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As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away

The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Snapchat users say they’re deleting app after introduction of new AI chatbot

"I'm gonna uninstall Snapchat, and delete this AI whilst I'm at it"

Wales Online · May 10, 2023

US families struggle following end of pandemic-era food benefits

The US Congress has cut back expanded COVID-era food assistance benefits, creating strain for some low-income families.

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2023

Work requirements proposal included in debt ceiling bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26, 2023, voted 219-210 to pass H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which aims to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and includes provisions related to work requirements for certain able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)…

Ballotpedia · May 1, 2023

3 grads share how Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's loan forgiveness changed their lives

Spiegel and wife Miranda Kerr gave Otis College of Art and Design its biggest gift ever. The students who benefitted are still wrapping their minds around it.

Fortune · Apr 30, 2023

Social media's battle for creators comes to earnings calls

But some platforms, like Alphabet's YouTube, gave creators more love than others this quarter.

Fortune · Apr 28, 2023

SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which nearly 43 million low-income Americans get help buying groceries. The House bill calls for this policy to apply to adults as old as 55,…

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2023

The AI backlash begins: Snapchat fans revolt against ChatGPT-powered bot

Snapchat's wider rollout of its 'My AI' chatbot has been met with a backlash from users – and the app has just responded.

TechRadar · Apr 26, 2023

'I tested Snapchat's creepy AI function that users are ditching the app over'

Snapchat's new AI feature has been rolled out to non-premium customers, but users are concerned for their personal data and general safety as the AI cannot be removed

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Snapchat’s My AI chatbot is making people paranoid as it ‘knows your current location’

Snap insists that the ‘experimental’ bot can access your location only with your permission. So what’s all the fuss about and how can you get or delete My AI?

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023