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OTR Backup 05/17/2024

31 Comics With Absurd Situations And Unexpected Endings By This Artist | Bored Panda A new front in the browser wars has opened in Europe The iPad Pro 2024 is proof that Apple needs to blow up iPadOS and start over | Tom's Guide Quilt is a heat pump system that’s pretty smart - The Verge We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem - The Verge Kitchener introduces new 'continuous sidewalk' | CTV News Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores. Retailers sa

OTR Backup 05/16/2024

Stop what you're doing. Snoopy is real and her name is Bayley. - Upworthy Google’s broken link to the web Apple Needs to Play Catch up in AI to Google, OpenAI The 4 biggest Google Search features announced at Google I/O 2024 | ZDNET OpenAI now has an AI model with vision, and everyone else should be scared | Android Central What The Beer Store is offering for free May 17-20 11 Surprising Foods That Are Better Than a Therapist

OTR Backup 05/15/2024

Don't Buy a New TV Without These 8 Features What Ever Happened to MapQuest? | TechSpot 15 Unbelievable Facts About the World That Will Make Anyone Seem Cultured OpenAI Just Killed Google Translate with GPT-4o TTC descends into complete morning chaos due to subway outage ChromeOS may add 3 cutting-edge features to Chromebook | Laptop Mag OpenAI snubs Windows 11, launches ChatGPT desktop app first on Mac | Windows Central

OTR Backup 05/14/2024

[ANALYSIS] A Rube Goldberg cartoon of our inconvenient reality Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds - Anchorage Daily News 4 reasons you should try Arc, the internet's new favorite browser AI Briefing: Generative AI and search are becoming increasingly intertwined — and top of mind - Digiday AI answer war heats up as OpenAI, Google, Microsoft ready new AI-powered search tools Google Maps is getting two helpful new features in its latest update | TechRadar

OTR Backup 05/13/2024

Dark Web Vs Deep Web Explained: What's The Difference? I'm hardly excited for a new Chromecast when Google filled Android TV with ads Android in the time of AI - The Verge Google Drive Full? Here's How to Save Money on Digital Storage - CNET A glossary of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency terms you need to know New supermarket opening in Toronto neighbourhood that's had enough of Metro Resident calls out city's abandonment of century-old transit system: 'The wires came d

OTR Backup 05/12/2024

5 blustery cartoons about the Stormy Daniels testimony | The Week This awesome browser extension will give you the Microsoft Copilot sidebar inside Google Chrome | Windows Central Rex Murphy's Obituary written in the style of a Rex Murphy editorial - The Beaverton Words you should never Google and what happens if you do Google Maps vs Apple Maps vs Waze: Which is best? Brews News: Here's a six-pack of interesting Mother's Day destinations | London Free Press M4 already? Here’

OTR Backup 05/11/2024

Listowel, Ont. football player drafted, despite only three years of experience | CTV News Paper lids on Tim Hortons coffee cups are 'woke': London-area MP | London Free Press 8 things I desperately miss about living in Ontario after moving to BC - Narcity Toronto’s offices are emptying out. The city wants to know what to do with them - Toronto | Globalnews.ca Hamilton couple finds over 800 real Group of Seven landscapes | CBC News Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here .

OTR Backup 05/10/2024

10 Looney Tunes Characters You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Google will give you the Pixel Tablet for free if you trade-in an iPad Fake web shop ring steals 850K credit card numbers | PCWorld New ChatGPT web search service being released soon - Geeky Gadgets Donald Trump's Trial Earned The Most Attention For Him Farting, Falling Asleep In Court Little new money coming to public school board next year, staff say, despite provincial changes | CBC News Record-breaking Ontario-U.S. border

