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Spec sheets on the AI tools entering the marketing stack: the job each one does, the limits we hit, and the price as tested.

MiMo 2.6 opens, Grok 4.7 ships: Sept. 22
MiMo 2.6 opens its models, Grok 4.7 keeps its price, and a Claude outage exposes brittle AI automations. Make these stack changes today.
Sep 22, 2026 · 4 min read
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Claude adds Projects, Bonsai shrinks AI: Sept. 18
Claude coordinates parallel AI work, Bonsai 2 runs locally, and Google opens UN data to AI. Here are the stack changes to make today.

Gemini 3.8 Live and Meta One: Sept. 16 dispatch
Gemini 3.8 Live upgrades voice agents, while Meta One puts business AI behind new plans. Here are today's four stack changes and wiring moves.

ChatGPT Data lands, Slack builds dashboards: Sept. 11
ChatGPT Data connects business records, Slack builds channel dashboards, and Gemini reaches Windows. Here is what to wire and test today.

DeepSeek reroutes models, Suno ships v6: Sept. 10
DeepSeek forces a model change, Suno starts its v6 migration, and Instinct gives AI agents an inbox. Here is what to rewire now.

ChatGPT Images 2.5, Resolve adds agents: Sept. 9
ChatGPT Images 2.5 speeds creative work, Resolve adds AI assistants, and two new agents need cost and access controls before use.

GPT-6 Astra lands, Google adds Live: Sept. 4
GPT-6 Astra changes AI routing, Google adds live voice tools, and NVIDIA connects local computers. Here are the stack moves to make now.

Gemini 3.8 lands, Meta splits data pricing: Sept. 3
Gemini 3.8 changes AI cost controls, Meta prices data privacy, and a Perplexity audit changes how you check software recommendations.

Claude cuts agent costs, Google Pics arrives: Sept. 2
Claude Fable 5.1 cuts repeat-input costs, Google Pics enters Workspace, and Atlas adds camera control. Here is what to test and rewire.

OpenAI locks data, Calendly records calls: Aug. 20
OpenAI tightens API data controls, Calendly adds meeting notes, and Stripe takes OpenRouter. Here are the stack changes to make now.

Gemini 3.7 Flash, Writer cuts agent costs: Aug. 14
Gemini 3.7 Flash, Writer cost controls, Sheets canvas, and Suno Studio 2.0 change what you route, cap, report, and produce.

Grok 4.6 lands, DeepSeek flags price rise: Aug. 13
Grok 4.6, open Qwen3.8 weights, and a DeepSeek price warning change how you test models, control access, and protect AI budgets.

ChatGPT ads expand, NVIDIA routes models: Aug. 12
ChatGPT ads reach five more markets, NVIDIA routes AI work by cost, and Grok Bot learns browser routines. Here is what to wire next.

ChatGPT shifts controls, Google Maps transacts: Aug. 7
ChatGPT adds reasoning controls, Google Maps starts food orders, and Suno changes AI music publishing. Here is what to rewire today.

Microsoft ships cyber agents, Kimi K3 lands: July 28
Microsoft previews security agents, Kimi K3 opens a priced model route, and Meta AI enters Threads messages. Here is what to wire next.

Gemini gets cheaper, Substack scans AI: July 22 dispatch
Gemini cuts automation costs, Substack exposes AI-assisted text, and an OpenAI security incident changes how you should limit agent access.

Inkling opens weights, Grok Build opens code: July 16
Inkling, Grok Build, and Reelful change how you customize AI, inspect coding agents, and turn business footage into short social videos.

ChatGPT search expands, Google Images shifts: July 15
ChatGPT search, Google Images discovery, and Bonsai 27B change how you retrieve work, prepare visual assets, and handle private AI jobs.

GPT-5.6 lands, Meta opens API: July 10 dispatch
OpenAI GPT-5.6, Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and Claude reflection settings change model routing, agent tests, and AI usage reviews.

GPT-Live talks, Grok 4.5 codes: July 9 dispatch
OpenAI's GPT-Live, Grok 4.5, and Meta Muse change how you test voice intake, coding agents, and AI-made social creative.

Claude Code leaks, Midjourney fights: July 5 dispatch
Claude Code has a reported workspace leak, Midjourney pushes Hollywood for AI-use records, and Fable work shows real agent costs.

ZCode vs Claude Code: which AI coding agent to wire in
Z.ai's free ZCode runs GLM-5.2. Claude Code runs Opus 4.8. Full benchmark and feature comparison, the catch with each, and which to run for your builds.

Best AI marketing tools for small teams in 2026
A four-tool AI marketing stack for writing, automation, voiceover, and sales copy, with real pricing and the exact first workflow to build.

Meta Advantage+ settings: what to pin before it spends
The Meta Advantage+ settings to pin before the AI spends: customer exclusions, placement locks with no leak, and lead capture wired to your CRM.
The move. AI now owns targeting and budget. Build around the two levers you still control: varied creative and the right exclusions, then capture the lead before it cools.

Google Ads controls: the settings sheet for 2026
Google Ads controls are back in Performance Max: negative keywords, account-wide placement blocks and a search terms report. All three wired in 20 minutes.
The move. Turn on the three controls Google added: campaign negatives, account-level placement exclusions, and the search terms report. Then fence off your brand spend.