OTR Backup 02/15/2025

• Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug presents a Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at a criminal presidency

  Support your friendly neighborhood independent comic strip: SIGN UP FOR THE INNER HIVE and you'll get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic at least a day before publication. Plus other exclusive ...

• Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 review: Incrementally better than its predecessor...again

  The Galaxy Watch 7 is a capable companion for Samsung phones with an accessible Health app, reliable activity tracking and zippy performance. But the AOD battery performance holds it back.

• The Best AI-Free, Encrypted Alternatives to Google Docs | Lifehacker

• Waze gets a big update that makes it easier to navigate to your favorite places | TechRadar

• Donald Trump's SEVEN bizarre moments on his wildest day since returning as US President - Mirror Online

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• Millions of Google users alarmed after discovering new AI tool they can't turn off — here's the latest on the controversial update

  Google's Gemini Workspace tool is one of the many new AI variations adopted by a tech company.

• Elon Musk Says His New AI Chatbot Is 'Scary Smart'—And Arriving in Weeks - Decrypt

  Elon Musk claims Grok-3 has found solutions "you wouldn't even anticipate," and that the AI chatbot features an uncensored “unhinged mode.”

• 12 Canadian wines & beers you can get at grocery stores in Ontario instead of buying American - Narcity

  If you want to buy Canadian, here's what you can spend your money on!

• Ford campaign calls premier's 'sparky' comment a 'poor-taste joke'

  Officials with Doug Ford's re-election campaign are attempting to walk back comments made by the premier in which he reportedly called for a return to capital punishment in Canada.

• Teacher explains equity, tells students why they can’t be treated equally and it's eye-opening - Scoop Upworthy

• Grandma Overhears Daughter Assuming She’ll Babysit On Valentine’s, Makes Other Plans On Purpose | Bored Panda

  This grandma was asked out for Valentine's and planned to go, despite her daughter who's a teen mom thinking she would babysit instead.

• The Donovan song that Paul McCartney said is one of his favorites

  Formed by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, The Beatles were certainly the most important band of the 1960s. However, many other artists also changed the course of music during that decade, and some of them, unfortunately, are not as well known as the Fab Four. Advertisement One of them is Donovan, […]

• Altman hails ChatGPT as an "oracular system" for broad needs | Windows Central

• How AI Is Reshaping Teachers’ Jobs

  Artificial intelligence is changing the way teachers work, learn, and teach.

• How to use Riffusion AI to make your own music | Tom's Guide

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