Vincent Larouche
@vlarouche.bsky.social
Journaliste, chef des enquêtes au quotidien La Presse à Montréal.
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Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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“I like to be a gentleman. It’s important to be chic.”
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I like to be a gentleman. It’s important to be chic.”
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
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“What ChatGPT says about politics — or anything — is ultimately what the people who created it say it should say, or allow it to say; more specifically, human beings at OpenAI are deciding what neutral answers to those 500 prompts might look like and instructing their model to follow their lead.”
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Is a Warning
The centibillionaire’s Wikipedia clone is ridiculous. It’s also a glimpse of the future.
nymag.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“What ChatGPT says about politics — or anything — is ultimately what the people who created it say it should say, or allow it to say; more specifically, human beings at OpenAI are deciding what neutral answers to those 500 prompts might look like and instructing their model to follow their lead.”
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Les vrais amis ne laissent pas leurs amis consommer des fausses nouvelles…
Reportage ce matin par @nicholasderosa.bsky.social et moi.
Ces faux médias plagient des articles de vrais médias à l'aide de l'IA.
Puisque l'IA ne peut pas reproduire texto des citations des textes originaux, elle fait tout simplement en halluciner de nouvelles. Très cool! 🙃
Ces faux médias plagient des articles de vrais médias à l'aide de l'IA.
Puisque l'IA ne peut pas reproduire texto des citations des textes originaux, elle fait tout simplement en halluciner de nouvelles. Très cool! 🙃
De faux « médias locaux » générés par IA apparaissent sur Facebook
Des sites web propulsés par l’intelligence artificielle (IA) se présentant comme des médias locaux comblent l’absence d’actualité sur Facebook depuis le blocage des médias canadiens en 2023. Ils repre...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Les vrais amis ne laissent pas leurs amis consommer des fausses nouvelles…
L’ex-employé d’Hydro-Québec accusé d’espionnage économique au profit de la Chine a commencé à témoigner pour sa défense mardi. Il a expliqué avoir reçu peu d’instructions sur les règles à suivre au sein de la société d’État et avoir été tenu à l’écart par ses collègues.
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Chercheur accusé d’espionnage | « J’avais l’impression que les gens ne voulaient pas vraiment me parler »
L’ex-employé d’Hydro-Québec accusé d’espionnage économique au profit de la Chine a commencé à témoigner pour sa défense mardi au palais de justice de Longueuil. Il a expliqué avoir reçu peu d’instruct...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
L’ex-employé d’Hydro-Québec accusé d’espionnage économique au profit de la Chine a commencé à témoigner pour sa défense mardi. Il a expliqué avoir reçu peu d’instructions sur les règles à suivre au sein de la société d’État et avoir été tenu à l’écart par ses collègues.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
« Le Seigneur a donné, le Seigneur a repris », comme on dit.
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Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Le logo des Hells Angels sera retiré du cimetière
Le diocèse de Saint-Jean–Longueuil se dit « scandalisé » par l’érection d’un monument aux couleurs des Hells Angels dans un cimetière de Saint-Basile-le-Grand et promet que les inscriptions sur la pie...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
« Le Seigneur a donné, le Seigneur a repris », comme on dit.
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nowadays every app wants to be a platform, and platform logic requires that they become the *only* platform.
that's why they all start as Specific: The Tool That Does A Thing and five years later announce they're rebranding as Totalizr: We Manage Your Life
that's why they all start as Specific: The Tool That Does A Thing and five years later announce they're rebranding as Totalizr: We Manage Your Life
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
nowadays every app wants to be a platform, and platform logic requires that they become the *only* platform.
that's why they all start as Specific: The Tool That Does A Thing and five years later announce they're rebranding as Totalizr: We Manage Your Life
that's why they all start as Specific: The Tool That Does A Thing and five years later announce they're rebranding as Totalizr: We Manage Your Life
Depuis l’apparition de l’imposante stèle des motards la semaine dernière, le diable est aux vaches dans le diocèse Saint-Jean-Longueuil. lp.ca/zXW8A2?shari...
Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Les Hells Angels érigent un monument peu catholique en plein cimetière
La hiérarchie de l’Église a autorisé l’érection d’un monument très peu catholique en l’honneur des Hells Angels au cimetière de Saint-Basile-le-Grand, malgré l’opposition de fidèles qui refusaient cet...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Depuis l’apparition de l’imposante stèle des motards la semaine dernière, le diable est aux vaches dans le diocèse Saint-Jean-Longueuil. lp.ca/zXW8A2?shari...
La police a découvert plus de 2000 permis de conduire frauduleux délivrés au moyen d’un système de tricherie qui impliquait deux employés corrompus de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
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Enquête de l’UPAC | Plus de 2000 permis de conduire frauduleux grâce à un système de tricherie
La police a annoncé jeudi avoir découvert plus de 2000 permis de conduire frauduleux délivrés au moyen d’un système de tricherie qui impliquait deux employés corrompus de la Société de l’assurance aut...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
La police a découvert plus de 2000 permis de conduire frauduleux délivrés au moyen d’un système de tricherie qui impliquait deux employés corrompus de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
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Gen Z organizing more real-world, screen-free events! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
They’ve Come to Free ‘the iPad Babies’
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Gen Z organizing more real-world, screen-free events! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
Les enquêteurs du Bureau de l’inspecteur général de Montréal (BIG) ont débarqué mardi chez un géant ontarien de la collecte de déchets, dans le cadre d’une vaste enquête sur l’emploi de travailleurs au noir comme éboueurs dans la région métropolitaine, a appris La Presse.
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Enquête sur des contrats municipaux | Des éboueurs payés au noir avec les fonds publics
Les enquêteurs du Bureau de l’inspecteur général de Montréal (BIG) ont débarqué mardi chez un géant ontarien de la collecte de déchets, dans le cadre d’une vaste enquête sur l’emploi de travailleurs a...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Les enquêteurs du Bureau de l’inspecteur général de Montréal (BIG) ont débarqué mardi chez un géant ontarien de la collecte de déchets, dans le cadre d’une vaste enquête sur l’emploi de travailleurs au noir comme éboueurs dans la région métropolitaine, a appris La Presse.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is increasingly becoming a dominant part of our lives, and so are the technology’s risks that threaten users’ lives,” writes Steven Adler, the former product safety head at OpenAI. “People deserve more than just a company’s word that it has addressed safety issues.”
“A.I. is increasingly becoming a dominant part of our lives, and so are the technology’s risks that threaten users’ lives,” writes Steven Adler, the former product safety head at OpenAI. “People deserve more than just a company’s word that it has addressed safety issues.”
Opinion | I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’
A.I. companies need to do more to show the proof behind their claims.
nyti.ms
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is increasingly becoming a dominant part of our lives, and so are the technology’s risks that threaten users’ lives,” writes Steven Adler, the former product safety head at OpenAI. “People deserve more than just a company’s word that it has addressed safety issues.”
“A.I. is increasingly becoming a dominant part of our lives, and so are the technology’s risks that threaten users’ lives,” writes Steven Adler, the former product safety head at OpenAI. “People deserve more than just a company’s word that it has addressed safety issues.”
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New from me: The Ontario government’s anti-U.S. tariff ad will run multiple times during the U.S. broadcast of World Series game 1 Friday, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump “terminated” trade talks with Canada over the commercial.
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Ontario anti-tariff Reagan ad will run on U.S. broadcast of World Series despite Trump anger
US President Donald Trump says he has "terminated" trade talks with Canada, taking issue with an ad featuring former president Ronald Reagan
nationalpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New from me: The Ontario government’s anti-U.S. tariff ad will run multiple times during the U.S. broadcast of World Series game 1 Friday, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump “terminated” trade talks with Canada over the commercial.
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Virtually every digital technology of this century has been designed to feed and flatter the worst parts of yourself
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Virtually every digital technology of this century has been designed to feed and flatter the worst parts of yourself
La mafia montréalaise s’est enrichie outrageusement ces dernières années grâce aux fraudes de type « grands-parents » qui se répandaient comme un cancer aux États-Unis. Un flot de diamants importés de New York a permis de rapatrier au Québec les profits de ce cruel racket.
