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Cartoon: But, you see, Biden was old! A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy - Ars Technica Research firm blames outdated DRM tech, Facebook ads, Amazon hardware, and more. I Spoke With Some of the Most Private People Online, and Here's What They Sacrifice | Lifehacker Google Veo 3 AI video is dangerously lifelike, and we're not ready. | Mashable Google's new Veo 3 AI video generation model is a huge leap forward, and the world isn't ready. The 4 best AI image generators of 2025 | Mashable To find the best AI image generator, we tested the top models ...

Bright - The Perry Bible Fellowship The Perry Bible Fellowship Can you spot fake news videos? Google's new AI tool makes it harder to know what's real The Ontario government plans to remove tolls on a portion of Highway 407 - Cottage Life Cottage owners may have a new option for bypassing Highway 401 traffic on their cottage commutes. During a May 13 press conference in Pickering, Ont., Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced new legislation that would remove tolls on part of Highway 407. Here's what it means. Ottawa revives electric vehicle incentives: What this means for your wallet How Bluetooth traffic readers will use your phon...

Dinosaur Comics - May 28th, 2025 - awesome fun times! this comic... might be the best comic? The Arc Browser Is Dead, but the Firefox-Based Zen Is a Great Alternative | Lifehacker I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to give it an instant battery boost | ZDNET Here's what it will be like on Toronto's new direct train to Muskoka After more than a decade without passenger rail service, the long-anticipated Northlander is officially returning to Ontario's rail network next year… ‘This is outrageous,’ Canadians react to Donald Trump claiming Canada is ‘considering’ becoming the 51st state - NOW Toronto Canadians are rea...

Questionable Content A fan-favorite app for reading things later is going dark. Use this instead. Report: 184 million Facebook, Google, and Microsoft passwords leak | Mashable A cybersecurity researcher claims that 184 million passwords have leaked, exposing users' credentials for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and more. Firefox 139 adds experimental AI-powered link previews- 9to5Mac Firefox 139 brings an AI-based feature that opens a small pop-up with a preview of a link’s content. Here’s how to test it out. Texas signs into law online safety bill reportedly opposed by Apple's Tim Cook | TechCrunch Gov. Abbott of Texas off...

How to get 2FA codes on your desktop when your phone is MIA | ZDNET The Education Vigilante - Existential Comics Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is Reaching End of Life — Here are Your Options Don’t Let Microsoft Kill Your Windows 10 PC—Do This Instead Weather forecasting improves with AI, but we still need humans | Popular Science University of Waterloo study warns against using AI for self-diagnosis Canadian wins 100-km ultramarathon while stopping to breastfeed her baby along the way ...

Australia fast-tracks first-ever machete ban after weekend attack Donald Trump works at Walmart | May 25 editorial cartoons | The Week Quieter Classrooms May Help Calm Kids, Study Shows - Drugs.com MedNews Google’s AI Is Burying the Web Alive Hundreds mourn at Walkerton, Ont., school vigil for teacher, students killed in crash Firefox 138 turns the address bar into a command center | TechSpot Firefox just gave its address bar a cool upgrade in version 138, transforming it into a versatile command center. Beyond typing URLs, users can now enter commands.....

Whatever happened to … – doug — off the record Leftover comics - The Oatmeal These are some comics I submitted to The New Yorker. High school students are totally behind and addicted to their phones—it's making teachers crazy and driving them to quit | Fortune With over 400,000 unfilled teaching roles in the U.S., burnout and low pay are driving educators away from the profession. Google Confirms Gmail Upgrade Offer—You Must Decide Carefully Do not say yes until you understand the risks. Google and Samsung are making Android work like a desktop Walkerton teacher...

Where I get my ideas from - The Oatmeal This comic contains the magic secret of how I get ideas for comics Norton's AI-First Neo Browser Lets You 'Focus On What Really Matters' Mozilla is shutting down Pocket – here are the 3 best bookmarking alternatives | TechRadar This Google Chrome update could change the fundamentals of browsing - here's who gets to try it first Mark Carney's daughter could be among international students caught in Harvard-Trump fight Ontario adding 2,600 teacher candidate spaces amid shortage - Elliot Lake News ...

#TheMoment an Ontario woman found two robin moms sharing a nest Steve Nease cartoon, May 23, 2025 macOS App icons Google's Sergey Brin Says Computer Scientists 'Should Not Be Retired' - Business Insider How to generate AI images in Google Docs with Gemini | Tom's Guide Big blaze erupts at Walkerville industrial site in Windsor Skilled pickpocket dupes audience while stealing man's watch - Upworthy He duped the whole audience at the same time, right in plai...

Greenland Signs Lucrative Minerals Deal with Europe in Blow to Trump Political Cartoon - The Spirit Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Username Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password Login You Can't Trust Everything Generative AI Tells You. Here's What to Do About It - CNET 15 Hilarious Google AI Fails That Made Us Laugh Please don't eat at least one small rock per day because an AI chatbot told you to eat at least one small rock per day. Ticks in Ontario: Are they on the rise? Not to tick you off, but the height of tick season i...

