Category: AI Tools

  • Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI | The Verge

    Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI | The Verge

    Google Just Made AI Ads More Transparent — And Your Small Business Needs to Know Imagine scrolling through YouTube or Google Search and spotting an ad that carries a tiny label: “created or edited with AI.” That’s exactly what Google started rolling out this week. For the millions of Malaysian SMEs running digital ads every…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist | TechCrunch

    Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist | TechCrunch

    The Rise of Interactive Content: What Microdramas Tell Us About Customer Engagement The battle for your customers’ attention is fiercer than ever. Every day, new formats emerge to capture those precious seconds. Now, AI-driven microdramas are adding a powerful twist: letting your audience talk back. This shift from passive watching to active participation could change…

  • Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September | TechCrunch

    Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September | TechCrunch

    Why Meta’s AI Chip Production in September Matters for Your Business (Even If You’re Not in Tech) Big tech companies are spending tens of billions to build their own AI hardware. Meta alone expects to invest between $125 billion and $145 billion this year (source), much of it on chips and data centers. If you…

  • How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos | TechCrunch

    How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos | TechCrunch

    Your Business Photos Are Now AI Training Data on Instagram Imagine a competitor using your carefully staged product photos to mock up a fake advertisement for their own brand. Or a disgruntled former employee creating AI-generated images using your team’s faces. That is effectively what Meta’s new AI picture tool, Muse Image, allows. If your…

  • SpaceX’s Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here’s why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAI | VentureBeat

    SpaceX’s Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here’s why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAI | VentureBeat

    Why Grok 4.5 Should Matter to Your Malaysian SME (More Than Benchmark Scores) If you run a Malaysian SME, you have probably ignored most AI headlines this year. Another model topping a leaderboard in California does not help you reconcile invoices in Kuala Lumpur or chase late payments in Johor Bahru. That is exactly why…