Create Killer Small Business Ads With AI 🔥

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The challenge for small businesses has always been competing with big brands on budget and resources. Artificial Intelligence is now leveling the playing field, transforming how local entrepreneurs and lean teams create impactful advertising.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• Samsung's AI Ultrasound System Sets New Standard for Precision and Comfort 🩺

• Accenture to Cut Staff Who Can’t Be Reskilled for the AI Era

• AI Tutorial: Create Killer Small Business Ads With AI

• AI Tools to check out

• AI Findings/Resources

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

SAMSUNG

Samsung's AI Ultrasound System Sets New Standard for Precision and Comfort

Today, Samsung Medison unveiled the R20 Ultrasound System at the RSNA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago, a next-generation ultrasound platform that combines cutting-edge hardware, software beamforming, and AI to redefine diagnostic precision, clinician comfort, and workflow efficiency in medical imaging.

Details:

• The R20 is built on Samsung’s “Advanced Imaging Engine,” which melds advanced hardware with sophisticated software beamforming to deliver superior image clarity and diagnostic accuracy.

• It includes 12+ AI-powered tools that provide real-time exam guidance, automated measurements, diagnostic assistance, and workflow automation, helping clinicians scan more confidently, especially in complex cases.

• The system addresses growing challenges in medical imaging, such as higher difficulty scanning due to rising obesity and chronic illnesses, which often lead to inconclusive results.

• Ergonomics was a major design focus: R20 has achieved independent validation for ergonomic excellence, meeting 100% of recognized ergonomic guidelines to reduce strain on sonographers and support healthier scanning practices.

The unveiling at RSNA 2025 marks a strategic push by Samsung Medison to transition from being a “fast follower” in medical equipment to a frontrunner in medical-AI innovation, with the R20 representing a leap forward for ultrasound imaging globally.

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ACCENTURE

Accenture to Cut Staff Who Can’t Be Reskilled for the AI Era

In a bold pivot toward artificial-intelligence-driven services, Accenture has announced it will “exit” employees who are unable to adapt to new AI-related skills. The move reflects its broader restructuring strategy to align talent with surging client demand for AI and generative-AI capabilities.

Details:

• Accenture’s CEO Julie Sweet said the company expects staff to “retrain and retool,” and those for whom reskilling is not a “viable path” will be let go on a “compressed timeline.”

• So far, more than 11,000 employees have been laid off globally in the past quarter as part of this AI-driven restructuring.

• Accenture is investing heavily in upskilling: it reportedly trained 550,000 workers on the fundamentals of generative AI.

• Alongside cuts, it’s also expanding hiring: the firm now employs about 77,000 AI and data professionals, roughly double the number from 2023.

• The restructuring is part of an $865 million business optimisation program, with projected savings of over $1 billion, which the company plans to reinvest into its AI-centred business and workforce.

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AI Tutorial

Create Killer Small Business Ads With AI

1. Log in to both ChatGPT and Canva. In ChatGPT, go to your profile icon → Settings → Apps and Connectors. Select Canva and connect it to your Canva account.

2. Type in a prompt to create your poster.

   • For example:
     “Create an 18×24 poster for Small Business Saturday for my boutique in Canva, showcasing fall fashion, accessories, and shoes. Highlight a limited-time 20% off event.”

3. ChatGPT will provide several poster options. Click one to expand it, then select Open in Canva at the top to edit the design directly.

4. Fine-tune your design in Canva. Free users can edit text, fonts, colors, images, and upload a logo. Canva Pro users can also create brand templates with preset fonts and colors. Use Canva’s color picker to match your branding.

5. To reduce manual editing, make your ChatGPT prompt more specific by including brand colors, logos, store names, event dates, and any promotional callouts such as “Exclusive in-store deals.” Specify style preferences, e.g., hyper-realistic images. Adjust prompts iteratively until satisfied.

6. When complete, open the design in Canva and go to Share → Download → PDF Print. Choose RGB for digital or CMYK for physical printing. You can also use Print with Canva.

   • For example, an 18×24 poster with free delivery starts at $69, with optional frames and finishes.

AI Tools to check out

TOGETHER WITH GRAPHYOURSURVEY

⚡️ GraphYourSurvey: AI-powered quiz generation and intelligent survey-builder.

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💡 Waylight: AI assistant that understands everything you do on your computer: your meetings, documents, tabs, and messages.

📈 Gorillaa AI: Prompt your goals and watch your marketing channels build themselves.

TOGETHER WITH ROKU

Shoppers are adding to cart for the holidays

Over the next year, Roku predicts that 100% of the streaming audience will see ads. For growth marketers in 2026, CTV will remain an important “safe space” as AI creates widespread disruption in the search and social channels. Plus, easier access to self-serve CTV ad buying tools and targeting options will lead to a surge in locally-targeted streaming campaigns.

Read our guide to find out why growth marketers should make sure CTV is part of their 2026 media mix.

Learn more.

AI Findings/Resources

👨‍🦲 Are you going bald? This AI can tell.

📸 Transform Your Portraits into Cinematic Masterpieces with 20 Google Gemini AI Prompts

💪 The AI Con: the hidden labor behind popular generative models.

⁉ Can you spot AI videos? Try NPR’s quiz and learn what’s real, what’s not, and how to tell the difference.

The latest in AI and Tech

ByteDance rolls out AI voice assistant embedded in new ZTE smartphone

ByteDance launched a new AI voice-control tool, powered by its “Doubao” large-language model, initially on a ZTE handset, with plans to expand to other phones, offering voice-driven tasks like content search and ticket booking.

Why Observable AI Is Emerging as the Missing “SRE Layer” for Enterprise LLMs

As more companies deploy large language models (LLMs) in business workflows, many struggle to “see what the AI is doing.” Observable AI adds a monitoring and traceability layer, akin to traditional SRE, enabling enterprises to audit AI decisions, track errors, and ensure reliability before trusting models with critical tasks.

HSBC taps Mistral AI to power bank-wide generative AI push

HSBC signed a multi-year deal with Mistral AI to deploy generative AI models internally, aiming to automate workflows, boost productivity, and improve customer service across its operations.

Fujitsu unveils multi-AI-agent collaboration platform to optimize supply-chain operations

Fujitsu said it has developed a new technology enabling AI agents from different vendors to collaborate securely, a move aimed at making supply chains more flexible and responsive, with field trials starting in early 2026.

New Report Suggests David Sacks Could Profit from Trump-Era AI & Crypto Role

A fresh analysis reveals that David Sacks, now policy lead on AI and crypto under the Donald Trump administration, holds hundreds of tech and crypto investments, many in AI companies. The concern: his official duties could influence policies in ways that benefit his existing holdings. Critics argue this poses clear conflicts of interest.

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