AI news for small business, Sunday, 4 October 2026
5 stories worth five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it.
HIGHLIGHT
Free Gemini users lose the Flash and Pro models from 9 October
Free accounts drop to Flash-Lite. The $19.99 AI Pro plan gets Deep Think.
9TO5GOOGLE|3 OCT
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A work AI from MacPaw, the CleanMyMac maker, that answers staff questions from your own docs and chats, with the source linked.
4 OCT 2026
- solves
- Connecting a cheap button, screen or sensor in the shop to an AI assistant, for example a counter button that logs a delivery or a display that reads out today's bookings.
- for
- Tinkerers and small firms with someone handy who already uses Meta's Muse agent.
- solves
- Sorting incoming email, enquiries or support tickets into the right pile automatically, without paying a large model to read every one.
- for
- Small businesses with a developer, or the agency that builds their website and forms.
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