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Vladivostok is drawing attention after reports that a messaging channel posted hundreds of calls for violence against local schoolchildren, prompting a prosecutor's office review. The city also saw a mass road accident in which a Chinese driver allegedly rammed dozens of cars and injured people, with six hospitalised, plus a substation failure in the region that left some 650,000 residents without water.
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Singapore's Land Transport Authority has opened a public consultation on restructuring certificate of entitlement categories, including a proposal to merge Category A and Category B for cars into a single category. Observers say the changes could resolve classification disputes between mass-market and premium models, but warn that combining the categories would likely push COE premiums higher, drawing keen interest from drivers and dealers.
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A former police officer argues the case for Flock, the automated license plate reader camera network now used by thousands of US law enforcement agencies. The essay defends the technology's role in solving crimes and recovering stolen vehicles, while addressing common privacy objections. The piece is drawing attention and debate over the trade-off between public safety gains and mass surveillance of drivers' movements.
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A car drove into a crowd of NRL fans, leaving 10 people injured. The Newcastle Knights chief executive has extended support to the victims in the aftermath of the incident. Details about the driver's motive and the victims' conditions have not been confirmed, but the story is drawing wide attention in Australia and abroad.
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A browser-based mini-game called Mass Driver is drawing attention among tech enthusiasts. The game challenges players to solve routing puzzles set across the solar system, testing how efficiently they can plan trajectories and logistics. Early reactions are casual and curious, with players trying it out during the workday and comparing notes on routes and scores.
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Investors are buying CD Projekt RED shares en masse, and the surge is not linked to the Witcher 3 remaster or the company's other releases. Tech media note that the buying wave has other drivers, fueling speculation about what is drawing new money to the Polish studio behind Cyberpunk 2077.
- 7Surveillance Firm Flock Cutting Staff Amid Backlash▼Amid Backlash, Surveillance Company Flock Is Cutting Staff https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.moth erjones.com/politics/
Surveillance company Flock is laying off staff following growing public backlash over its camera networks and data-sharing practices, according to Mother Jones. The report comes as cities and residents increasingly push back against the company's automated license plate readers, with privacy advocates arguing the systems enable mass tracking of drivers. The layoffs have fueled debate over whether public resistance is beginning to hurt the surveillance industry's business.
- 8Millions of Chinese drivers hit highways as national holiday begins●This is how the scene looks with the start of the official national holiday in China... Millions of drivers set out yest
China's official national holiday has begun, with millions of drivers leaving major cities to travel to their hometowns and villages with their families. Footage shows long lines of vehicles packed on the highways as the mass holiday exodus gets underway. The annual travel rush, typical of major Chinese holiday periods, has again turned key routes into gridlocked corridors as families reunite across the country.
- 9Driver charged with attempted murder after students struck on Massachusetts campus▼Driver charged with attempted murder after Mass. college students struck on campus, school says
A driver in Massachusetts has been charged with attempted murder after students at a college in the state were struck on campus, according to the school. Details about the victims' conditions, the suspect's identity, and what led to the incident have not yet been released. The charge of attempted murder suggests authorities believe the act was intentional.
- 10Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'●Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' Article URL: https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/fede ral-ju
A federal judge has described Flock Safety's license plate surveillance network as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance,' according to TechCrunch. The ruling criticizes the company's widespread camera systems used by police across the US, raising fresh legal questions about warrantless tracking of drivers' movements. Flock's cameras are deployed in thousands of communities, making the decision significant for privacy advocates and law enforcement agencies alike.
- 11Judge rules automated license plate search violated Fourth Amendment▼'Indiscriminate mass surveillance': Judge says ALPR search violated Fourth Amendment in meth case
A judge has ruled that a search using automated license plate reader data violated the Fourth Amendment in an Oklahoma methamphetamine case, describing the practice as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'. The decision raises questions about how law enforcement can use ALPR databases that track drivers' movements, and could affect prosecutions built on such surveillance data.
- 12Judge Rules Flock Camera Search Was Mass Surveillance, Tosses Evidence●Judge Calls Flock Search 'Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,' Throws Out Evidence https://gizmodo.com/judge-calls-flock-s
A judge has thrown out evidence obtained through a Flock license plate camera search, describing the practice as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance.' The ruling suggests courts are pushing back on how widely law enforcement can query networks of automated license plate readers that track drivers' movements across cities. The decision could shape how police use such systems in future prosecutions.
- 13Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'●Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
A US federal judge has sharply criticised Flock, the license plate surveillance company used by police departments across the country, describing its network of cameras as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'. The ruling adds to growing legal and privacy scrutiny of automated license plate readers, which track the movements of millions of drivers and are increasingly challenged in court as an overreach by law enforcement.