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Small Business Daily Podcast
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Huawei is back in Europe — and it wants to help take your small business to the next level, with AI at the center
Author: Efosa Udinmwen | Date: November 9, 2025
Huawei unveiled its SME-focused eKit 4+10+N strategy in Madrid, bundling routers, switching, wireless, and AI-enabled collaboration tools to simplify deployment for resource-constrained small businesses. With 10 predefined packages and 26 refreshed devices, the aim is to reduce multi-vendor complexity and speed installs via partner-led, easy-to-manage solutions. For European SMEs, the takeaway is streamlined access to AI-ready office infrastructure without heavy in-house expertise.
Pipeflow PHP
Author: Unknown | Date: Not provided
Pipeflow is a lightweight pipeline engine that lets teams orchestrate automations in PHP or human-readable XML, so even non-developers can edit workflows safely. Real-world use cases include AI-assisted content creation and CMS integrations, with an extensible catalog of custom stages to call APIs or embed business logic. For small teams, it’s a practical way to scale repeatable processes without constantly shipping new code.
Nearly Inference Free Embeddings: make your RAG queries 500x faster
Author: Stéphan Tulkens | Date: Not provided
NIFE models align tiny, fast embedding models with larger “teacher” models, delivering dramatic CPU speedups for query embeddings while maintaining compatibility with existing indexes. Benchmarks show massive throughput gains with modest accuracy tradeoffs, making NIFE compelling for search, RAG, and edge deployments. The punchline: accelerate your retrieval stack and cut costs by using the small model for queries while keeping your existing document embeddings.
Biban Forum 2025 concludes in Riyadh with agreements worth over USD 10.1 billion and record global participation
Author: Monsha’at | Date: November 9, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s flagship SME event drew 100,000+ participants from 113 countries and signed over $10.1B in MoUs and agreements, underscoring the Kingdom’s appeal as an innovation hub. With 1,021 startups showcasing and Swijin AG winning the Entrepreneurship World Cup, the forum spotlighted funding access and global deal-making. Founders eyeing expansion in MENA will find strong signals of investor appetite and partnership opportunities.
Week in review: Cisco fixes critical UCCX flaws, November 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast
Author: Help Net Security | Date: November 9, 2025
This roundup flags urgent patching for Cisco UCCX (CVE-2025-20358, CVE-2025-20354), active exploitation of Control Web Panel, and rising malware that leverages LLMs. It also highlights major law-enforcement actions against crypto and card-fraud networks. Action items: patch UCCX immediately, review KEV-listed vulnerabilities, and tighten controls on remote tools and AI-assisted workflows.
Inside the Silicon Valley etiquette class teaching founders charisma, couture, and caviar confidence
Author: Katherine Li | Date: November 9, 2025
A San Francisco “finishing school” for founders focuses on wardrobe, conversation skills, and social presence as tools for selling bold ideas. Speakers stressed being interesting beyond tech, reading fiction to broaden perspective, and adapting etiquette to different rooms. For startup leaders, the message is clear: product matters, but charisma and communication can open doors faster.
Zensical – A modern static site generator built by the Material for MkDocs team
Author: Martin Donath | Date: November 5, 2025
Zensical debuts as a next-gen, MIT-licensed static site generator designed to overcome MkDocs’ architectural limits, offering faster rebuilds and native mkdocs.yml compatibility. It introduces a new search engine (Disco) and a forthcoming module system, with a professional tier (Zensical Spark) for enterprise needs. Documentation teams can start migrating now for better performance and a more sustainable roadmap.
