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PayPal is one of the most popular choices for freelancers, so chances are you’ve already heard about it or used it before. It allows you to receive money from almost anywhere in the world, which is great for anyone who works with international clients. Starting with the basics, PayPal is quite user-friendly. You can get started by creating an account, which will involve selecting an account type, adding information about you or your business, linking debit/credit cards, etc. Once you are in, you can share your account details with your clients, and they can deposit money directly into your PayPal…

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Released back in March 2023, ChatGPT-4 is the latest version of OpenAI’s popular (and controversial) chatbot and boasts a host of updates and new features from its predecessor, GPT-3.5. Read on to learn more about the new features and capabilities of GPT-4 and how you can try the chatbot yourself.  What is ChatGPT? Before we get into the specifics of ChatGPT-4, it’s worth mentioning what ChatGPT actually is. Created by AI research and deployment company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot that is designed to generate conversational text in response to a user prompt. ChatGPT can be used to answer specific…

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Amex gives taxpayers a nasty tax day surprise, Bilt plays a late April Fool’s Day joke and…is it time to say goodbye to one of our favorite travel rewards cards? All that and more in this week’s Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up of interesting tidbits from around the interwebs (links to each article are embedded in the titles). Bilt erroneously sends shutdown e-mails to thousands of customers You got us this time, Bilt Rewards! There’s a lot of strangely big feelings out there about the Bilt Rewards program. Many people love it for the ability to earn points on rent…

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OpinionNo one should be surprised that artificial intelligence is following a well-worn and entirely predictable financial arc Sat 13 Apr 2024 11.00 EDT“Are we really in an AI bubble,” asked a reader of last month’s column about the apparently unstoppable rise of Nvidia, “and how would we know?” Good question, so I asked an AI about it and was pointed to Investopedia, which is written by humans who know about this stuff. It told me that a bubble goes through five stages – rather as Elisabeth Kübler-Ross said people do with grief. For investment bubbles, the five stages are displacement,…

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DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) – Students involved in JROTC showed off everything they learned in the 12th annual military drill competition Saturday morning. The American Legion Riders Chapter 15 with addition to the American Legion Family hosted the event to give over 170 North Alabama JROTC and Civil Air Patrol students a chance to compete at both individual and team levels. Marsha King with the American Legion Riders talked about the significance of students being involved in a JROTC program. “It’s not just about getting students to join the military,” King said. “Majority of students who are in JROTC don’t join…

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People making a “side hustle” from selling second-hand clothes online or homeowners renting out a spare room on Airbnb are among those who could end up paying tax on their earnings under a New Year tax clampdown.From 1 January firms including Vinted, Airbnb, Depop and eBay are obliged to collect and share details of transactions with the tax authorities.While HMRC was already able to request information from UK-based online operators, from the start of 2024 there are new rules that the UK has signed up to via the international body, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as part…

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Experts have revealed the ways social media networks TikTok and Instagram are profiting from having creators promoting a criminal lifestyle in the UK on their platforms.A six-month Express investigation found one of Albania’s biggest online celebrities, Aleks Visha, rose to fame through live online tours of UK cannabis farms and boasts about his criminal exploits. And, according to Albanian social media expert Tomi Kallanxhi, TikTok’s system enabling fans to tip their favourite online stars with real cash meant he was a good source of revenue.Since 2021, the Chinese-owned company has allowed users to buy credits in its online store they…

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The use of AI in marketing has changed how businesses communicate with clients. It provides personalized client experiences and can automate repetitive tasks. According to a McKinsey study, around 75% of the value AI use cases could deliver falls across four areas, and marketing is one of these.The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing size is expected to reach $145.42 billion by 2032. Despite AI’s potential to deliver substantial results in marketing, marketers are hesitant to fully adopt this technology. Hence, if you’re a marketer not using AI, you’re potentially missing out on the benefits of a highly transformative technology.Let’s go over…

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By Brad Young, Money teamEarning up to £60,000 a year for letting Stormzy film a music video in your kitchen or Paloma Faith play with Lego in the living room might sound farfetched to homeowners unfamiliar with the shoot locations industry. But every star, studio or big brand that wants to film in a residential property needs someone willing to offer up their home for the day – and they’ll pay between £700 and £3,000 for the privilege.Homeowners and shooting agencies have spoken with the Money team about the promises and pitfalls of working with the likes of Disney, Netflix and…

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