SMB Marketing & Tech: Engage365 rebrands from 98 Buck Social, saying it now serves 20,000+ businesses with SEO, web design, paid ads, review management, AI tools, and automation. Local Growth & Hiring: ADP reports private-sector jobs rose 44,000 in July, below expectations, with education/health leading hiring—signal for small-business staffing plans. Energy Costs & Resilience: Tata Power pushes rooftop solar plus battery storage for homes and businesses to cut grid dependence and keep power during outages. Policy Watch (Low-dose THC): Minnesota’s Klobuchar backs a bill to delay a federal low-dose THC ban by one month, aiming to protect brewers, farmers, and small retailers. Broadband Expansion: Kinetic announces multi-gig fiber rollouts across Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, adding tens of thousands of homes and touting business growth impacts. Fraud Risk for SMB Finance: Yooz finds 70% of finance pros saw payment fraud attempts or couldn’t rule them out, with manual processes hit harder. Digital Skills for MSMEs: Malaysia’s MDEC launches Malaysia Digital Tour 2026 to train 500,000 people, including MSME entrepreneurs, in digital business, careers, and freelancing.