThe 20-minute AI audit: find your first three winsMembers
- ReviewBusiness AI assistants compared: ChatGPT Business, Claude Team, Gemini and Microsoft 365 CopilotMembers
- Deep diveChatGPT Projects: brief the AI on your business onceMembers
- TemplateOne-page staff AI use policyMembers
- SkillsSkills of the week: AI quick-win finder and morning briefingMembers
- News 1EU AI Act: since 2 August, chatbots must say they are AI and deepfakes must be labelled
- News 2Free ChatGPT gets unlimited text chats. Your staff will use it more.
- News 3Shopify: orders from AI search tripled in a year
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