AI news for small business, Wednesday, 11 November 2026
10 stories worth five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it.
HIGHLIGHT
Security researchers say Grok Build's share links exposed medical results and company files from thousands of apps, and links are public by default
If you or your staff have used an AI tool to build a quick app with real data in it, the share link may be open to anyone who finds it.
ARS TECHNICA|10 NOV
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11 NOV 2026
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- Taking meeting notes without asking everyone to accept a recording bot in the call.
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- Typing long emails, messages or chatbot prompts when speaking is quicker.
- for
- Anyone who writes a lot. Its page says it works in 60 languages and offers a free trial of 10,000 words with no card needed, and the iPhone and iPad versions are listed as coming soon, so it is a trial, not a free app.
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