OTR Backup 05/05/2026

• Greatest political cartoons in recent years

  Look back at the best political cartoons from the USA TODAY Network that captured the past decade of political cycles.

• The more young people use AI, the more they hate it | The Verge

  Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows.

• ChatGPT's more civilised grandad Ask Jeeves shuts down forever | News Weird | Metro News

  Ask Jeeves, which is fondly remembered as one of the go to search engines in the late 90s and early 2000s, was shut down over the weekend.

• Ontario expert explains passkeys as alternative to passwords

  Ontario cybersecurity expert Dave Lewis explains one stronger alternative to passwords. Here’s how you can start using it.

• ‘Feels like we’re in the pandemic’: Why most Canadians are limiting or cancelling road trips this summer

• ‘Restart And Shut Down’—Microsoft Confirms Windows Update ‘Disruption’

• Gemini app getting full redesign that overhauls every part of the UI

  Google has been working on a Gemini app redesign for the past few months, and we now have our first look at the full overhaul.

• Your CPU isn't slow—your RAM settings are holding it back

  A factory default is slowing down your entire PC.

• 5 Linux commands that replaced my desktop apps

  I went down a terminal app rabbit hole—and it was so good I ended up deleting some of my graphical apps.

• Dell Pro Max 14 Premium Review: Tiny, Tough, and Thoroughly Professional | PCMag

• Microsoft’s faster, less annoying Windows 11 is coming into focus | PCWorld

  Microsoft is starting to roll out its promised changes to make Windows 11 cleaner, calmer, faster, and more productive.

• Yes, you should probably be nicer to your AI — here's why that's not as ridiculous as it sounds - Digital Trends

  You've probably felt it — that slightly hollow, going-through-the-motions quality when an AI interaction goes flat. Science is starting to explain why that happens, and who's responsible for it.

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