OpenAI Unveils Image Generation Capabilities in GPT-4o

OpenAI has launched its most advanced image generation technology to date, integrating the capability directly into GPT-4o, its natively multimodal model. The new feature is now rolling out to Plus, Pro, Team, and Free users in ChatGPT, with Enterprise...

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Cash App Begins Rollout of Afterpay’s Pay Over Time Services to Millions of Users

Cash App has announced it is beginning the rollout of Afterpay’s pay over time offerings to eligible customers across the U.S., bringing the popular Pay-in-4 product to hundreds of thousands of merchant partners starting this week. The integration marks...

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How Small Businesses Can Manage Projects Intelligently for Sustained Growth

As small businesses grow their size, project management becomes an increasingly important part of the process. It’s easy to deviate from a standard process when there’s only one employee, or a small handful, but trying to herd a team...

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Meta Rolls Out New Threads Features for Personalized User Experience

Meta has announced a suite of new features for its Threads app aimed at enhancing personalization and user control. The updates, launched March 20, 2025, include expanded topic tagging, follower-only interaction settings, a customizable feed experience, and improvements to...

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Small Biz Breakdown: Are Small Businesses Suffering from AI Burnout?

On this week’s Small Biz Breakdown, our expert panels debates artificial intelligence and its place in business. They talk about whether AI is the answer for any number of business processes or whether people are getting burned out by all...

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Gas Prices Rise as Spring Travel Begins

As Spring Break kicks off across the U.S., drivers are seeing a modest but expected rise in gas prices, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon of gas has climbed three cents since last Thursday, now sitting...

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SBA Reinstates Lender Fees to Restore Financial Integrity of 7(a) Loan Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has reinstated lender fees for its 7(a) loan program, reversing a Biden-era policy that the agency said contributed to financial instability and undermined the program’s zero-subsidy requirement. The action was announced Thursday as...

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Colorado Launches New Rural Jump-Start Operating Grants to Boost Business Development

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the launch of a new three-year Rural Jump-Start (RJS) Operating Grant program aimed at stimulating economic development and job creation in economically distressed rural counties. The initiative, approved...

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Final IRS Deadline Nears for ERTC Program, Millions in Refunds Remain Unclaimed

The final opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is fast approaching, with the deadline set for April 15, 2025. According to the Economic Recovery Center, more than half of eligible businesses...

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GoDaddy Survey Reveals Misspelled Domain Names Turn Consumers Away

A new survey released by GoDaddy reveals that domain names play a critical role in shaping consumer trust and online shopping behavior. The GoDaddy Consumer Pulse survey, conducted in March with 1,500 U.S. consumers, found that 80% of respondents...

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