OTR Backup 03/28/2025

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• This is the most helpful new Linux tool I've tried in years - here's why and how I use it | ZDNET

• Update now! Chrome patches 'high risk' zero-day security flaw on PCs | PCWorld

  Google just released a new security update for Chrome on Windows that fixes a vulnerability that's already being exploited by attackers.

• I Always Avoid Using Social Logins, and You Should Too—Here’s Why

  Social logins are convenient, but you should avoid them where possible.

• You Won't Fall for Deepfakes if You Know These 6 Key Tips

  Deepfakes aren't as deceiving as you think, and there are some tell-tale signs you're being deceived.

• 8 Google Apps I’ve Ditched for Samsung’s Better Alternatives

  Google's got gaps. Samsung filled them.

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• What Canadians should know before they travel to the U.S. | National

  Canadians who plan to travel to the U.S. soon may be concerned about crossing the border amid heightened political tensions.

• I asked ChatGPT to make an image of a completely full glass of wine. It did | PCWorld

  “Create an image of a glass of red wine, filled all the way.” It's a prompt that stumps many AIs, but ChatGPT's updated image-generating engine can do it. (Don't ask for a clock, though.)

• Here are the EVs made in Mexico and Canada

• Trump thinks the 'tremendous goodies' for women in his tax bill will make him known as 'the fertilization president' - 17 top reactions - The Poke

  As part of Operation ‘Talk About Anything Except SignalGate’, Donald Trump addressed an event at the White House celebrating Women’s History Month, which is a bit rich coming from someone whose administration literally erased the records of women’s achievements in the forces and STEM under claims that they were DEI hires. He told the assembled […]

• Zorin OS 17.3 Release Replaces Firefox With Brave as Default Browser

• When Canadian snowbirds don’t flock south, the costs are more than financial

  The political environment in the United States is prompting some Canadians to reconsider seasonal travel to the U.S., with economic, social and health-care impacts.

• Is a hacker logged into your Google account? Here's how to check | PCWorld

  If someone’s lurking within your email, photos, and other files, you can boot them.

• People are turning iconic photos into art in the style of Studio Ghibli after ChatGPT update | TechSpot

  OpenAI just updated ChatGPT's image generator, and users have begun flooding social media with famous pictures reproduced in the anime style of Studio Ghibli. The results are...

• Ford calls for inflicting 'as much pain as possible' on U.S. after Trump tariff announcement

  Doug Ford says he fully supports retaliatory tariffs and inflicting as much pain as possible on Americans following latest Trump announcement

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