Author: Krystle and Sean

  • Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

    Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

    Patreon Just Declared War on AI Data Scrapers. Should Your Malaysian SME Care? If you run a business online—whether it’s an e-commerce store in KL, a consultancy in Penang, or a food brand in Johor—your website is a goldmine of information. Product specs, customer testimonials, your unique story. Now imagine an AI bot scraping all…

  • Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default | The Verge

    Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default | The Verge

    AI Crawlers Just Got Blocked by Default — What It Means for Your Malaysian Business If you run a website, blog, or even just have your business listed online, you’ve probably been feeding AI for free. But that just changed. Cloudflare, the massive internet infrastructure company, just flipped a switch that changes how your content…

  • How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release? | TechCrunch

    How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release? | TechCrunch

    Are Your Automation Tools Built on Sand? The Hidden Risk of Opaque AI Approvals Imagine building your entire customer service workflow, appointment booking system, or inventory management around a tool that suddenly gets nerfed, banned, or altered overnight. For Malaysian SME owners, this isn’t a distant hypothetical. It’s the uncomfortable reality of the current artificial…

  • Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI | TechCrunch

    Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI | TechCrunch

    Google will now label AI-made ads — what Malaysian SMEs need to know Your potential customer is browsing Google. They see your ad — the one with that perfect product shot you generated using AI. They click the three dots, and a new option appears: “How this ad was made.” Inside, it says “Made with…

  • Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups | TechCrunch

    Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups | TechCrunch

    What a VC Who’s Seen 500+ Startups Can Teach You About Surviving in Business Imagine this: You’re growing fast, but somehow you feel trapped by the commitments you made to get there. That’s the reality Charles Hudson, a veteran investor who has backed over 500 startups with Precursor Ventures, warns against. For Malaysian SME owners,…

  • OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6 | TechCrunch

    OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6 | TechCrunch

    OpenAI Launches GPT‑5.6 – What Malaysian SMEs Need to Know If you run a small or medium business in Malaysia, you’ve probably seen headlines about AI getting cheaper and more powerful. The fear of being left behind is real – but so is the opportunity. OpenAI’s latest model family, GPT‑5.6, brings three tiers designed for…

  • ‘Siri AI’ Lawsuit Update: Apple to Pay Owners of These iPhone Models – MacRumors

    ‘Siri AI’ Lawsuit Update: Apple to Pay Owners of These iPhone Models – MacRumors

    Apple’s $250 Million Mistake: A Critical Lesson for Malaysian Business Owners Imagine you’re counting on a new tool to simplify your daily operations. You’ve seen the demos, heard the promises, and planned your workflow around it. Then, the launch gets delayed. Not by a week, but by over a year. That’s exactly what happened to…

  • New bill would ban Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi, not Waymo | Electrek

    New bill would ban Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi, not Waymo | Electrek

    What a US Bill About Robotaxis Teaches Malaysian Business Owners About Risk If you run an SME in Malaysia, a story about a proposed law in New Jersey might seem irrelevant. But look closer: the debate over whether a robotaxi can rely solely on cameras—and the legal pushback against that choice—holds a powerful lesson about…