OTR Backup 02/27/2026

• Trump has made the swamp his own

• The era of human web search is over: Nimble launches Agentic Search Platform for enterprises boasting 99% accuracy

• Before You Turn On Firefox's AI Kill Switch, Consider Keeping These 6 Features | PCMag

• Got an Old Android or iPhone Sitting in a Drawer? Turn It Into a Free Security Camera in Just 3 Steps - CNET

  Breathe new life into your outdated smartphone by transforming it into a helpful home security tool.

• Perplexity reveals Computer, and it wants AI agents to do all your work - Digital Trends

  Perplexity Computer lets Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT 5.2 collaborate on the same task. The feature is live for Max subscribers today.

• Everything you need to know before taking your Canadian passport photo - NOW Toronto

  With passport renewals comes preparing for photos and specifications. Here's everything you need to know before getting your picture taken.

• I tried every free image editor, and the one that stuck wasn't GIMP

  GIMP isn't the benchmark anymore

• This hidden Windows setting is slowing down your SSD — here’s the fix

  A default Windows policy may quietly throttle your SSD speed.

• 'Final show of disrespect': Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule

  Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the Amherstburg, Ont., plant and shift production to the United States. The closure, which will affect […]

• I moved to Canada after it topped global rankings, but nothing prepared me for the reality - Narcity

• Former Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder’s ‘insatiable curiosity’ taught him to never coast on his expertise | Fortune

  Even after building trillion-dollar products, Steve Jobs never pretended to have all the answers. That’s the lesson that stuck with Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief design officer, who worked alongside the late cofounder for nearly 15 years.

• Superagers’ Brains Keep Growing New Neurons - Neuroscience News

  Superagers maintain exceptional memory by growing new hippocampal neurons at twice the rate of their peers.

• Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union speech : NPR

  President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.

• Do You Wake Up at the Same Time Every Night? Here’s Why | SELF

  Sleep experts explain why you keep waking up at 3 a.m. and how to break this cycle for better sleep.

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