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WARNING: This story discusses substance use and the toxic drug crisis. Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medical training — who …
Read More »Fact check: Grok tells users fake Tel Aviv video is real
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Read More »Ontario considers giving TTC special constables power to arrest drug users
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ontario is considering changes to legislation that could allow special constables to arrest people using drugs …
Read More »Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 starts now
Eyes around the world are turned to Australia as its world-first ban on social media for users under age 16 takes effect. The tough new law aims to block Australian children and younger teens from addictive social platforms and harmful content online. As the country awakens on Dec. 10, the …
Read More »Health Canada expands recall on Oster toaster ovens that have burned some users
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Health Canada is expanding a recall for a number of Oster toaster oven models due to a malfunction with the product’s glass French doors that can cause …
Read More »OpenAI will allow mature content, including erotica, to verified adult users as of December
OpenAI will allow mature content for adult ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday. “As we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our ‘treat adult users like adults’ principle, we will allow even more, like erotica …
Read More »ChatGPT now lets users create fake images of politicians. We stress-tested it
New updates to ChatGPT have made it easier than ever to create fake images of real politicians, according to testing done by CBC News. Manipulating images of real people without their consent is against OpenAI’s rules, but the company recently allowed more leeway with public figures, with specific limitations. CBC’s visual …
Read More »TikTok tells U.S. users it will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ starting Sunday
TikTok told users in the United States late on Saturday it would be “temporarily unavailable” on Sunday when a law banning the app takes effect in the U.S. Users logging on were met with a message that said the law would “force us to make our services temporarily unavailable. We’re …
Read More »Ontario plans for tougher encampment rules stir emotional debate, including among Thunder Bay shelter users
Although she’s had no permanent home for two years, Bunny Chief says she often gives up her space at the overnight shelter so others have a warm place to sleep. “I try to make room for everybody else because I do have a little heater in my tent,” she said. But …
Read More »‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures
Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose. A few years ago, while at a supervised consumption site in downtown Toronto, he overdosed on fentanyl, with the powerful opioid working to shut down his body. A staffer rushed to give him an opioid …
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