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<title>The AI already on your phone and computer: Siri, Gemini and Copilot explained</title>
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<description>What Siri, Gemini and Copilot are, where you’ll find them, whether you need to do anything, and how they differ from ChatGPT and Claude.</description>
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<title>ChatGPT and Claude for teachers: 8 useful jobs, and the rules to follow</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Eight practical ways teachers can use AI to cut planning and admin time, with example requests to copy, plus the rules on pupil data and school policy.</description>
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<title>AI for tradespeople: quotes, invoices and customer replies, sorted</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>How plumbers, electricians, builders, gardeners and cleaners can use ChatGPT or Claude for the paperwork, with requests to copy and what not to trust it with.</description>
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<title>AI jargon buster: 30 words explained in plain English</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Prompt, model, hallucination, token, agent and 25 more AI words you keep hearing, each explained in a sentence or two.</description>
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<title>AI voice-clone scams: how they work, and the family password that beats them</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Scammers can now copy a voice from a short recording. Here is how the trick works, the warning signs, and the simple family password that stops it.</description>
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<title>Can ChatGPT or Claude tell you if a message is a scam?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>An honest answer: AI is a useful second opinion on a suspicious message, not a verdict. Here is how to ask, what it gets right and wrong, and what to do either way.</description>
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<title>ChatGPT says you’ve reached your limit: what it means and what to do</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Why ChatGPT and Claude sometimes tell you to come back later, how long you’ll wait, and simple ways to make your allowance last.</description>
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<title>How to cancel ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro (and what happens when you do)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Where to find the cancel button, why it depends on how you signed up, what you keep afterwards, and the basics of UK refunds.</description>
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<title>Is ChatGPT Plus worth it? An honest answer for ordinary users</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Who ChatGPT Plus really suits, who’s better off on the free or cheaper Go plan, and how to find out without wasting money.</description>
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<title>How to set up ChatGPT or Claude for an older parent</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A calm guide for the grown-up child doing the setup: which tool, the settings to switch, bigger text and voice, three things to try together, and the safety talk.</description>
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<title>What should you never type into ChatGPT or Claude?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A clear list of what to keep out of AI chats, what is perfectly fine to share, and the settings that lower the risk.</description>
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<title>Why does ChatGPT (or Claude) forget what I told it?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Why AI loses track in long chats and starts fresh in new ones, and the simple settings that help it remember what matters.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #9: Claude gets quicker, ChatGPT gets helpers that never sleep, and a two-minute safety check</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A faster Claude for everyone, the big announcements from OpenAI’s developer day, and a new way to check who’s been in your ChatGPT account.</description>
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<title>25 everyday things to ask AI (with prompts you can copy)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Not sure what to use AI for? Here are 25 real, practical things people use it for every day, with prompts ready to copy.</description>
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<title>AI for small business owners: 10 jobs to hand over this week</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Practical ways sole traders and small businesses are saving hours every week with ChatGPT and Claude, with prompts to copy.</description>
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<title>Claude or ChatGPT? How to choose (honestly)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Both are excellent and both are free to start. Here’s how they differ, and a simple way to pick the right one for you.</description>
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<title>Do you need to pay for AI? Free vs paid, explained</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>What you get for free, what the paid plans add, and a simple test for whether it’s worth it for you.</description>
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<title>How to ask AI for what you want: the simple formula</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>The four-part formula that turns vague, generic AI answers into genuinely useful ones, with before-and-after examples.</description>
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<title>Is AI safe? What to share, what not to, and how to check</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A calm, practical guide to using AI safely: the privacy settings to check, what never to share, and how to spot AI-powered scams.</description>
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<title>Is this a scam? How AI is changing scams, and how to stay safe</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Scam messages now look perfect and voices can be faked. Here are the new tricks, the red flags that still give them away, and what to do.</description>
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<title>How to set up ChatGPT properly in 15 minutes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A step-by-step guide to creating your account, getting your privacy settings right, and telling ChatGPT about you.</description>
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<title>How to set up Claude properly in 15 minutes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Create your Claude account, get the privacy settings right, and tell Claude about you so every answer fits.</description>
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<title>What is AI? A plain-English guide for the rest of us</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>No maths, no jargon. What tools like ChatGPT and Claude actually are, what they’re good at, and what they’re not.</description>
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<title>When AI gets it wrong: how to spot and fix made-up answers</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Why AI sometimes makes things up, the warning signs to look for, and five simple habits that keep you safe.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #8: Siri gets smarter, ChatGPT moves into Word, and a scam to know about</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Five stories from the world of AI this week, and whether any of them need you to do anything. (Mostly: no.)</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #7: Claude gets tidier, Alexa+’s free period date passes, and fake iPhone shops to avoid</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Claude puts everything in one place, what the Alexa+ date means for your bill, Meta’s new paid extras, and a scam timed for the new iPhone.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #6: Apple shows off new iPhones, Gemini arrives on Windows, and ChatGPT’s GPTs are on the way out</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Apple’s big September event, a new Gemini app for Windows PCs, a heads-up for anyone who uses custom GPTs, and a PayPal scam email to delete.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #5: ChatGPT’s new top model, a powerful Claude that can cost extra, and fake celebrity investment videos</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Both big AI companies launched their most powerful models this week, mostly for paying customers, plus a scam that uses famous faces to sell fake investments.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #4: Claude shows you what it remembers, AI starts clicking for you, and a text to ignore</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>More control over what Claude remembers, new choices for ChatGPT’s temporary chats, AI helpers that can use websites for you, and a scam text doing the rounds.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #3: ChatGPT gets a teen version, Claude opens a school, and a pension scam warning</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>A safer ChatGPT for 13 to 17-year-olds, new lessons from Anthropic, some small ChatGPT tweaks, and why pension scams now come with AI.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #2: Free ChatGPT gets more generous, AI can book your dinner, and Copilot has a clear-out</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>More ChatGPT for free users, restaurant bookings in ChatGPT and Gemini, changes to Microsoft’s Copilot app, and quizzes to test yourself.</description>
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<title>This Week, Plainly #1: Free ChatGPT stops counting, bedtime stories from your Google speaker, and a family password worth agreeing</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Unlimited chats on free ChatGPT, a steadier ChatGPT for paying users, new AI rules in Europe, and a simple defence against voice-cloning scams.</description>
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