OTR Backup 07/12/2025

• America’s best idea, dismissed

• Claude for Education: AI can access your school courses

  Anthropic gave Claude for Education a few big upgrades, including the ability to connect to more sources and support for new universities.

• Niagara Launcher wants to take the hassle out of finding your perfect home screen

  One touch can change it up

• Perplexity Comet browser launches: One reason to avoid it

  Perplexity launched its own browser called Comet, and I have a big reason to avoid it. Spoiler, it’s not the price.

• Bridle Path Mansion Is Toronto's Second-Most Expensive Listing

  If you have $32 million burning a hole in your pocket, you may be interested in Toronto's latest Bridle Path mega-mansion listing. The estate hit the market on Wednesday with a $32,570,000 asking price, making it one of the most expensive publicly listed properties in Toronto, second only to a $34.5...

• Toronto landmark to be redeveloped with huge towers as tall as 96 floors

  A developer that claimed it would not add towers to a beloved Toronto landmark has revealed plans to add three enormous skyscrapers to the very site …

• Tallest, fastest roller coaster in North America to open at Canada’s Wonderland this weekend

• Why I'm deleting Firefox for good - and which browser's never let me down

• Intel's New CEO: We're Not a Chip Leader Anymore

• The Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks amazing, but I'm not buying it for one reason

  Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 has an ultra-thin design, improved cameras, and more. It looks utterly fantastic — but I'm not going to buy it.

• Gemini AI can now turn photos into videos | The Verge

  Gemini’s new photo-to-video capability is powered by Google’s Veo 3 video model, and can transform reference images into eight-second videos complete with audio.

• Microsoft replaces legacy JavaScript engine to improve security in Windows 11 | TechSpot

  Microsoft officially retired JScript years ago, along with proper support for the original Internet Explorer browser. However, the JScript engine still lingers in modern Windows installations, posing...

• This Linux distro combines the best parts of Windows and MacOS - and it's gorgeous | ZDNET

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.