NEWS/8 NOV

AI news for small business, Sunday, 8 November 2026

11 stories worth five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it.

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Google says schools can switch off Gemini and keep search, but search with AI in it stays part of the AI package

If your child's school uses Google accounts, the school now has to choose whether to turn Google's AI on, and search counts as AI.

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    Fiddling in a design tool to resize one banner for a website, a social post and a link preview.
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    Owners with a website or a social page who already use an AI assistant. The free plan gives 50 renders a month with no card, so check the pricing page before relying on it.
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    Paying for an AI coding subscription, or sending your code to the cloud, just to fix a script or a small website.
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    Owners and staff who tinker with a website or automation on a Windows PC. It runs best with a decent graphics card, and it is version 1.0, so keep a copy of your files.
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