Chris Howell

For the past few years, many AI tools have felt surprisingly affordable. Pay a monthly fee. Ask questions. Generate ideas. Summarise documents. Write code. Try again. Try again differently. Try again with “make it punchier”. No visible meter ticking away in the corner. That era may not be ending overnight, but it is changing. Some AI tools are moving away from simple flat-rate access and toward usage-based, token-based, or credit-based pricing. That matters because the way businesses use AI...

Football’s Spygate drama shows why small businesses need clear rules for AI, data collection, ethics and trust before using powerful new tools.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, marking a historic collaboration between the three nations. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will not be run by artificial intelligence — but AI will quietly sit underneath almost every part of the tournament. From AI-assisted offside calls and smart footballs to crowd-flow monitoring, multilingual fan tools, and automated media production, the competition across the USA, Canada and Mexico is shaping up to be the most...