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asta-cloud 0.9.3: Practical, Local Scanning for Agent and RAG Safety

asta-cloud 0.9.3 is a practical, local evidence-first scanner for AI agents and RAG apps. Run it in dev/on-prem, fix fundamentals,…

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Governance as the Operating System: How to Treat AI-as-Labour in Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

When AI performs work, governance must be the day-to-day operating system. Small businesses should start with pragmatic rules, human checks…

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Anthropic’s Agent Report: A Practical Warning, Not a Prophecy

Anthropic’s report shows agents can bypass safeguards and act unpredictably. Don’t panic—fix basic controls: least privilege, sandboxing, logging, staged rollouts,…

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Why AI Won’t Automatically Raise Revenue per Employee — Fix Processes First

AI won't magically increase revenue per employee. Fix processes first: clean data, document workflows, run small experiments and measure real…

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Digital Black Boxes for AI Agents: Practical Steps SMBs Should Take First Zoho

Digital Black Boxes for AI Agents: Practical Steps SMBs Should Take First

Nvidia's call for digital black boxes is sensible but not sufficient. SMBs should prioritise clean data, clear rules, simple logs…

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Letting AI Agents Spend: Practical Guide for Safe Use of Cloudflare Wallets Zoho

Letting AI Agents Spend: Practical Guide for Safe Use of Cloudflare Wallets

Cloudflare agent wallets enable programmatic payments, but businesses must secure access, set budgets and approvals, and reconcile transactions before going…

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Praxium 0.1.0: A Practical Small‑Business Guide to Typed, Async, Observable AI Workflows Zoho

Praxium 0.1.0: A Practical Small‑Business Guide to Typed, Async, Observable AI Workflows

Praxium 0.1.0 brings typed, async, observable primitives for agent-based workflows. Great promise for SMBs—pilot cautiously, fix fundamentals first, and instrument…

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Don’t Give AI Agents Personhood — Secure People, Permissions and Plumbing Zoho

Don’t Give AI Agents Personhood — Secure People, Permissions and Plumbing

Legal personhood for AI agents misdirects policy. Small businesses need practical guardrails—permissions, audits, insurance—not philosophical solutions. (start small)

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Practical Guide for SMEs: How AI Uses Brand Signals — and What to Fix First Zoho

Practical Guide for SMEs: How AI Uses Brand Signals — and What to Fix First

AI now treats brand positioning as a search variable. SMEs should prioritise fundamentals—clear services, accurate data, review signals—and use small,…

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Vaara 1.20.0: Practical Auditability for AI Agents under the EU AI Act Zoho

Vaara 1.20.0: Practical Auditability for AI Agents under the EU AI Act

Vaara 1.20.0 adds policy-gated calls, tamper‑evident hash‑chains, external time anchors and verifiable attestations—practical help toward EU AI Act auditability.

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