Apple’s Creator Studio and Google Partnership Show a Strategy Built on Control, Not AI OwnershipApple has announced the release of the ‘Apple Creator Studio,’ a subscription service that provides access... By: Dave Sobel/January 15, 2026/Product & Company Updates
Report Warns 40 Percent of IT Skills May Become Obsolete as AI Reshapes WorkA recent report from the tech talent firm Draup indicates that by 2027, more than 40% of IT... By: Dave Sobel/January 14, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
AI Use Expands at Work, but Employees Say Transparency and Ownership Are MissingMicrosoft released research showing that in 2025, global adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) saw a significant... By: Dave Sobel/January 13, 2026/Artificial Intelligence
Slowing Job Growth, Rising Productivity, and AI Adoption Shift Operational Responsibility to ProvidersThe U.S. economy added only 50,000 jobs in December, marking the weakest year for job growth... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2026/Business Strategy
Intel, Lenovo, and Siemens Signal AI Acceleration, Not Automatic Value, for IT ServicesIntel has officially launched its Core Ultra Series 3 central processing units, produced using its anticipated... By: Dave Sobel/January 9, 2026/Product & Company Updates
Google and OpenAI Recast AI as an Authority Layer Over Email and Health DataGoogle is introducing an AI-powered Inbox view for Gmail, which aims to enhance user experience by... By: Dave Sobel/January 8, 2026/Product & Company Updates
CompTIA Signals Confidence for 2026 as NinjaOne’s Growth Highlights MSP Push to Simplify OperationsCES is consuming a lot of tech bandwidth, and I’m still considering which stories matter –... By: Dave Sobel/January 7, 2026/Product & Company Updates
Surveys Show AI Adoption Is Happening Without Ownership as Employees, Customers, and Patients Lead UsageThe other flood of backlogged news to note relates to AI. Don’t worry – I’m watching... By: Dave Sobel/January 6, 2026/Artificial Intelligence
Strong GDP Growth, Persistent Layoffs, and Weak AI Returns Expose Hidden Risk for SMB OperationsThe U.S. economy grew robustly in the third quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product expanding... By: Dave Sobel/January 5, 2026/Product & Company Updates
MSP Radio Acquires Small Biz Thoughts and IT Service Provider University — A Values-Driven Deal Focused on Independence, Education, and CommunityFairfax, VA — January 1, 2026 — MSP Radio, led by technology analyst and industry educator Dave Sobel, today... By: Dave Sobel/January 1, 2026/Product & Company Updates
MSP Automation Strategies: How to Scale Without Relying on Human Labor in 2026I do a prediction series to close out the end of the year. It involves not... By: Dave Sobel/December 22, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
As Jobs Data Conflicts and Tech Employment Slips, Managed Services Absorb Risk and ResponsibilityAs we round out the year, I’m left with a lot off weird jobs data. And... By: Dave Sobel/December 19, 2025/Community Sentiment
Thrive’s $1B Ambition, OpenAI Investment, and AI Automation Push Highlight a Shift in Who Controls “Good IT”Announced in a press release, Thrive, a global technology outsourcing provider, is targeting a $1 billion... By: Dave Sobel/December 18, 2025/Business Strategy
Ransomware Payments Fall 33% as Attacks Persist and Shift Toward HypervisorsRansomware payments have seen a significant decline, dropping 33% from approximately $1.1 billion in 2023 to... By: Dave Sobel/December 17, 2025/Product & Company Updates
AI Adoption Surges as Forrester, Gallup, and Merriam-Webster Signal a Quality ProblemAnalyst firm Forrester predicts that 2026 will be a transformative year for enterprise IT, driven by... By: Dave Sobel/December 16, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Global IT Spending Hits 30-Year High as AI and Cloud Investments Accelerate, IDC ReportsGlobal IT spending is projected to reach its highest level in 30 years by the end... By: Dave Sobel/December 15, 2025/Business Strategy
As OpenAI and Google Advance AI Models, Disney’s Licensing and Lawsuits Highlight the Real StakesOpenAI has announced that its latest model, GPT-5.2, has set a new benchmark for professional knowledge... By: Dave Sobel/December 12, 2025/Product & Company Updates
AI Use Soars but Readiness Lags: Microsoft’s Copilot Data, Deloitte’s Enterprise Findings, and the Navy’s Structured Deployment Show the GapMicrosoft’s analysis of 37.5 million de-identified conversations from its Copilot feature reveals significant patterns in chatbot... By: Dave Sobel/December 11, 2025/Product & Company Updates
New Research Reveals AI’s Trust Gap: Low Confidence, High Influence, Professional Bias, and Rising Expectations From Younger LeadersA recent survey by Workato and Harvard Business Review finds that most business leaders remain skeptical... By: Dave Sobel/December 10, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Hits the Reality Wall as Hardware Stalls, Research Quality Slips, Adoption Drops, and Safety Scores LagMicrosoft’s Copilot+ initiative aimed to introduce AI-powered laptops but struggled to gain traction, accounting for less... By: Dave Sobel/December 9, 2025/Product & Company Updates