ISSUE #1
Scam texts, smarter assistants, and a quote prompt that saves you an evening
Issue 1. Gemini's upgrade, Android scam-text protection, an AI agent that sent a made-up police tip, and a prompt for chasing an unpaid invoice.
Weekly email · UK trades and sole traders
Once a week: what changed, whether a plasterer, spark, plumber or one-person firm should care, and one thing to try. No tech jargon for its own sake.
Short enough to read before you leave the yard. Three parts, same order every time.
01
A short note, in plain English, on an AI change that could touch a UK trade. Written in our words, with a link to the original.
02
A yes or a no. Prices in pounds when money comes up. UK rules, such as GDPR or Making Tax Digital, only when they actually apply to a job or a one-person firm.
03
A prompt you can copy for a quote, an invoice, or a reply to a review. You still check the measurements, the spec, and the price.
People who price work, chase invoices, and answer customers. The big AI emails assume you work in software. This one assumes you have a van.
We search the AI world every week so you don't have to.
We do not invent subscriber counts, and we do not hide an advert inside a tip.
Issue #1 is below. Older ones will follow it in the archive.
ISSUE #1
Issue 1. Gemini's upgrade, Android scam-text protection, an AI agent that sent a made-up police tip, and a prompt for chasing an unpaid invoice.