AI news for small business, Saturday, 3 October 2026
12 stories worth five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it.
HIGHLIGHT
Dutch shops pull Meta camera glasses over privacy fears
Two retailers have stopped selling them while the Dutch government looks at a ban.
BUSINESS INSIDER|2 OCT
2 Oct
Business Insider
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