Cartoon: Preparing for hurricane season U.S. college student pleads guilty in data breach that affected North American schools At Google I/O, AI that never hallucinates mistakes | Mashable At Google I/O 2025, the company announced a slew of new AI features, while ignoring a major problem with AI models: hallucinations. You can now try Google's AI tool that browses Chrome for you Project Mariner, Google's AI agent that browses Chrome for you, is getting more powerful — and coming to more people. Why Are Some Business Owners Ditching OpenAI for This Less Expensive Tool? | Entrepreneur GPT-4o, Midjourney, Gemini, and other AI ...

Cartoon: Promises made, promises kept As always, if � you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, � Sparky’s List! � You can get it in your inbox or read it on ... Ubuntu 25.10 will Have a Brand New Terminal (and Image Viewer) Google and University of Michigan are bringing AI job-ready skills to all U-M students Mozilla Just Patched Two Firefox Zero-Days Discovered at a Hacking Contest | Lifehacker How to identify poison ivy with AI — never get a rash again Google I/O 2025: New ChatGPT tricks befo...

How Music Can Emotionally Reshape Your Memories - Neuroscience News A new neuroscience study reveals that music can alter the emotional content of our memories when played during recollection. Toronto Maple Leafs logo on the Stanley Cup What Is a PC? I Thought I Knew—Then I Got This The P stands for personal, and here's what that now means for me. What does it mean to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ all cookies, and which should I choose? Cookie consent pop-ups are annoying, but it’s worth understanding what you’re agreeing to. I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail, but is the price of privacy worth it? Proton Mail offers privacy via end-to-end ...

Ominous Abandoned Places - Ominous Database of abandoned places. Discover abandoned building, ghost towns, industrials, farm houses, mansions, creepy places, and more Whatever happened to … – doug — off the record … water? This is a series of posts that I’ve added to the blog on a recurring basis.  It gives me a chance to reflect on things from the past and ask myself “Whatever happened to them” a… Mighty Mouse in “Triple Trouble” (1948) | Microsoft just fixed a 9-month-old Windows bug, which is why it's the perfect time to try Linux | Laptop Mag 5 Features Windows Should Steal From Linux Mint ...

Cartoon: Universal prescription A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� ‘That's BS’: Democratic lawmaker rips RFK Jr. over research ... Your Chrome and Android devices just got useful assistive features for free - here's what's new | ZDNET Nest Hub problems strike owners: Is your smart display broken? - Android Authority Over the past week, a number of reports have surfaced of Nest Hub displays refusing to boot, but a fix should be on the way soon. Google is readying its AI Mode search tool for primetime | Mashable See all the latest AI news of the week, from Google's AI mode showing up in odd places to the new Pope's surprising views on artificial intelligence. ...

Cartoon: One man's democracy is another man's trash YouTube has a new ad format fueled by Gemini — and it might be the worst thing I’ve ever heard | Tom's Guide ‘Everybody is afraid’: Mayor, union respond to Georgian campus closure - Orillia News untitled Is the pope a mathematician? Yes, actually – and his training may help him grapple with the infinite Before becoming the pope, Robert Prevost gained a degree in mathematics. Your brain chemistry changes after just three days of silence Research shows that the brain changes after just ...

50 Rare Photos That Allow Us To See Things From A Different Perspective (New Pics) | Bored Panda Cartoon: MAGA wishlist The 5 most customizable Linux desktop environments - when you want it your way | ZDNET "We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law | TechRadar Google wants to make stolen Android phones basically unsellable - Android Authority Google is upgrading Factory Reset Protection in an upcoming Android 16 release to make it much harder for thieves to sell stolen phones. 25 years late...

Cartoon: It's a bribe, it's a plane ... Why Does the Word “Traditional” Have a Negative Rather Than a Positive Ring? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Several years ago one of my seminar students presented her project report. She had been examining a “flipped” course that she and 40 other Stanford University students were taking along… 10 things I always do after installing Ubuntu to instantly improve the experience | ZDNET Now GNOME is Replacing its Default Video Player Android 16 may be my favorite Google software design overhaul yet - here's what's new | ZDNET ...

'Peanuts Tamagotchi' lets you raise Snoopy & friends in time for the comic's 75th anniversary 900 People Are Collectively Driving an 'Internet Roadtrip' on Google Street View Google is trying out a new look for its iconic rainbow-colored G - Android Authority Instead of a four-color G logo, Google is starting to introduce a new rainbow gradient look, beginning with its iOS and Android apps. How to use ChatGPT freely without giving up your privacy - with one simple trick | ZDNET Government of Canada jobs for nurses are available and you can earn up to $113,000 - Narcity Federal agencies are hiring nurse practi...