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Automation & Workflows

EU Handling Fee (€2) From 1 November 2026: 9 Steps for Sellers

From 1 November 2026 the EU charges €2 per item on online orders shipped in from outside the EU. Customs forms also need product IDs, so here are the costs, who pays and 9 steps.

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Web Development

PHP2Shell Patch Guide: Fixed PHP Versions and a 10-Step Checklist

Two critical PHP flaws fixed on 21 October 2026 can let attackers run code on web servers. The fixed versions, how to check your server and a 10-step patch checklist.

AI & Chatbots

Etsy AI Policy Update: Unedited Photo Rule, Pattern Ban, 7 Fixes

Etsy now requires an unedited photo on most listings and bans AI-generated patterns, recipes and bot-made listings. Here is what changed on 22 October 2026 and what to fix.

Web Development

Android Developer Verification Explained: 7 Steps for App Owners

Since 30 September 2026, unregistered Android apps cannot be installed from major stores in four countries. Who must register, how to do it and what changes in 2027.

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Web Development

iPhone Duo App Checklist: Xcode 27.1, Layouts and Screenshots

iPhone Duo reaches customers on 23 October 2026. What changes for your iOS app, what Xcode 27.1 and the UIScene rule require, and how to prepare for April 2027.

Automation & Workflows

Bulk Product Descriptions With AI: Python CSV Script and Costs

A Python pattern for turning a product CSV into hundreds of reviewed descriptions, with batch prices checked today and exact Shopify and WooCommerce import steps.

AI & Chatbots

Amazon Product Description Generator: AI Prompts and 2026 Rules

Copy-paste AI prompts for every part of an Amazon listing, Amazon's current title, bullet and search term rules, its own AI tools and a compliance checklist.

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AI & Chatbots

AI Product Description Generator: Free Prompt and 8 Examples

A free copy-paste prompt, eight labeled before-and-after examples, SEO and accuracy rules, a whole-catalog workflow and the main AI description tools compared.

AI & Chatbots

Jev Trading Bot With Alpaca: Paper Trade in Python Step by Step

Jev decides, code trades. This guide builds a complete Alpaca paper trading bot in Python, with a broker-side stop, decision logs and a kill switch.

AI & Chatbots

Backtest a Jev Trading Strategy in Python: Step by Step With Code

A Jev backtest is only useful if it cannot see the future. Here is a pandas workflow with cached decisions, real costs and walk-forward tests.

AI & Chatbots

Jev 1.14: What's New, the jev-latest Switch and Upgrade Checklist

Jev 1.14 is a small model update with big consequences for bots on jev-latest. Here is what changed, how to pin a version and how to re-check thresholds.

Web Development

AI Overviews Opt-Out in Search Console: Steps, Data and Trade-offs

You can now opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search Console. How the control and the AI report work, what changed on 15 October 2026, and whether to opt out.