OTR Backup 05/21/2025

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• 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 before Gemini upgrades?

  With Google I/O 2025 event just one day away, will we see any surprise ChatGPT livestream events from OpenAI like last year?

• Canadians boycott U.S. products, travel

• Ontario's glittering amethyst mine is reopening and you can pick handfuls of purple gems - Narcity

  You might be familiar with pick-your-own flowers or fruit, but at this spot, you can actually pick your own gemstones. Ontario's dazzling amethyst mine is reopening for the season, and it's a sparkly purple dreamland.

• High Levels of Arsenic Found in Popular Rice Brands

  New tests by advocacy group Healthy Babies Bright Futures found elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in popular brands such as Ben's Original, Goya, and Lundberg. Here's what to know.

• HP is bringing Snapdragon chips to its more affordable laptops

  HP refreshed its OmniBook 5 laptops with Snapdragon chips for improved performance at an affordable price.

• If you use the YouTube app, change these 5 settings immediately

  The YouTube app is an essential part of any Android phone. And with a few settings changes, you can make it even better.

• Your Android Phone and Windows Now Play Together Better Than Ever

  Using Phone Link is about to get a lot easier.

• There's a huge Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Ontario 600 feet underground

  Buried 600 feet beneath solid granite in Ontario lies a colossal relic of Cold War military engineering — the NORAD North Bay Underground Complex, be…

• 'Metacognitive Laziness': How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work | KQED

  Two studies indicate students are using chatbots in a way that undermines what they learn.

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