OTR Backup 05/09/2024

24 Cartoons That Are Definitely Not for Children City reverses home run-ban at Toronto west-end baseball diamond | CTV News Poor Reception on Your iPhone or Android? Here's What You Can Do - CNET Google: No Clear Signs That AI Is Creating Malware Yet | PCMag Three invasive species living in the Great Lakes - The Weather Network New AI search engine Upend emerges from stealth with 100 LLMs | VentureBeat “Couldn't stomach the cost of living”: Canadian shares why she moved to Taiwan

OTR Backup 05/08/2024

Major North American Cities Replaced by Major Cities Across the Atlantic on the Same Latitude - Hasan Jasim Sue Dewar cartoon, May 7, 2024 | Toronto Sun How To Use Google’s Gemini AI Shortcut On Chrome Address Bar For Free - Tech The 8 Chromebook extensions AP's ChromeOS expert can't live without AI Doesn’t Threaten Humanity. Its Owners Do | Scientific American 8 AI chatbots you should use instead of ChatGPT | Digital Trends I Live In Toronto And Haven’t Paid Rent For A Year. Her

OTR Backup 05/07/2024

Social Fixer for Facebook fixes annoyances, adds features, and enhances existing functionality to make Facebook more fun and efficient 5 dogs we want on our screens when MeTV Toons launches Arc is the best new browser for Windows - The Verge Did You Know Copilot Has Plugins? Try These 4 Now ChromeOS adopts a new default font – and surprisingly, I don’t hate it | TechRadar 7 biggest app annoyances — here’s what drives us up a wall with mobile apps | Tom's Guide If AI Harms A Patient,

OTR Backup 05/06/2024

Unriddle | Faster research As closing arguments in Google's monopoly trial wrap up, other tech giants watch closely : NPR ChromeOS gets better multitasking and Wi-Fi traffic prioritization - The Verge Chilling reason house on ordinary street has been blurred out on Google Maps How to Change Your Monitor Settings on Windows and macOS | Lifehacker This Week in AI: Generative AI and the problem of compensating creators | TechCrunch Microsoft uncovers a security flaw impacting Android ap

OTR Backup 05/05/2024

Banned Bluey Episode "Dad Baby" Uploaded To YouTube Acer Aspire Go 15: This $300 laptop is a killer value | Tom's Guide Google says passkeys are now used by over 400 million accounts, and over a billion sign-ins | TechSpot 7 once-popular PC programs that are now outdated | PCWorld Google rolls out ChromeOS 124 with faster snapping, inspired by Windows 11 'Shameful': Ontario Liberal leader blasts Ford government at Orillia conference - Orillia News WRDSB to lay off 1

OTR Backup 05/04/2024

Steve Nease cartoon, May 3, 2024 | Toronto Sun Yes, Even Your Poor Mouse Has AI Now The best Chromebooks for students in 2024 | Popular Science The AI arms race become a competition for ‘expert’ data - Fast Company You haven't truly experienced Toronto unless you've been to 8 of these 14 tourist spots - Narcity Teacher’s cellphone pledge sparks dramatic change in the classroom - The Globe and Mail How to Close Laptop and Use Monitor - CNET

OTR Backup 05/03/2024

Twisteddoodles on lab-grown food | New Scientist Mac browser Arc hits Windows and sends Edge to the bin | Trusted Reviews The BASIC programming language turns 60 | Ars Technica Chrome’s Built-In AI Is the Biggest Update to the Browser in Over 15 Years As Loblaw boycott begins, what to know about all the company’s brands - National | Globalnews.ca What to expect with Ontario's 110 km/h speed limit on some highways | Ottawa Citizen This $5 million Toronto home hasn't been on the ma

OTR Backup 05/02/2024

LetsView AI directory, a collection of artificial intelligence tools Nickelodeon's 'SpongeBob SquarePants' celebrates 25 years : NPR 'Did I get the blue comment?': How TikTok activists are leveraging an unexpected platform feature | Mashable OpenAI to Launch Google Search Alternative Soon Warning issued over one word you should never say if you think you’re on a scam call I Tried Google Lens to Do a Skin Check—Here's What Happened - Parade Hammerhead worms spotted