OTR Backup 04/09/2025

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• I'm a Linux power user, and the latest Ubuntu update put a smile on my face | ZDNET

• How to make GIMP more like Photoshop | ZDNET

• Google is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals | TechCrunch

  Google's AI division, DeepMind, has reportedly resorted to using 'aggressive' noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K.

• You'll take my personal files from my cold, dead hard drive. Here's how to save yours | PCWorld

  A look at the importance of local computer files and how to cultivate your own file collection.

• These exciting tech companies in Toronto are hiring

  From Google to DoorDash to Microsoft, these are the exciting tech companies in Toronto that are hiring right now.

• Invasive carnivorous worm is in Ontario and here's how you should kill it | News

  The wandering broadhead planarian (Bipalium adventitium), or hammerhead worm, was first sighted in Ontario in 2017.

• These Ontario companies were named among best places to work in Canada for 2025

  The 2025 list of the Best Workplaces in Canada just dropped, and if you're currently on the hunt for a new job, you might want to check out these com…

• Election interference watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney - The Globe and Mail

  CCP-linked account on WeChat circulated article that chronicled praise of Carney as ‘rock star economist’ and ‘only adult in the room’

• The most popular AI tools of 2025 (and what that even means) | ZDNET

• These Instagram Accounts Share Random Images, And Here Are 58 Of The Funniest Ones

  You'd be surprised how many fans of random and chaotic memes there are out there on the internet.

• Chrome, Safari, Edge Warning—Do Not Shop On These Websites

  Getting this wrong is expensive—what to know.

• JD Vance Uses 1 Derogatory Word To Describe China, And People Are Disgusted | HuffPost UK Politics

• Apple Reportedly Flies Planes of iPhones to the US From India, China to Avoid Trump's Tariffs

• Revisiting those old photographs – doug — off the record

• Food for thought: I’ve finally found the best use for Google's AI Overview

  It's easy to hate AI Overview, but I tried to live with Google's AI search tool. During this time, I found the best way to use it.

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