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Fraudes de type « grands-parents » | Comment la mafia s’est enrichie sur le dos des aînés
La mafia montréalaise s’est enrichie outrageusement ces dernières années grâce aux fraudes de type « grands-parents » qui se répandaient comme un cancer aux États-Unis. Un flot de diamants importés de...
lp.ca
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
La mafia montréalaise s’est enrichie outrageusement ces dernières années grâce aux fraudes de type « grands-parents » qui se répandaient comme un cancer aux États-Unis. Un flot de diamants importés de New York a permis de rapatrier au Québec les profits de ce cruel racket.
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“We’ll be here in 100 years and he won’t.” Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, recently discussed Elon Musk’s attacks on the platform, building trust online and more. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” nyti.ms/48ybyEJ
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“We’ll be here in 100 years and he won’t.” Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, recently discussed Elon Musk’s attacks on the platform, building trust online and more. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” nyti.ms/48ybyEJ
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Des fraudeurs qui ont arnaqué des aînés américains plaident coupables. Ils ont utilisé un stratagème connu (fraude type "grands-parents")mais l'ont poussé à un niveau très sophistiqué. Les aînés sont traumatisés.
Entrevue @vlarouche.bsky.social
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Entrevue @vlarouche.bsky.social
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Des fraudeurs qui ont arnaqué des aînés américains plaident coupables
Un réseau de fraudeurs utilisait un stratagème sophistiqué pour détrousser des aînés de milliers de dollars. Plusieurs accusés ont plaidé coupables. Isabelle Richer reçoit Vincent Larouche, journalist...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Des fraudeurs qui ont arnaqué des aînés américains plaident coupables. Ils ont utilisé un stratagème connu (fraude type "grands-parents")mais l'ont poussé à un niveau très sophistiqué. Les aînés sont traumatisés.
Entrevue @vlarouche.bsky.social
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Entrevue @vlarouche.bsky.social
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David Di Rienzo n’a pas voulu écouter jusqu’à la fin la lecture des lettres de personnes âgées victimes de son réseau de fraude.
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Fraudes de type « grands-parents » | Plusieurs accusés plaident coupable à des crimes « crapuleux »
Sans exprimer le moindre remords, le chef d’un réseau de fraudes de types « grands-parents » a quitté la salle d’audience au palais de justice de Montréal jeudi, pendant que le procureur de la Couronn...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
David Di Rienzo n’a pas voulu écouter jusqu’à la fin la lecture des lettres de personnes âgées victimes de son réseau de fraude.
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Yuesheng Wang ne comprenait pas le français, même après 6 ans chez Hydro-Québec. Et ce sont ses propres avocats qui insistent sur ce point, dans le cadre de son procès pour espionnage économique au profit de la Chine.
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Accusé d’avoir offert des secrets à la Chine | L’absence de maîtrise du français au cœur du procès
Même au terme de six ans passés à l’emploi d’Hydro-Québec, le chercheur Yuesheng Wang demeurait incapable de comprendre le français. Pouvait-il donc maîtriser les règles qui encadraient son travail ? ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Yuesheng Wang ne comprenait pas le français, même après 6 ans chez Hydro-Québec. Et ce sont ses propres avocats qui insistent sur ce point, dans le cadre de son procès pour espionnage économique au profit de la Chine.
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Simon Drouin rend un si bel hommage à Olivier Jean 🥺 lp.ca/PB4S5d?shari...
Notre meilleur
Olivier Jean, photographe à La Presse depuis 2013, est mort subitement à l’âge de 48 ans. Récompensé des dizaines de fois au cours de sa carrière, il a fait de la couverture sportive l’une de ses spéc...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Simon Drouin rend un si bel hommage à Olivier Jean 🥺 lp.ca/PB4S5d?shari...
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imagine overhearing your 12-year-old threaten to fuck their opponent’s mom over Xbox live and they are speaking to Bashar al-Assad
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
imagine overhearing your 12-year-old threaten to fuck their opponent’s mom over Xbox live and they are speaking to Bashar al-Assad
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)