OTR Backup 07/24/2025

• Afraid of losing your design job to AI? This McDonald's story might help you sleep better | Creative Bloq

• Steve Nease cartoon, July 22, 2025

• YouTube removes nearly 11,000 propaganda videos, primarily from China and Russia | TechSpot

  An update from Google's Threat Analysis Group reveals that of the nearly 11,000 YouTube channels removed in Q2, more than 7,700 of them were linked to state-sponsored...

• Do people click on links in Google AI summaries? | Pew Research Center

  In a March 2025 analysis, Google users who encountered an AI summary were less likely to click on links to other websites than users who did not see one.

• Samsung Galaxy A56 Out Now in US - Tech Advisor

  After a wait of more than four months, you can finally buy the Samsung Galaxy A56 in the US

• People don't trust AI but they're increasingly using it anyway | ZDNET

• I dropped Gemini for Bixby for a week, and I’m so glad that I did - Android Authority

  Google Gemini has been extremely slow on my smartphone of late. So, I switched to Samsung's Bixby for a week. Here are my findings.

• Canadian researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks from AI content - TimminsToday.com

• 7 'old people' sayings that are actually solid life advice at every age - Upworthy

  ​"Make all your words sweet because tomorrow you may have to eat them."

• Oben rorr ez: the electric moto cheaper than an iPhone

  You’ve got to have a trick or two up your sleeve if you intend to break through a crowded EV market. And Indian two-wheeler startup Oben Electric has done just that by making its first electric motorcycle available on Amazon to a market of more than 150 million people.

• Keep it up, nasty Canadians - The Globe and Mail

  Canadian customers rejecting U.S. products worries Donald Trump the most

• Incredible Alternate-Angle Shots Of Historical Moments That Will Change How You See Them (32 Pics) | Bored Panda

  Alternative angles of famous historical photos.

• 20 Best Books for Men: Classic Novels That Shape Perspectives - Every Man Should Read at Least Once!

  Explore 20 classic novels every man should read for a deeper perspective on life, ambition, and success. Start your journey today!

• I replaced my Microsoft account password with a passkey - and you should, too | ZDNET

• Mexico asks US to repatriate 14 nationals held in 'Alligator Alcatraz'

• Why fireflies are everywhere this summer | Popular Science

  The bioluminescent bugs of summer still need our help to stave off extinction.

• Never say die: Ozzy Osbourne's life in photos

  Heavy metal "Prince of Darkness." Hard-living showman. Lovable reality TV dad. Osbourne's life was a rock 'n' roll roller coaster.

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