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Google Translate can now hold the whole conversation

Google Translate can now hold the whole conversation

Google Translate can now hold the whole conversationPaul Gormley
Published on: 05/09/2026

Google Translate can now hold a two-way spoken conversation. What that is worth on a shift, where a phone must not be used, and the funded interpreting that registered NDIS and approved aged care providers can already access at no cost.

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Turning your idea into a business: what AI actually changed, and what it didn't

Turning your idea into a business: what AI actually changed, and what it didn't

Turning your idea into a business: what AI actually changed, and what it didn'tPaul Gormley
Published on: 02/09/2026

An idea has five versions, not two. AI made the first three nearly free and barely touched the last one - which is where small businesses now get stuck. What that means if you are carrying an idea.

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Everyone's using AI in their ads. Where's the line?

Everyone's using AI in their ads. Where's the line?

Everyone's using AI in their ads. Where's the line?Paul Gormley
Published on: 28/08/2026

Clients have started pushing back on AI-made content. The complaint isn't the tool - it's being shown something that isn't real. One test for where the line sits in a small practice.

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The lists you were on just stopped counting

The lists you were on just stopped counting

The lists you were on just stopped countingPaul Gormley
Published on: 24/08/2026

Two independent trackers measured ChatGPT changing how it searches in August, and business directories losing about 93% of their citation share. What that means if you run a small business.

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