OTR Backup 03/27/2025

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  Julian Kelly, Google Quantum AI's director of hardware, told CNBC quantum computers may only be about five years from a breakthrough.

• Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance

• What are your rights at the U.S. border? Can phones or laptops be searched?

• We’ve outsourced our confirmation biases to search engines - Ars Technica

  Forcing the use of general search terms can help people change their minds.

• How Long Do Animals Live? — Cool Infographics

  How Long Do Animals Live? is from Compton’s Pictured Encyclopedia from 1943 a, depicting the life expectancy of mammals, birds, other vertebrates, and invertebrates. The zig zag style really helps to condense the long timeline into a condensed infographic. I’m generally not a fan of winding timel

• My Entire Body Is Still In Complete Shock After Seeing These 25 Fascinating Pictures For The Very First Time Last Week

  Now that right there is something.

• An Astronomer Calculated the Exact Day a Star Will Blow—and It’s This Week

  The rare nova explosion—once it happens—will be so bright that you'll be able to spot it without a telescope.

• Canada's summer forecast is out early and here's where 'scorching' weather will be - Narcity

  When will summer heat arrive in Canada? ☀️

• Apple is launching 15+ new products later this year, here’s what’s coming - 9to5Mac

  Apple has already launched five new products this year, but there are a whopping 15+ more in the 2025 lineup. Here’s what’s coming.

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.