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How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing makes such a big difference for privacy)
2025-04-04 21:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Did you know that whenever you turn on yoursmart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads.Also: 5 Chromecast tricks to unlock your TV's full potential (including a hidden streaming hack)What's the incentive behind this invasive technology? According to market research firm eMarketer, in 2022, advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads, and those numbers are only going up.To understand how ACR works, imagine a constant, real-time Shazam-like service running in the background while your TV is on. It identifies content displayed on your screen, including programs from cable TV boxes, streaming services, or gaming consoles. ACR does this...
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A new COVID variant is on the rise. Heres what to know about LP.8.1
2025-04-04 17:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
More than five years since COVID was declared a pandemic, were still facing the regular emergence of new variants of the virus, SARS-CoV-2. The latest variant on the rise is LP.8.1. Its increasing in Australia, making up close to one in five COVID cases in New South Wales. Elsewhere its become even more dominant, comprising at least three in five cases in the United Kingdom, for example.So what is LP.8.1? And is it cause for concern? Lets look at what we know so far.An offshoot of OmicronLP.8.1 was first detected in July 2024. Its a descendant of Omicron, specifically of KP.1.1.3, which is descended from JN.1, a subvariant that caused large waves of COVID infections around the world in late 2023 and early 2024.The World Health Organization (WHO) designated LP.8.1 as a variant under monitoring in January. This was in response to its significant growth globally, and reflects that it has genetic changes which may allow the virus to spread more easily and pose a greater risk to human...
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Bucks vs. Hawks Predictions, Best Bets and Odds - Sunday, March 30, 2025 - Bleacher Nation
2025-04-04 17:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Milwaukee Bucks (40-33) are 4-point favorites as they try to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks (35-38) on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. The contest airs at 7 p.m. ET on FDSWI and FDSSE. The matchups over/under is set at 236.Aiming to make an informed wager on Sundays game? Dig into the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) below.How to Bet on Bucks vs. HawksPick the Bucks (-4) to CoverThe Bucks have 35 wins against the spread in 73 games this season.In the Hawks 73 games this year, they have 36 wins against the spread.So far this season, the Bucks have been installed as favorites by a 4-point margin or more 36 times and are 18-17-1 ATS in those games.The Hawks have an against the spread record of 18-12 in their 30 games as an underdog of 4 points or more this year.Take the Points Under (236)The Bucks and their opponent have combined to score over 236 points, the current matchups point total, in 19 of 7...
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