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Wesley Castellanos
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Wesley Castellanos writes long-form features and opinion for the desk, focused on where the field is heading next. He works across beats and is the only reporter on staff with a standing license to argue a thesis in print. His features run long; his opinion pieces run sharp.
Beats features
By Wesley Castellanos § FILED
Features Jun 7, 2026
Small businesses now run five AI tools each. Almost none have a context layer.
Three 2026 datasets — from the JPMorgan Chase Institute, the Federal Reserve, and the SBE Council — show SMB adoption has crossed a tipping point. The stack is real. The connective tissue is not.