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Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)

Transgender people can be baptized, Vatican says (www.axios.com)

Transgender people can be baptized in the Catholic Church and serve as godparents, per an official Vatican document published Wednesday....

New restrictions placed on Xiaomi's bootloader unlocking process (www.androidauthority.com)

Seems like Xiaomi is heavily clamping down on bootloader unlocking in China. Global versions also have a new restriction: no updates without locked bootloader.

Over a week later Apex Legends is still broken on Linux / Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)

US Senate Democrats block Republican bid to aid Israel, not Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week, but that provides no assistance for Ukraine’s war against Russia. “Our allies in Ukraine can no more afford a delay than our allies in Israel,”...

Bing Chat so hungry for GPUs, Microsoft will rent them from Oracle (www.theregister.com)

Heroic Dose, Rule (slrpnk.net)

‘Legend of Zelda’ Live-Action Movie in the Works From Sony, Wes Ball – The Hollywood Reporter (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Movie Announced by Nintendo (comicbook.com)

Assassin’s Creed Red To Feature First Assassin That Actually Existed (insider-gaming.com)

Germany designates AfD regional party 'extremist' (www.dw.com)

California Has Spent Over $4M In Taxpayer Dollars On Gender Surgeries For Prisoners: Report (freebeacon.com)

California since 2017 has spent more than $4 million of taxpayer money on surgical sex changes and cosmetic “gender-affirming” enhancements for 157 inmates, including 4 on death row

Dating apps lose their luster with college students (www.axios.com)

By the numbers: 79% of respondents — college and graduate students around the country — said they don’t use any dating apps even as infrequently as once a month.

Team Trump Mulling Deploying Military to Streets on Day 1 if Elected: Report (www.thedailybeast.com)

The former president’s allies are developing a plan that would immediately deploy the military to the streets against potential demonstrators.

Microsoft Teams' oddest feature is getting a major upgrade | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)

White House announces $16.4 billion in new funding for 25 passenger rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (www.whitehouse.gov)

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JCPS [Louisville, Ky] cancels 47 bus routes following bus driver call-outs (www.wave3.com)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - JCPS has canceled 47 bus routes for Monday, Nov. 6 after 85 bus drivers called out as of Sunday night, according to officials.

UN agency heads make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)

Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death (apnews.com)

A stretch of street in Oakland, California, was renamed Friday for Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the killing of the hip-hop luminary....

Catcalling: Leipzig hat Kampagne gegen sexuelle Belästigung gestartet (www.l-iz.de) German

Could World of Warcraft finally come to console? The MMO's executive producer says "we talk about it all the time" (www.gamesradar.com)

A huge number of companies still think they're missing out on AI | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)

German court bans LinkedIn from ignoring "Do Not Track" signals (stackdiary.com)

The court found that LinkedIn cannot ignore “Do Not Track” signals sent by users’ browsers. These signals allow internet users to opt-out of having their online activities tracked. Despite receiving these signals, LinkedIn still announced on its website that it engages in tracking for analysis and marketing purposes. The...