OTR Backup 08/14/2025

• Cartoon: Authoritarian art

• Sorry, Microsoft: your latest attempt to get people to switch over to Edge in Windows 11 is crossing a line | TechRadar

• I hate Google Search's AI overviews, so I replaced them with Brave

  I've gone from avoiding AI summaries to actually using them to help me get a quick overview of topics and finding links to the best sources.

• AI Models Least & Most Likely to Invent Information

• I found a Google Maps alternative that won't track you or drain your battery

• How to turn your beginner AI prompts into powerful results | Digital Trends

  Turn your beginner AI prompts into star-studded AI asks with our expert guide.

• Siblings' drowning deaths in Dryden, Ont., prompt calls for school swimming lessons

• Airports had to make strict change to X-ray machines after there was horror over what they were able to actually see – Supercar Blondie

• These 3 Tools Are All You Need to Eliminate Windows 11's Tracking

  You use Windows 11 every day, but do you know how much it tracks you?

• Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI review: a gaming laptop for (relatively) performance-hungry creatives | Creative Bloq

• I’ve been testing ChatGPT-5 — these 3 features are brilliant | Tom's Guide

• Canadians think these grocery stores are the most expensive so we checked prices to find out - Narcity

  Where will you pay the most for products?

• These Google Maps tricks make life so much easier

  Unlock Google Maps' secret powers

• This free tool installs Windows 11 on any PC without any bloatware | PCWorld

  Flyoobe is the evolution of Flyby11, containing everything that made it great plus more features like debloating and customizations.

• The Best (and Worst) Teacher Advice for Starting the New School Year (Opinion)

  How teachers are reconnecting with their joy of teaching, counseling new colleagues, and decorating their classrooms.

• “Essentially identical” logo reignites a 40-year brand war | Creative Bloq

• Chatbots learned to write from us. Can AI now change the way we think?

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