OTR Backup 05/16/2025

• 50 Rare Photos That Allow Us To See Things From A Different Perspective (New Pics) | Bored Panda

• Cartoon: MAGA wishlist

• The 5 most customizable Linux desktop environments - when you want it your way | ZDNET

• "We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law | TechRadar

• Google wants to make stolen Android phones basically unsellable - Android Authority

  Google is upgrading Factory Reset Protection in an upcoming Android 16 release to make it much harder for thieves to sell stolen phones.

• 25 years later, Walkerton, Ont., bears the scars but has bounced back

• Toronto Maple Leafs falling apart in playoffs and fans can't be surprised anymore | Sports

  The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing that thing again, and let's not pretend any of us are actually shocked by another playoff failure.

• How to use your Android phone as a webcam when your laptop's default won't cut it | ZDNET

• Windows 11's May update brings a heap of new features | PCWorld

  One such feature is the ability to use "natural language" queries to search for files in File Explorer.

• A strange green dot on your screen? Here’s what your phone is telling you - Talk Android

  Privacy concerns have become a central focus for smartphone users worldwide. With digital threats evolving daily, Android has introduced subtle yet powerful

• This new Canadian coin looks like a colourful dime but it's worth so much more (PHOTOS) - Narcity

  It features a boat sailing through blue waters.

• Google offers AI certification for business leaders now - and the training is free | ZDNET

• ‘The entire 407 should be free,’ Ontarians react to Ford government’s plan to cut gas tax and remove Highway 407 East tolls - NOW Toronto

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s latest plan to ease the cost of living has sparked reactions from residents, with some praising the permanent gas tax cut and Hwy. 407 East toll removal, while others remain skeptical of its impact.

• Microsoft Defender Review: Decent Antivirus, No Installation Required | PCMag

  Microsoft Defender Antivirus does a decent job of securing Windows 10 and 11 PCs without other antivirus protection, though it can't beat the best free or paid third-party tools.

• Trump crosses the line on the U.S.-Canada border - The Globe and Mail

  The U.S. President’s insults about the ‘artificially drawn line’ is not just an attack on this country

• Canadians ‘scared’ to cross border now, Washington state business says | Globalnews.ca

  'Right now, we're at a plateau at 60 per cent down revenue,' Josie Frodert, manager of Ship 49, a parcel service in Blaine told Global News.

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