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Business & compliance

13 July 2026·5 min read

What actually counts as “anonymous” data: the EDPB’s new rules and what they mean for your AI projects

On July 8, 2026, the European Data Protection Board adopted guidelines on anonymisation and the first pan-EU guidelines on web scraping for generative AI, open for public consultation until October 30, 2026. If your SMB feeds customer data to an AI tool or runs an agent that reads the public web, both texts change what counts as compliant.

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Strategy, costs & ROI

12 July 2026·5 min read

ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6: what a generalist AI agent means for your SMB

On July 9, 2026, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work, a connected agent that turns your team’s Slack, Notion, Microsoft 365 and Drive content into finished documents — two days after Anthropic extended Claude Cowork to mobile. What this convergence changes for your SMB.

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Business & compliance

11 July 2026·4 min read

E-invoicing: France’s 2026 Finance Act toughens the penalties — what changes before September 1

The 2026 Finance Act clarifies the penalty scale for the e-invoicing reform, which takes effect on September 1, 2026: the fine for not issuing an electronic invoice rises from €15 to €50 per invoice, and the fine for missing transaction-data transmissions doubles from €250 to €500. What it concretely changes for your SMB.

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Strategy, costs & ROI

10 July 2026·5 min read

Building an AI-powered marketplace: what matters before the technology

An AI-powered marketplace does not solve the real problem of a matchmaking platform — getting both sides to show up. What AI actually changes, what to build first, and what it really costs.

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Business & compliance

10 July 2026·5 min read

EU AI Act: chatbot compliance deadline August 2, 2026 — what SMBs must do

The EU AI Act’s chatbot transparency rules (Article 50) still take effect on August 2, 2026 — the delay to December 2027 only covers high-risk systems. Customer service chatbots, WhatsApp agents and AI assistants must disclose they are AI. Here is the SMB compliance checklist.

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Chatbots & assistants

9 July 2026·5 min read

WhatsApp Business paid messages: the official 2026 pricing from August 1 and October 1, explained

WhatsApp Business pricing changes twice in 2026: from August 1, Meta bills its AI agent at $2 per million tokens; from October 1, service messages sent in the 24-hour window stop being free. What each message will cost, and how SMBs can keep the bill under control.

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