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Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta., episode 2

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What a dickhead.

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Some features that LG is introducing to high-end TVs this year seem to better serve LG’s business interests than those users' needs. Take the new remote. Formerly known as the Magic Remote, LG is calling the 2025 edition the AI Remote.

The new remote doesn’t have a dedicated button for switching input modes, as previous remotes from LG and countless other remotes do.

By overlooking other obviously helpful controls (play/pause, fast forward/rewind, and numbers) while including buttons dedicated to things like LG's free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels and Amazon Alexa, LG missed an opportunity to update its remote in a way centered on how people frequently use TVs.

LG and Samsung are incorporating Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot into 2025 TVs.

Samsung, which is also adding Copilot to some of its smart monitors, said in its announcement that Copilot will help with “personalized content recommendations.” Samsung has also said that Copilot will help its TVs understand strings of commands, like increasing the volume and changing the channel.

After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench customers are now learning they can’t easily just take their financial data and leave.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/30914149

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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has announced his intention to run for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, launching a political party named Britain Restoring Underlying Values (BRUV). This move has garnered support from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who commented on Tate's critique of UK politics, stating, "He's not wrong."

Tate's campaign proposes policies such as mandatory combat sports in schools and a zero-tolerance approach to illegal immigration. However, his political aspirations are complicated by ongoing legal issues, including charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania, which he denies.

Musk's endorsement has sparked debate, with critics labeling his support for Tate as "irresponsible and dangerous," given Tate's controversial background and the serious allegations against him.

After receiving the text for the ad quoted above, a representative from the advertising team suggested AFSC use the word “war” instead of “genocide” – a word with an entirely different meaning both colloquially and under international law. When AFSC rejected this approach, the New York Times Ad Acceptability Team sent an email that read in part: “Various international bodies, human rights organizations, and governments have differing views on the situation. In line with our commitment to factual accuracy and adherence to legal standards, we must ensure that all advertising content complies with these widely applied definitions.”

Serbia’s Chief of the General Staff said Belgrade was forced to cancel several military contracts with Russia because of the impact of sanctions on Moscow’s ability to honor them

Can I get a hell yeah on this blessed day?

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Three UnitedHealth-owned companies—HealthMarkets and its subsidiaries—were ordered to pay over $165 million for deceptive practices in Massachusetts between 2012 and 2016.

A Suffolk County judge ruled they violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act by misleading consumers into buying unnecessary supplemental insurance, with agents trained to obscure costs.

The penalties include $50.1 million in restitution and $115.1 million in civil penalties, the largest ever under the state’s consumer protection law.

UnitedHealthcare plans to appeal.

It’s hard to imagine a more blatant example of a powerful government official abusing his authority to carry water for a political ally and major GOP donor. The fact that Jordan is doing this while sanctimoniously claiming to be fighting the “weaponization” of government is beyond parody.

Color me surprised. /s

So I accidentally turned backup on with my butt or something the other day, and Google Photos decided it was fine to upload to the cloud all my photos which I keep locally on my device.

I don't need or want cloud backup, thanks very much, and I didn't enjoy having to research how to delete all the images from the cloud while keeping them in my device, and enjoyed even less then doing all of that manually.

Zero out of five stars, I did not enjoy and would not recommend.

Now, can you recommend a free app that lets me browse and manage my own personal local collection of images? My preference is for something with an intuitive, easy to use interface. What are y'all lemmings using?

Marvel Rivals has been a lot of fun for players in the time since its launch, but mods have sadly been disabled.