OTR Backup 08/22/2025

• Funny random pics

• Cartoon: Isn't it ironic?

  A cartoon by Clay Jones.

• Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills - CNET

  Try asking your thermostat to make up a bedtime story.

• How to Spot and Avoid Phishing Scams With AI Search Results

  Learn how AI-powered search results can lead to phishing sites and discover essential tips to protect yourself from malicious URLs.

• Google Docs Is Getting One Of NotebookLM's Best Features Read More: https://www.bgr.com/1945928/google-docs-gemini-create-audio-versions-documents/

• Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in court earned him fame online, dies at 88 | Entertainment News | thecanadianpressnews.ca

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” has died.

• I Tried Microsoft’s Take on AI Notes, and Google Should Be Worried | PCMag

• 'What’s one skill people don’t have anymore?' - 21 incredibly useful nuggets of expertise that may be lost forever - The Poke

  Life changes at an incredibly rapid pace nowadays, and the things that used to be vital for us to be able to do quickly become completely obsolete. Sometimes that’s a good thing, as anyone who has ever spent a long time dialling an international number on a rotary phone will tell you. Sometimes, it’s not. […]

• Hundreds of Thousands of User Chats With AI Chatbot Grok Are Now Public - CNET

  Photos and other uploaded documents from chats are also visible on the website of Elon Musk's rival to ChatGPT.

• 3 Folk Songs From the 1960s That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

• This Is the Letter I Want Every School Leader to Send to Parents (Opinion)

  Here’s how principals can start off on the right foot with students and their families.

• What is Nano Banana, and is it really the end of Photoshop? | Creative Bloq

• American man who kayaked to Canada says he's claimed asylum, wants to find peace

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