{"id":13054,"date":"2026-05-27T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?p=13054"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:23:56","slug":"treat-ai-like-an-unreliable-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/05\/27\/treat-ai-like-an-unreliable-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat AI like an unreliable witness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg 1122w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-300x55.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1024x188.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-768x141.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-100x18.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-150x28.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-200x37.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-450x83.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-600x110.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-900x165.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How to really talk to AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Plus: MacBook Neo alternatives, controlling what Google&#8217;s AI knows about you, and Office for less<\/h3>\n\n\n<div width=\"100%\" class=\"ng-block-c370db9fd4257f8f wp-block-newsletterglue-meta-data ng-block\" style=\"color:#333333\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\"><div><div><div class=\"ng-block-td\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Helvetica;line-height:1.6;font-weight:normal;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;text-align:center;color:#333333\"><span class=\"ng-block-author\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f90913d341018d607d40669240a3cf67eafc9b5137813ab1d0762959403220c?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"ng-image\" style=\"width:32px;height:32px;display:inline-block;margin:0 6px 0 0;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:32px\"\/><span>Jared Newman<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ng-block-date\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><span class=\"ng-sep\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ngl-metadata-date-ajax\">May 27, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hey there! I&#8217;m Jared Newman, a longtime tech journalist, and you&#8217;re reading the free edition of Advisorator, my weekly tech advice newsletter.<\/em> <em>Did someone share this newsletter with you? <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/signup\/?utm_source=newsletter\">Sign up<\/a> to get it every Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, I found myself having to disprove something that Google&#8217;s AI made up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A reader of my <a href=\"https:\/\/cordcutterweekly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cord Cutter Weekly newsletter<\/a> wanted to know why they couldn&#8217;t use the Apple TV app on their Roku after signing up for the service through the Roku Channel. This is in fact a notable downside with Roku&#8217;s subscription marketplace\u2014you have to use Roku&#8217;s own apps and menu system to access the content\u2014but Google&#8217;s AI overview was claiming otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out Google was basing its answer on &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Keep reading this week&#8217;s feature story with an Advisorator membership.<\/strong> You&#8217;ll get the full newsletter every week, plus helpful online tech tutorials and access to my friendly reader forum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-button-hover-text-color-color has-button-color-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">News in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MacBook Neo alternatives:<\/strong> Intel is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/laptops\/intels-project-firefly-creates-sub-usd600-laptops-to-compete-with-macbook-neo-leverages-chinas-smartphone-manufacturing-blueprint-to-produce-affordable-wildcat-lake-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">working with PC makers<\/a> on a series of sub-$600 Windows laptops powered by its new Core 3 304 processors. While plenty of notebooks already exist in this price range, the goal here is to produce thin-and-light models that compete more directly with Apple&#8217;s MacBook Neo, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culpium.com\/p\/apple-doubles-macbook-neo-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far exceeded sales expectations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the laptops are only available in China for now, and the ones from bigger brands like HP and Asus are pricier than the Neo at $675 and up. I suspect this is just the start of more anti-Neo positioning from the PC industry to come. (<strong>Related:<\/strong> Last week&#8217;s column on the <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/05\/19\/my-fancy-ipad-is-worthless-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neo replacing my iPad<\/a>, and some good <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.discourse.group\/t\/advisorator-my-fancy-ipad-is-worthless-now\/3432\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow-up discussions in the Tech Buds forum<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More notable news and reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft starts previewing a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2026\/05\/15\/improving-windows-quality-making-taskbar-and-start-more-personal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">movable Windows 11 taskbar<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walmart releases a new round of <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/18\/walmart-onn-new-android-tablets-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheap Onn Android tablets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Study: Employee spyware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2176805\/samsung-and-google-just-teased-their-upcoming-android-xr-smartglasses-at-google-io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shares data with Facebook and Google<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google, Samsung, and Warby Parker team on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91544045\/warby-parker-google-intelligent-eyewear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intelligent Eyewear<\/a>&#8221; coming this fall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google&#8217;s AI will let you talk about your Gmail and Docs files, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2176612\/google-brings-more-conversational-features-to-gmail-docs-and-keep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">but only if you pay for it<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Verge has a helpful roundup of Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/933415\/google-io-2026-biggest-announcements-ai-gemini?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImM0QWlIR2NlQVQiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTMzNDE1L2dvb2dsZS1pby0yMDI2LWJpZ2dlc3QtYW5ub3VuY2VtZW50cy1haS1nZW1pbmkiLCJleHAiOjE3ODAxNjI4MTEsImlhdCI6MTc3OTczMDgxMX0.3gC_wNjeoQsicD8XQVX8IrsBfsU5kHAxHA3njTFpxlc&amp;utm_medium=gift-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other AI-related announcements last week<\/a> (gift link).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hulry has a <a href=\"https:\/\/hulry.com\/raycast-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great list of Raycast tips<\/a>. (From the archives; How I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2025\/12\/02\/fly-through-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using Raycast to fly through my computer<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tip(s) of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/geminidisconnect.