OTR Backup 03/17/2025

• Steve Nease cartoon, March 15, 2025

• Nvidia to unveil new AI chips at GTC 2025: What to expect

  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote address at the AI chipmaker's GTC developers conference

• 6 Creative Ways To Use Your Smart Speakers At Home

  Transform your home with the power of smart speakers! Discover creative, fun, and unexpected ways to make your daily life easier, more entertaining, and connected. From personalized music experiences to hands-free control, your smart speaker is about to become your new best friend.

• The 5 Best alternatives to the soon-to-be-defunct Skype - Talk Android

  Skype is dead and giving way for Microsoft Teams. If you're planning to jump ship, here are some great alternatives.

• Which Ontario cities are most at risk of flooding?

  With heavy rain expected for some parts of Ontario this weekend, you might be thinking about flooding. One study ranks cities by flood risk across the province. Is your community on the list?

• U.S. Added to a Global Human Rights Watchlist | TIME

  The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.

• Canada's fastest internet providers were ranked and Elon Musk's Starlink crashed & burned - Narcity

  Someone had better check on Elon.

• Mississauga to remove American flags from sports arenas, Port Credit pier

  Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish says the city will remove American flags from several locations across the city and replace them with Canadian ones

• Made in Canada prodcts: A full list of Canadian brands to shop at the grocery store as Carney officially sworn in as Prime Minister

  Here's a list of Canadian made products and food brands to make it easier to support our businesses at home.

• Trump's trade war is fueling Canadian interest in deregulating liquor

  Canada’s retaliation against Trump’s tariffs is fueling an unexpected push to deregulate its own restrictive liquor laws.

• Hudson’s Bay plans ‘immediate’ liquidation of entire business - National | Globalnews.ca

  In a late Friday announcement, Canada's oldest company said it couldn't secure the necessary financing to keep at least some of its empire alive.

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