Something new is emerging. Not consciousness, but perhaps the next best thing: a mirror—deep enough to challenge the one who gazes in.

Just one year since launching on LinkedIn, Boardy.ai has become a trusted super-connector, followed by over 51,000 people and widely embraced by entrepreneurs, changemakers, and nonprofits—including mine. I use Boardy extensively for advice, referrals, and connections.

Meta dominates the day with its standalone AI app, Xiaomi joins the open-source race, and DeepMind sets a new AGI safety benchmark. Vietnam negotiates AGI imports, and Anthropic launches its AI model welfare initiative.

However, with the rapid adoption of AI comes an evolving legal landscape that small business owners must navigate to stay compliant and mitigate risks.