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Control what Google&#8217;s AI knows about you:<\/strong> Earlier this year, Google started pulling personal information from services like Gmail and Google Docs into its AI answers for paid Gemini subscribers. Now it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/products\/search\/personal-intelligence-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expanding that feature to all Gemini users<\/a>, which means it can glean things like wedding details or travel interests from your emails and weave that information into its responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather Gemini know as little about you as possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/search-services\/apps?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">head to this page<\/a>. If either button says &#8220;Connected,&#8221; click on it and select &#8220;Disconnect.&#8221; (Conversely, click Connect to go all-in on letting Gemini into your personal life.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hide the Office Copilot button:<\/strong> Speaking of AI intrusions, Microsoft is <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/microsoft365insiderblog\/shaping-copilot-across-word-excel-and-powerpoint\/4521706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rolling out a fix<\/a> for the Copilot button that floats on top of your Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. Just right-click the button and select &#8220;Move to ribbon.&#8221; This will banish Copilot to the upper toolbar where it&#8217;s easier to ignore. (Not seeing this yet? In the meantime, you can still select &#8220;Dock&#8221; to make the floating button a bit less prominent.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Try these apps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vwfndrmbl.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anti-AI photography:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vwfndr.mbl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VWFNDR+ MBL<\/a> is a free Android camera app whose main hook is its lack of aggressive computational processing. If you&#8217;re ever put off by the unnatural highlights or colors in smartphone photos and would prefer to do your own post-processing, this app might be for you. (I also like how you can drag the white bar to switch between aspect ratios; drag it all the way down to see your photos.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Car rental savings:<\/strong> My pal Rich DeMuro had a <a href=\"https:\/\/richontech.tv\/p\/google-is-changing-how-we-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great list of travel apps in his latest newsletter<\/a>, but the one that really caught my eye was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoslash.com\/track\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AutoSlash<\/a>. Provide the site with your car rental information after booking, and it will email you if the price drops. That way you can cancel and rebook at the lower rate. (The site, which is free to use, earns a commission when you rebook through its links.) I don&#8217;t have any rental bookings to try this with yet, but I&#8217;m looking forward to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spend wisely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This section of the newsletter may include affiliate links, which earn me a commission if you wind up purchasing something.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newegg is currently selling Microsoft 365 (i.e. Office) subscriptions at deep discounts. Microsoft 365 Family is on sale <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails%3Fsdtid%3D19563936%26ItemList%3DCombo.4870967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for $90 with a year of NordVPN<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails%3Fsdtid%3D19563936%26ItemList%3DCombo.4870969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with a year of MalwareBytes Premium<\/a>, versus a regular price of $130 for Office alone. Microsoft 365 Personal is on sale <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails%3Fsdtid%3D19563936%26ItemList%3DCombo.4870979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for $50 with NordVPN<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails%3Fsdtid%3D19563936%26ItemList%3DCombo.4870981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with MalwareBytes Premium<\/a>, compared to $100 for just Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know how I feel about <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/do-you-really-need-a-vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VPNs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/05\/05\/extra-antivirus-is-still-overkill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extra antivirus<\/a>, but these are good prices for Office even if you ignore the throw-ins, and you should be able to apply them to an existing account to extend your subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other notable deals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best Buy Essentials 100W charger with USB-C and USB-A ports <a href=\"https:\/\/fxo.co\/JBKF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for $18<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anker 140W charger (3x USB-C, 1x USB-A) <a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/EboeSi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for $60 new<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/fxo.co\/JDJ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$51 open-box<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need some cheap earbuds? JLab&#8217;s Go Air Pop+ are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nSg4TS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selling for $10<\/a> when you clip the on-page coupon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sadly, $16 for a 128 GB MicroSD card is a <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2Fseort%2F916374305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good price these days<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sonos Roam portable speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonos.com%2Fen-us%2Fshop%2Frugged-adventure-set-roam-2-otterbox-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drops to $134<\/a> with a free rugged Otterbox case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy Watch 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fquickshipelectronics.com%2Fproducts%2Fsamsung-galaxy-watch-8-40mm-silver-smartwatch-w-two-chargers-sm-l320nzscxaa-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drops to $160 open-box<\/a> with promo code <strong>SLICKDEALS<\/strong>. Includes two wireless chargers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New low for the latest MacBook Air, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uGCcDE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now starting at $900<\/a>. (B&amp;H is also taking <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bhphotovideo.com%2Fc%2Fproduct%2F1957237-REG%2Fapple_mba_m5_28_13_macbook_air_m5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$150 off the 32 GB RAM models<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LG&#8217;s 32-inch 6K alternative to Apple&#8217;s Studio Display <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e6AtBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hits a new low at $1,300<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Thanks for reading!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy this newsletter, please consider <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">becoming a paying member<\/a>. 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