OTR Backup 11/01/2024

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• Apple Found One of Chrome's 'Critical' Security Flaws | Lifehacker

• Shotcut 24.10 Releases With A New AI-Powered Feature

• Google Launches Perplexity Rival, Calls it 'Learn About'

  As part of its Learning Mission, Google has released a new tool called Learn About, which is focused on helping users extract knowledge efficiently from the internet.

• Google gives Gboard a glow up with this colorful new change

  Google appears to be testing a new look for the Dynamic Color theme for Gboard. The new look makes everything appear more uniform.

• If You'd Put $1,000 Into Google Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today | Kiplinger

• The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2024

  Live TV streaming services get you access to local stations, sports matches and cable networks. Here's a guide to picking the best service for you.

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• Nasty Windows 11 24H2 bug leaves you confused about the number of apps running on your PC

  Don't let Windows 11 24H2 fool you about the number of apps running!

• 7-year-old demonstrates how to prioritize with adorable 24-item To-Do list. - Upworthy

  She impressively managed to check off most of the 24 items.

• Daylight saving time is ending in Ontario this weekend

  On Sunday, Nov. 3, we'll all be turning our clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. out of daylight saving time, yet again.

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• 3D printing extraordinaire inspires others | CTV News

  If she can dream it, Dora Strelkova can likely make it a reality — as long as there’s a 3D printer nearby.

• Ontario reveals cost of moving alcohol to convenience stores and long-term plan for LCBO | Globalnews.ca

  The province for months remained tight-lipped on how much its Crown corporation in charge of alcohol sales could stand to lose from the deal.

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  Time alone offers unique psychological benefits, once you learn to embrace these quiet moments rather than escape them

• I didn't shut down my Windows 11 laptop for three months and here's what happened

  Find out if skipping shutdowns affect your PC

• Skill needed now more than ever – doug — off the record

  It doesn’t take long poking around before you read all kinds of articles about how jobs are going to go away because of AI. (Artificial Intelligence) I read one that I thought was headed that…

• Maya City of Epic Proportions Discovered Deep in Mexican Jungle : ScienceAlert

  Anthropologists have peered through the thick jungle of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and identified a long-lost Maya city with stepped temple pyramids to rival Chichén Itzá, Río Bec, and Tikal.

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