OTR Backup 06/19/2025

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• Everything we know about the 2026 Nissan Leaf - Ars Technica

  Active thermal battery management and a NACS fast-charging port are new features.

• Firefox quietly starts testing Perplexity AI as a built-in search engine - 9to5Mac

  As part of a new experiment, Perplexity AI is now being offered as an optional search engine directly in the Firefox address bar.

• Google Maps is riddled with major flaws and no one is talking about it | Creative Bloq

• 4 arrested on auto theft-related charges near Premier Ford’s home | CKDR

  Premier Doug Ford says he was the victim of an attempted theft. Ford told the story while speaking of the need...

• No silver lining for Oilers after coming up short in Stanley Cup Final again - Sportsnet.ca

  The Oilers are as good as any team in the NHL but are in the unfortunate position of being the runner-up to the Panthers once again.

• Want to ditch Windows? This Linux distro makes that transition easy | ZDNET

• 5 Android phones you should buy instead of Trump's T1 Phone

  The Trump phone is real, and it's ... something. Before spending $499 on it, here are five other phones you should buy instead.

• Gemini & NotebookLM for all ages - Deploy Learning

  Google announced that it will make Gemini available to even more students, faculty, and staff! Gemini app and NotebookLM, part of Google's AI-powered Google

• One of Canada’s biggest insects is called the ‘toe biter’

  The giant water bug only attacks when threatened, and is found in Ontario ponds and lakes. It can also fly, and is sometimes mistaken for a bat.

• What Makes Cuban Coffee Different?

• If you’re a Gmail user it’s time to implement these critical security steps | Tom's Guide

• We Started Grouping Students by Reading Ability vs. Grade. Here’s What Happened – The 74

  Berg: Educators teach skills that every student in the room is ready for. There’s no guessing and no watering down instruction.

• Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI's talent with $100M offers | TechCrunch

  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that Meta tried to poach its employees with nine-figure offers, but failed to recruit OpenAI's best people.

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