AT&T Q3 2026 Earnings: The $891M Quarter That Exited Mexico
AT&T Q3 2026: $32.3B revenue (+5.3%, a beat) but $891M net income (-90%) as a $2.6B Mexico write-down laps the $5.5B DIRECTV gain.
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Netflix Q3 2026 Earnings: $12.87 Billion Revenue at a 34.6% Margin as a Record $4.80 Billion Buyback Reshapes the Balance Sheet
Netflix Q3 2026: $12.87B revenue (+11.8%) and $3.66B net income at 28.5% margin, with a record $4.80B buyback — tracked in a public Beancount ledger.
Penetration Test vs. Vulnerability Scan: Which Security Assessment Your Small Business Actually Needs
Vulnerability scans inventory known flaws for thousands per year; pen tests prove what attackers can exploit for $5,000-plus. Scan continuously, test annually.
DataHub vs. Collibra: Why a Free Open-Source Data Catalog Still Needs an Engineering Budget
DataHub's $0 license can still cost $60k-$120k a year in engineering time and cloud bills — budget that against Collibra's ~$170k base before you commit.
Hawaii's Enterprise Zone Program Just Opened to Retail, Health Care, and IT: Is Your Small Business Now Eligible?
Hawaii's Act 182 opens 7-year enterprise zone tax breaks — full GET exemption plus an 80% income tax credit — to retail, health care, and IT firms in-zone.
Your Office Phones Must Dial 911 Directly and Pinpoint the Caller: A Small Business Guide to Kari's Law and the RAY BAUM'S Act
Every business phone system must dial 911 with no prefix and send a dispatchable location — address plus floor, suite, or room — or face FCC fines.
Ditching the Cloud for a Colo Rack? The Move Changes Your Depreciation Schedule, Not Just Your Monthly Bill
Leaving the cloud for a colo rack turns opex into capex — servers are 5-year MACRS property, but Section 179 or 100% bonus can expense them in year one.
Tech E&O Insurance: What Software Developers and IT Consultants Are Actually Covered For
Tech E&O insurance pays your legal defense and damages when buggy code, bad advice, or missed deadlines cost a client money — solo policies run $60–$110/month.
AI Drive-Thru Ordering, By the Numbers: What Voice AI Really Costs a Small QSR and When It Pays for Itself
Drive-thru voice AI runs roughly $800–$2,200 per location per month. A one-page payback model shows it nets a single-unit QSR about +$810/month — but only if the scheduled labor hours actually come off the roster; if they stay, the same math is −$1,590/month.
Illinois Signed America's Toughest AI Safety Law: Your Startup's Compliance Playbook for 2027–2028
Illinois's Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, signed July 6, 2026, requires frontier AI developers with over $500M revenue to publish catastrophic-risk frameworks, pass annual independent audits, and report safety incidents within 72 hours starting January 1, 2028. This guide breaks down the five obligations, audit costs of $25,000–$150,000+, and a 16-month preparation timeline for startups.
AI-Generated Content and Copyright in 2026: What Small Businesses Can Actually Own, Use, and Risk
After a $1.5 billion settlement and a Supreme Court decision reaffirming human authorship, 2026 rulings split AI training from AI output: training can be fair use, but storing pirated copies is not, and publishing outputs that reproduce protected work still risks infringement. This guide shows what small businesses can own, what they risk, and how to keep AI-assisted work defensible and auditable.
Broadcom Q2 FY2026 Earnings: $22.19 Billion Record as $10.8 Billion AI Revenue Passes Half the Chip Business
Broadcom Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended May 3, 2026): $22.19B revenue, $10.8B AI revenue (+143% YoY) crossing half of semiconductor sales, $9.31B net income — tracked via public Beancount ledger FY2021–FY2026Q2.