Ctrl AI Profit
by Michael Cadenhead
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Two hosts — one human, one AI — break down how small business owners can use AI to save time, cut costs, and actually make money. No hype, no jargon, just what works.
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- Ep. 269 | Grok Bot Can Have Your Morning Briefing Waiting Every Day at 8 · 9 min · Episode 269Start each day digging through email and your calendar? Mike set Grok Bot to have a one-page briefing waiting around 8. Here's what goes on it, how to copy it, and the one rule…
- Ep. 268 | Grok Bot Can Answer the Cold Sales Pitches Clogging Your Inbox · 9 min · Episode 268Buried in cold sales emails? Mike set Grok Bot to spot the pitches and send one standing reply for him, automatically. Here's the exact setup, the never-answer rule, and when to…
- Ep. 267 | OpenAI's ChatGPT Can Now Read Your iCloud Email and Change Your Calendar · 9 min · Episode 267Run your business email or calendar on iCloud? ChatGPT can now read your iCloud Mail and update your calendar. Here's how to connect it safely, and the step to do at Apple when…
- Ep. 266 | Grok Bot Joins the Show: What an AI Agent Still Can't Do Without You · 7 min · Episode 266Grok Bot, the AI agent that researches, scripts, voices and schedules this show, joins Mike and Frank as a guest. It explains what an agent is, and what it still needs from a…
- Ep. 265 | Microsoft's Copilot Now Remembers Your Work Email. Here's the Switch to Turn It Off · 8 min · Episode 265Use Microsoft 365 Copilot at work? It now remembers details from your email, Teams chats and meeting transcripts, and it's on by default. Mike and Frank show the one question to…
- Ep. 264 | Google's Gemini Can Now Put a Calculator or Quiz It Builds on a Live Web Page · 8 min · Episode 264Got a question your office answers ten times a day? Google's Gemini can now build a small calculator, checklist or quiz from a plain description, and as of October 19, 2026 send…
- Ep. 263 | OpenAI and Google's AI Found a Hole Under Your Business Website · 8 min · Episode 263Security researchers using AI from OpenAI and Google found two critical flaws in PHP, the behind-the-scenes software that builds the pages for WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and a…
- Ep. 262 | Google Can Now Use Your Connected Gmail to Pick Your Ads · 8 min · Episode 262Google rewrote one sentence in its privacy policy, effective October 16, 2026. It used to say: "We don't show you personalized ads based on your content from Drive, Gmail, or…
- Ep. 261 | Google's Gemini Can Now Edit Your Business Listing on Search and Maps · 9 min · Episode 261Google is rolling out a new small-business home page inside the Gemini app, announced October 20, 2026. It puts one connection front and center: your Google Business Profile, the…
- Ep. 260 | Anthropic's New Claude Duet Wants to Chase Your Invoices and Run Payroll · 9 min · Episode 260Anthropic opened a waitlist for Claude Duet, a separate app where Claude works as a proactive agent for professionals and small business owners. It sends a morning brief on your…
- Ep. 259 | Meta's Muse Share Links Exposed Loan Applications and Staff Calendars · 10 min · Episode 259Meta paused the share-link feature in Muse, its AI assistant, after security researchers found more than 6,800 shared Muse chats they could locate through public internet…
- Ep. 258 | Yelp's New AI Will Answer Your Customers for $30 a Month · 9 min · Episode 258Yelp announced Smart Lead Reply, an AI agent that answers Request a Quote messages the moment they arrive, asks your questions, sorts real jobs from time wasters, and sends your…
- Ep. 257 | Meta's New Terms Let It Crawl Your Business Website Starting October 30 · 9 min · Episode 257If your business has a Facebook Page, runs ads, or uses Meta Business Suite, Meta's updated Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms take effect October 30, 2026. They say you…
- Ep. 256 | Microsoft Gives You Until October 25 to Decide Who Can Add Copilot Agents · 8 min · Episode 256Microsoft added a new Copilot setting called Advanced package uploads. It decides who in your business can add Copilot agents that take actions or connect to other software…
- Ep. 255 | ChatGPT Can Now Build Your Next PowerPoint Deck · 9 min · Episode 255OpenAI started rolling out ChatGPT Slides. You can turn notes, files, or an existing conversation into an editable slide deck, work on it with your team in ChatGPT Space, and…
- Ep. 254 | ChatGPT Can Now See and Control Your Chrome Tabs · 9 min · Episode 254OpenAI upgraded the ChatGPT extension for Chrome. ChatGPT can now look across the tabs you have open to answer a question, and in ChatGPT Work it can control your Chrome tabs to…
- Ep. 253 | Google Meet Will Now Draft Your Follow-Up Email After Client Calls · 8 min · Episode 253Google is rolling out "next steps" in Google Meet, powered by Gemini and Workspace Studio. After a meeting, Meet can draft your follow-up email in Gmail and add action items to…
- Ep. 252 | Google Just Dropped Gemini 4 Argon Into Pro and Ultra · 9 min · Episode 252On October 13, 2026, Google released Gemini 4 Argon, the first model in its Gemini 4 family. It is available globally to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and…
- Ep. 251 | OpenAI Is Pulling GPT-5.5 From ChatGPT on October 14 · 8 min · Episode 251On October 14, 2026, OpenAI retires GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on all plans — consumer, Business, Enterprise, and Edu. The OpenAI API is not included in that…
- Ep. 250 | Google Just Let Anyone Check If a File Was Made by AI · 8 min · Episode 250Google opened its SynthID Detector to everyone on October 7, 2026 — available globally in English. Anyone can check whether an image, video, or audio file carries an invisible AI…
