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Small Business Daily Podcast 12/06/2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
At re:Invent, AWS strikes back in AI with new chips, models — and a story
Source: siliconangle.com
By Robert Hof — December 5, 2025
AWS used re:Invent to argue its ready to industrialize AI for enterprises, leaning on its full-stack advantage from custom silicon (Trainium, Graviton, Nitro) to new Nova models and the Nova Forge service for custom model building. While AWS still trails OpenAI and Anthropic on some fronts, its push into agentic AI and end-to-end tooling signals a bid to make agents the new cloud for real business outcomes. The takeaway for enterprises: AWS is aligning chips, models, and orchestration to move AI from pilots to production at scale.
Tracktile secures $1.25M seed to bring enterprise-grade AI operational software to underserved SMB food & beverage manufacturers
Source: businesswire.com
By Business Wire — December 5, 2025
Tracktiles AI Operating System targets SMB food and beverage manufacturers with real-time traceability, automated data capture, and predictive insights that deliver measurable ROI (e.g., 98% inventory precision and audits cut from days to under an hour). The $1.25M seed, led by BDC Seed Venture Fund and Island Capital Partners, will fund AI enhancements, sales expansion, and growth into adjacent manufacturing segments. For small operators, it promises enterprise-level visibility and waste reduction without enterprise-level complexity.
NextDC to build AI campus and GPU supercluster in Sydney
Source: itnews.com.au
By Zachariah Kelly — December 5, 2025
NextDC will host a GPU supercluster at its S7 Eastern Creek facility to support OpenAI services in Australia, offering sovereign data governance and a planned 550MW capacity, with the initial phase slated for H2 2027. The move aligns with the OpenAI for Australia initiative to upskill 1.2 million workers, with CBA, Coles, and Wesfarmers on board. It signals a major boost to Australias AI infrastructure, benefiting enterprises and small businesses seeking compliant, local AI capabilities.
Yuv raises $12 million in Series A round
Source: wwd.com
By Jennifer Weil — December 5, 2025
London-based Yuv secured $12M to scale its AI-enabled hair color lab system that replaces single-use tubes with refillable cartridges and produces customized formulations on demand. Backed by Nineyards Equity and others, the company plans to accelerate UK growth and expand to the US, pitching cost savings, sustainability, and creative precision for salons and freelancers. Its a noteworthy example of AI powering vertical-specific, pay-as-you-dispense hardware-plus-software models.
Founding design engineer
Source: emergecareer.com
By Gabriel Saruhashi — Published: Not provided
Emerge Career is hiring its first engineer to scale a platform that trains and places justice-impacted individuals, touting strong outcomes (89% graduation; 92% job placement; $77k average first-year earnings). The role blends product, engineering (React/TypeScript), support, and operations, with an emphasis on shipping responsibly and building AI-driven workflows that improve student success. Its a signal of growth in tech-for-good solutions tackling workforce shortages and reentry at scale.
