OTR Backup 04/26/2025

• Cartoon: Tyranny fighters

  A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | How the GOP becoming more MAGA could be bad for the GOP Campaign Action

• Trade war: Donald Trump is tanking one of America’s greatest exports.

• The top 6 GNOME extensions I install first (and what they can do for you) | ZDNET

• Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates | TechSpot

  Weinberg described his estimate as a "back-of-the-envelope" calculation, based on Chrome's vast user base and global reach – a figure that far exceeds previous estimates, such as...

• Galaxy vs. Pixel Watch: The battle of the faces | Android Central

• Toronto Public Health has issued a worrying new travel warning to Ontarians - Narcity

  Toronto Public Health has issued a worrying new travel warning, advising Ontarians that measles is just a "plane ride away" amid an increasing number of measles cases in the province.

• Elections Canada says it’s managing long ballot with 90 candidates challenging Poilievre - The Globe and Mail

  Poilievre is in a tight race against Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, who has been waging an intense ground battle in the Ottawa-area Carleton riding

• This Ontario provincial park is surrounded by stunning beaches and a lighthouse

  Located a three-hour drive from Toronto, MacGregor Point Provincial Park is the ideal weekend trip for adventurers and nature lovers alike.

• 44 Unhinged Ways People Use ChatGPT

  “Baby, you wouldn’t even believe the insane use cases I’ve unlocked with ‘ChatGPT.’”

• Windows 11: 12 tweaks that maximize your PC's speed | PCWorld

  Make your Windows 11 computer boot faster, get rid of unnecessary features and maximise performance with these tips.

• Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch

  Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.

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• Yahoo wants to buy Chrome | The Verge

  Yahoo wants to buy or build a browser to boost its search business, an executive testified in the Google search remedies trial.

• Microsoft set to make huge Windows change — and it's hoping you won't notice | Laptop Mag

• People are Googling fake sayings to see AI Overviews explain them - and it's hilarious | ZDNET

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• Apple is launching 15+ new products later this year, here’s what’s coming - 9to5Mac

  Apple has already launched five new products this year, but there are a whopping 15+ more in the 2025 lineup. Here’s what’s coming.

• The Hidden Cost of Overthinking | Psychology Today

  Stuck in a thought spiral? It’s not about fixing your thoughts; it’s about feeling your way back to clarity. Here’s how.

• TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025: As I write this discussion (2am on Friday, April 25th, 2025), we’re quite a few days away from Tuesday, April 29th, 2025. Having said that, I’ve been carefully monitoring this strengthening trend on the forecast models for several days now and seeing them consistently sugge

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