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Forbes

Small Business Tech News This Week: Uber, Starbucks, OpenAI, TikTok And 20 Great AI Tools

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: Uber is having a hard time justifying AI Starbucks cancels its AI inventory system OpenAI pushes back on…

Gene MarksMay 31, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Technology News From Epicor, Google, Microsoft, Boston Dynamics And Claude

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: ERP software provider Epicor announces new AI offerings and services at its annual conference Google’s I/O conference reveals…

Gene MarksMay 25, 2026

The Hill

Bias, laziness and fear — why can’t today’s economists get it right?

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) Economists were wrong about inflation. They were wrong about tariffs. They were wrong about GDP growth and recessions and jobs and the labor market. But…

Gene MarksMay 19, 2026

Forbes

ChatGPT 5.5, Rising AI Costs And Copilot: 5 Tech Trends Small Businesses Need To Know

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) AI is getting smarter, but also more expensive and harder to justify. This week, OpenAI released ChatGPT 5.5, companies like…

Gene MarksMay 4, 2026

Forbes

The Main Street Tech Report: Microsoft Says Third-Party Antivirus Software Is No Longer Needed

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Welcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here are…

Gene MarksApril 26, 2026

Forbes

The Main Street Tech Report: How To Switch From ChatGPT To Claude

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Welcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here are…

Gene MarksApril 13, 2026

Washington Times

Do not trust small business surveys

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) Every time I read something about businesses and the economy, it’s generally because a new survey is making…

Gene MarksApril 6, 2026

Forbes

6 AI Features You’re Probably Not Using In Microsoft 365 (And Google Workspace)

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Many of my clients — small and mid-sized businesses — are looking to use AI. But most are confused as…

Gene MarksApril 1, 2026

Forbes

Why You Shouldn’t Buy Business Software This Year

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Earlier in 2026 shares of some of the world’s largest business software companies — including HubSpot, Intuit, Autodesk, Salesforce, Drobox, Adobe and…

Gene MarksMarch 25, 2026

Forbes

AI Digital Humans Are Coming, And Could Be The “Front Door” For Most Businesses

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Bots on phones. Bots on chats. Bots by email. But how about a real life AI human? It’s happening right…

Gene MarksMarch 16, 2026