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thestar.com is Canada’s largest online news site. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city.

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thestar.com > news > world > united-states > trump-agrees-to-new-bipartisan-ethics-provision-in-massive-crypto-bill-gop-aide-says > article_a705a761-a565-52ff-b146-47f24a57568c.html

Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (306+ words) The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N....

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thestar.com > news > world > europe > trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesn-t-want-to-cede-edge-to-china > article_ed221f49-24a2-57e5-ae0a-29901b439b5c.html

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (820+ words) While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify, though industry pioneers have raised such…...

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thestar.com > news > world > united-states > senators-from-both-parties-question-openai-on-breach-of-ai-startup-hugging-face > article_257c6a68-a104-54b8-9e8e-f3d50dcfdbce.html

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (433+ words) Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by…...

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thestar.com > entertainment > movies > movie-review-practical-magic-2-should-have-stuck-with-the-original-spell-book > article_6f51c686-4aa1-5075-8e98-6b2e02a9a0a0.html

Movie Review: 'Practical Magic 2' should have stuck with the original spell book

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (522+ words) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Stockard Channing, left, and Dianne Wiest in a scene from “Practical Magic 2.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dianne Wiest, from left, Sandra Bullock, Stockard…...

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thestar.com > politics > federal > proposed-law-falls-short-on-allowing-access-to-encrypted-messages-police-say > article_878c0adb-6937-4b60-884a-2adad4f28d33.html

Carney government’s lawful-access bill doesn’t go far enough on encryption, police say

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (888+ words) Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks in Ottawa on July 16, 2026. OTTAWA—The Carney government and Canadian police forces are at odds over how far new legislation should go in allowing investigators to access encrypted messaging data. Bill C-22, the proposed…...

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thestar.com > opinion > contributors > as-a-professor-at-the-start-of-a-new-school-year-i-ve-got-one-question-will-my-students-even-read-the-essays-ai-writes-for-them > article_ee4881c0-db3e-4ea2-b60e-56172939e446.html

As a professor at the start of a new school year, I’ve got 1 question: Will my students even read the essays AI writes for them?

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (469+ words) A placard bearing the message “Screens down, pencils up” is seen at a school-board meeting, in Ardmore, Pa., on May 11, 2026. September comes in clinging to the last vestiges of summer. It drags its heels, kicks up dust. It does not…...

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thestar.com > opinion > contributors > we-worry-social-media-is-unsafe-for-children-yet-we-put-ai-chatbots-in-their-classrooms > article_66db1dfe-7b4c-4ba6-b6bb-ff56b1d20b9d.html

We worry social media is unsafe for children, yet we put AI chatbots in their classrooms

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (222+ words) Opinion | We worry social media is unsafe for children, yet we put AI chatbots in their classrooms Toronto Star We worry social media is unsafe for children, yet we put AI chatbots in their classrooms The first 8 years of school…...

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thestar.com > news > world > united-states > heres-all-the-ways-that-data-center-controversies-have-transformed-the-midterm-elections > article_b269194c-19af-5772-85f6-cfa2ae776a17.html

Here’s all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (760+ words) It’s a dramatic shift from two years ago, when few people had even heard of a data center. But the late 2022 debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT ignited worldwide demand for chatbots and other generative AI products that typically require large amounts…...

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thestar.com > news > world > united-states > elon-musks-space-company-to-build-new-rocket-launching-site-in-louisiana > article_1faf7c7d-27ef-50cd-a498-0294e1cce3f6.html

Elon Musk’s space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the deal was a big win for the state and country, likening the impact of the new launch site to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. “Today is nothing short of a transformational moment,” he told lawmakers and…...

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thestar.com > news > world > united-states > trump-keeps-embracing-data-centers-even-as-they-become-toxic-in-midterm-races > article_fc9bfa86-3115-509d-b0be-ff17711bf428.html

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1135+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference addressing foreign influence in public education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) “If I were the mayor of a…...