If one of your Christmas presents was a smart TV, or you splurged on one for yourself on Black Friday, you might be living with an in-house spy. The FBI is warning that smart TVs, which allow customers to stream their favorite shows through apps like Netflix and Hulu, can easily be hacked and used for spying. You can be sitting and binge-watching your favorite sitcom, or hollering at the screen as your team fumbles toward another devastating defeat, and all the while a stranger’s eyes are on you and the happenings in your house.
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7 Fun Facts About Leap Years
1. Julius Caesar introduced the first calendar leap year in 46 B.C.
The Earth takes exactly 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds to circle the sun. The occasional Feb. 29 ensures we don’t lose six hours every year.
Topics: Holidays
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All You Need to Know About Going Cashless
As our world grows increasingly digitized, more and more consumers are banishing the cash and coins from their wallets and choosing other ways to pay for their purchases. There’s no lack of alternative payment methods today, from credit and debit cards; to electronic payment apps like Zelle, PayPal and Venmo; to mobile payment wallets like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay; to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. You may be thinking about following the masses and getting rid of your cash. Or maybe you’re wondering if every transaction in the country will soon be digitized.
