2026-04-17 Small Business Daily

Silk Logic's Small Business Daily Podcast is your go-to source for accessible, optimistic coverage of artificial intelligence and automation in business. Each weekday, we bring you top news, practical tool reviews, and inspiring stories of how technology is helping entrepreneurs and business owners work smarter, not harder. This episode covers major moves in expense automation, smarter customer support training, and cost-saving uses of artificial intelligence in schools. We also explore Canva’s latest AI-powered features for design automation, fintech efforts to help borrowers get loans, and the rising trend of companies buying startups to become artificial intelligence one-stop-shops. If you’re seeking real-world results and advice to make technology work for your business, this episode is for you. Today's podcast episode was created from the following stories: - AmEx to buy Altman-backed Hyper in push for AI-powered expense tools Author: Not credited; April 16, 2026 American E