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What you need to know in online business news: Week of September 14

Daily recaps of important stories, trends and updates from the small business scene with my fiery commentary

What you need to know: Week of Sept 14
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The media is having a real meltdown about AI and whether they're ending humanity or not. Luckily, Dr. Timnit Gebru is here to keep us all pointed at the correct villain. Gebru also has a book coming out next year on this subject.

WordPress is still in unsteady waters after its CEO came back two days after being forced to take leave by their board, writing on X, "If you don't have a coup attempt every few years, you're not hiring strong enough leaders."

We got an excellent reveal from a former Evernote employee about what's about to happen to Airtable, since both companies were bought by the same tragic owner. And Flodesk made a big show at a small event, inspiring me to write about something other than how much I think their software sucks.

Here's shaping up this week...