OTR Backup 02/06/2025

• Today's political cartoons - February 4, 2025 | The Week

• Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says

  Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do. Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.

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• A February surprise: The latest Android update quietly delivers fixes and features you'll want | ZDNET

• Chrome got you down? Try this mindfulness-themed browser | Mashable

  Built by Norwegian browser maker Opera, Opera Air says it's "the first browser built around the concept of mindfulness." Mashable tested it.

• Google Gemini's lock screen update is a game-changer for my phone | ZDNET

• 20 Forgotten English Words That Are Very Relevant Today. - The Language Nerds

  Like the universe, language is in a constant state of change and evolution. That's how old and dying languages fuse into new languages. Language evolves whether we like it or not. Also, a certain language

• Video: Made in Canada vs. Product of Canada: Understanding labels to buy Canadian - The Globe and Mail

  There are plenty of items marked product of Canada or made in Canada, but what do these terms really mean when looking to buy Canadian products? Business reporter Erica Alini outlines what to look for.

• Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America: Unable to Know "What’s True,” We Will Slide, “Without Noticing, Back into Superstition & Darkness” (1995) | Open Culture

• Ventoy is the tool every PC builder and OS changer should use | Windows Central

• Southern Ontario is forecast to get 'messy' winter weather with 'heavy' snow and freezing rain - Narcity

  Toronto and the GTA could get five to 10 cm of snow on Thursday! ❄️

• Firefox surprises no one by adding AI to the browser | PCWorld

  Mozilla's Firefox is adding support for third-party AI services within its Windows browser, but it's not developing its own.

• 10 Samsung Galaxy Features All Android Phones Should Copy

  Take notes Google.

• Gamma AI vs PowerPoint : Which Presentation Tool is Best? - Geeky Gadgets

  Elevate your presentations with Gamma AI’s innovative features, from AI automation to seamless export and interactive tools. PowerPoint is now

• Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them - Business in Vancouver

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• AI PCs powered by Snapdragon: The new office assistant you can’t live without | PCWorld

  Snapdragon X Series laptops are at the forefront of the AI transformation.

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