{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AI Assembled \u2014 AIA040626","description":"This week delivered high-impact AI stories with immediate SMB consequences.   *A 135-page federal class-action lawsuit alleges Perplexity AI sent users' full chat transcripts to Meta and Google without consent \u2014 even in Incognito Mode \u2014 prompting an urgent call to audit how your team uses AI chat tools. Apple made official its handoff of Siri to Google's Gemini 3, concentrating AI assistant dominance on mobile devices under a single provider for the first time. Anthropic endured a double-whammy: a March 31 npm packaging error exposed 512,000 lines of Claude Code's source (with a concurrent malicious npm supply chain attack requiring immediate action), followed two days later by the cutoff of OpenClaw from Claude subscriptions, raising costs for thousands of SMBs using the agent platform. OpenAI acquired TBPN, Silicon Valley's most-watched daily tech talk show, raising legitimate questions about editorial independence when an AI lab controls its own media. Sanctuary AI demonstrated zero-shot sim-to-real robotic dexterity \u2014 a milestone signaling that physical AI for mid-market manufacturing and logistics is accelerating toward practical deployment timelines.   SMB Action Checklist from This Episode Audit Perplexity usage \u2014 identify what sensitive data employees have entered; consider temporary restrictions Establish an AI data policy \u2014 define which tools are approved for sensitive\/confidential work Check for malicious axios \u2014 if Claude Code was installed via npm on March 31 (UTC 00:21\u201303:29), inspect package lock files for axios 1.14.1 or 0.30.4 Review OpenClaw billing \u2014 costs changed April 4; now requires separate API key purchase Optimize for Gemini\/AI search \u2014 with Google now powering Siri + Android AI, AI search visibility is critical infrastructure Diversify AI news sources \u2014 TBPN is now OpenAI-owned; factor that into how you consume its coverage Begin physical automation research \u2014 if your operation involves repetitive physical tasks, the mid-market robotics timeline is moving faster than most expect Get your AI Website Grade \u2014 free, 5 minutes: freshmediaworks.com\/aiready ","author_name":"Lone Star Gridiron","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lonestargridiron.com","html":"