{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AI ASSEMBLED AIA060126","description":"AI Assembled&amp;nbsp;060126 Season 03, Episode 25      &amp;nbsp;           AI Assembled is a cutting-edge podcast where AI takes center stage. Hosted by Chris Doelle, the show features content sourced by ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Deep Seek, Manus, and others and expertly crafted into engaging discussions through Genspark. Each episode dives into the latest developments in artificial intelligence, blending human insight with the power of machine-generated storytelling. Tune in to explore how AI is reshaping industries, all with the help of innovative AI tools working behind the scenes. What\u2019s inside: - Anthropic ships Claude Opus 4.8 \u2014 and calls it &quot;modest&quot; out loud. What that admission really tells you. - DeepSeek makes its 75% V4-Pro price cut permanent \u2014 and resets the floor under the whole AI market. - Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot lands July 1 \u2014 and quietly turns Office into a multi-model AI workbench. - Google kills Dynamic Search Ads \u2014 and small businesses are about to lose direct control of where their ads run. - OpenAI just removed the $50,000 ad floor on ChatGPT \u2014 and opened a brand-new acquisition channel for solo operators. - Meta's Business AI lands inside WhatsApp \u2014 and one gifting brand is closing 6\u20137 orders a day from it. - QuickBooks says 77% of small businesses use AI. The fine print says most of them can't prove it works. - Meta launches paid subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp \u2014 and signals AI-tier audiences are coming next. - A 5-step, 30-day SMB action plan to actually capitalize on this week. Key source links:  Anthropic \u2013 Claude Opus 4.8 Vellum \u2013 Claude Opus 4.8 Benchmarks Explained Simon Willison \u2013 Claude Opus 4.8 Reuters \u2013 DeepSeek Price Cut InfoWorld \u2013 DeepSeek Pricing War Microsoft \u2013 Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot eMarketed \u2013 Google AI Max Sarah Stemen \u2013 Google Marketing Live 2026 AI Base \u2013 News Article eMarketer \u2013 OpenAI Targets Small Businesses Meta \u2013 Business AI on WhatsApp QuickBooks \u2013 AI Impact Report Forbes \u2013 AI Adoption Survey TechCrunch \u2013 Meta Subscriptions and AI Plans  Contact &amp;amp; Subscribe Spotify, iTunes  Chris Doelle - X:@chrisdoelle,&amp;nbsp;Facebook (Chris Doelle), LinkedIn (Chris Doelle) AI Consultant \u2022 Podcaster \u2022 Author \u2022 Speaker       ","author_name":"Lone Star Gridiron","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lonestargridiron.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41493435\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202489875"}