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What Are the Top Ten Tech Mistakes Businesses Make in December? (2025/647)

December brings a rush to finish work before the holiday break, and in the chaos, critical technology tasks often get forgotten until something breaks. Every year, business owners make predictable mistakes that could easily be prevented with proper preparation. From untested backups to expired credit cards on subscriptions, these oversights can leave businesses offline, unable to process payments, or dealing with angry customers who found conflicting information about opening hours. Understanding these common pitfalls and addressing them early ensures your business runs smoothly through the holidays and into the new year.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why testing your backups before December is essential and how to verify they actually work
📌 The critical platforms where you must update holiday hours to avoid customer confusion
🔗 How expired credit cards on subscriptions can take your business offline during the break
🛡️ Why documenting passwords and system access before staff leave prevents January chaos
✅ The importance of clearing email storage space before the holiday rush hits
📌 When to send invoices to avoid six weeks without cash flow over the December-January period

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✅ Real examples of ChatGPT confidently providing incorrect information that required extensive fact-checking
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How Does AI Copyright Detection Affect Royalty-Free Music? (2025/645)

Artificial intelligence is now being used to detect copyright violations in podcasts and videos, and even creators using royalty-free music are getting flagged incorrectly. Spotify and other platforms have implemented AI systems to protect artists from copyright infringement, but these systems sometimes fail to recognise when content creators have the proper licences and attributions. This creates frustrating situations where legitimate content is blocked or taken down, forcing creators to navigate complex appeals processes to restore their work.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What royalty-free music actually means and how licensing requirements work
📌 How AI copyright detection systems on platforms like Spotify can incorrectly flag legitimate content
🔗 The specific attribution requirements needed for Creative Commons licences
🛡️ How to properly credit royalty-free music and images to avoid copyright strikes
✅ The appeals process for getting incorrectly flagged content reinstated on streaming ...

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Google is rolling out Gemini AI across Gmail and Google Workspace, and many users are concerned about how their email data is being used to train artificial intelligence. There are concerns about privacy, data protection, and whether Google is using your personal information without adequate transparency. Understanding what Google is actually doing with your data and how you can protect your privacy is essential for anyone using Gmail or Google Workspace.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What Google's recent terms and conditions updates actually mean for your data privacy
📌 The difference between free Gmail accounts and paid Google Workspace accounts regarding data usage
🔗 How to disable smart features and AI functionality in Gmail to protect your privacy
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📌 Whether the concerns about Google training AI on your emails are justified or just hype

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