OTR Backup 04/13/2025

• Gen Xers share 17 things you'll never see in restaurants anymore - Upworthy

  ​ "Cafeterias in discount stores. K-Mart had a delicious orange drink that I absolutely loved."

• Cartoon: Rollercoaster ride

• Don't pay more for Windows Pro's advanced features. Use these free tools instead | PCWorld

  Some Windows Pro functions are also interesting for users of the Home edition. However, an expensive upgrade is not necessary because free programs offer the same features.

• Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks

  Microsoft is testing a new Defender for Endpoint capability that will block traffic to and from undiscovered endpoints to thwart attackers' lateral network movement attempts.

• Apple Maps Is Finally Available on Android Devices—but I Won't be Making the Switch

  Apple Maps goes cross-platform with a mobile browser version that works on Android devices.

• Woman 'bored' at work visits her grandparents’ house on Google Maps — a stunning discovery left her crying at desk - Amplify Upworthy

• What happened after someone managed to buy the official Google domain for just $12 - News - UNILAD

  A man ended up buying Google's domain name but eventually agreed to part ways with it on one condition.

• Elon Musk Reportedly Doing Something Horrid to Power His AI Data Center

  New footage has found that Musk's xAI, is using 35 methane gas generators to power its "Colossus" supercomputer facility.

• ChatGPT will remember everything you tell it now - like a real personal assistant | ZDNET

• Biometrics vs. passcodes: What lawyers recommend if you're worried about warrantless phone searches | ZDNET

• Is your phone secretly listening to you? Here's an easy way to find out | PCWorld

  If you suspect that you're phone is eavesdropping on your conversations there is a simple test to do to discover the truth.

• Not buying a new car? How Trump’s auto tariffs will hit current owners too - National | Globalnews.ca

  Experts say you don’t need to be in the market for a new car for Trump's auto tariffs to hit you. Existing car owners will feel the pinch too.

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• Microsoft unveiled a breathtaking 50th-anniversary Surface Laptop | Windows Central

• 'A crushing blow': GM to temporarily halt, then reduce production at CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll

  The union that represents 1,200 workers at the General Motors (GM) CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says the company will temporarily halt and then reduce production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van — a move that’s expected to result in hundreds of indefinite layoffs. “GM has informed Unifor that CAMI Assembly will initiate temporary […]

• This is Alberta's most famous tree and it's older than Canada

  Along Crowsnest Highway, just east of Bellevue, you'll find Alberta's famous Burmis Tree, and if you blink, you might just miss it!

• Canadian snowbirds included in U.S. registration proposal

  A federal judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government and carry documentation, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country.

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