OTR Backup 05/02/2025

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• Meta's news blackout in Canada causes problems during election

• Meta AI is coming for ChatGPT

  Meta released a standalone Meta AI app that rivals ChatGPT: Here's the good, the bad, and especially the ugly.

• Redditor accidentally reinvents discarded ’90s tool to escape today’s age gates - Ars Technica

  The ’90s called. They want their flawed age verification methods back.

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• Google just made scanning documents more convenient on Android

  Google has quietly made a useful tweak to document scanning functionality on Android phones. Here's what to expect.

• A meteorite once hit Ontario & now there's a trail into the crater

  Algonquin Provincial Park is not one to miss this spring but if you need a reason to visit, let it be the Brent Crater trail.

• Ontario considering change to length of teachers’ college, documents suggest | Globalnews.ca

  The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers' college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, according to documents.

• Stephen Colbert pokes Trump after Canada election result

  Late night host Stephen Colbert joked about Canada’s election results and how the country elected a prime minister who “ran on an anti-Trump platform.”

• Windows 7 took forever to load if you had a solid background. Now we know why | PCWorld

  Users who used a single-color background in Windows 7 sometimes had to wait longer to log in.

• How Nike's manufacturing failed in North America

• Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere | Live Science

• USB flash drives are going extinct. Use these alternatives instead | PCWorld

  USB flash drives are increasingly being sidelined. Here's why, and what better alternatives exists.

• Financial advice: Changes to your taxes, post-election

  Incumbent PM Mark Carney has pledged to make life more affordable for Canadians through targeted tax cuts and new incentives. Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew takes a closer look at what the Liberals are proposing, what it could mean for you, and when Canadians might start noticing a difference.

• Not just Poilievre — these familiar MPs also lost their seats in Canada’s election - National | Globalnews.ca

  While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh lost their seats, there were other high-profile MPs who didn't win re-election.

• If your Windows support is ending, it's time to learn Linux. Here's the best distro for beginners | ZDNET

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