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Online marketplace eBay has announced that starting Tuesday 1 October 2024, private sellers will not pay transaction fees when they sell items on eBay.co.uk.  Like Germany  In its online announcement of the change, eBay highlighted how it recently launched a similar free-to-sell programme in Germany, with the result reportedly being that many new customers joined […]

ChatGPT’s creator and Microsoft-backed start-up OpenAI has announced the introduction of its new (beta) Realtime API tool which enables developers to create AI voice applications using a single set of instructions.  Multiple Steps Now Reduced To One Step  The ‘Realtime API’ tool simplifies the process of creating AI-driven voice applications by integrating what used to

Microsoft is now offering a no-subscription, standalone version of Microsoft Office 2024, available as a “one-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac.”  As a one-time purchase version of Microsoft Office, this provides permanent access to Microsoft’s classic productivity suite, representing a longer-term cost-saving alternative to the subscription-based Microsoft 365.  Two versions of the one-time purchase Microsoft

This video tutorial explains in depth how to analyse your LinkedIn connections to harvest likely leads, via ChatGPT. [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It’s best to download it first]

Amsterdam-based startup Brineworks is using innovative seawater electrolysis technology to tackle the issue of carbon emissions and reshape the landscape of carbon capture and sustainable fuel production.  In A Nutshell – Leveraging The Potential of Seawater  Brineworks has developed a seawater electrolysis technology that extracts carbon dioxide (CO₂) and produces green hydrogen (H₂) directly from

Access commonly used system tools and features like Device Manager, Disk Management, and Task Manager directly with a hidden Power User Menu, offering faster access to tools without navigating through multiple menus. Here’s how to quickly access it: How To Open Power User Menu – Press Win + X to bring up the Power User

Following a (very public) recent spat between WordPress founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, and WP Engine, we look at what’s happened and why, and what the effects have been WordPress users.  WordPress and WP Engine  To better understand the story, it may be a good idea to first look at the two sides in

Following Mark Zuckerberg’s recent announcement of new AI features for the company’s (Ray-Ban) Meta glasses, we look at where we’re at and where things are heading with Meta’s VR/AR glasses.  What VR/AR Glasses?  Meta’s VR/AR glasses are part of the company’s push into the immersive world of virtual and augmented reality, which it envisions as

In response to changes in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (which came into force in March), WhatsApp users will soon be able to send messages from WhatsApp to people using other messaging apps, e.g. Messenger, Telegram, and Signal.  What Change In The Digital Marketing Act?  Meta-owned WhatsApp is making this major change because the

Following Microsoft having to postpone the release of its ‘Recall’ screenshot feature in May over privacy concerns, it now plans to re-launch an updated version in November on its new CoPilot+ computers.  Recall – What Happened?  At its Microsoft Build 2024 developer conference back in May, Microsoft announced that it planned to introduce the ‘Recall’ AI-powered feature