'Addictive' social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakers (apnews.com)
New York would restrict the way online platforms like Instagram and YouTube can collect and share children’s personal information and let parents keep their kids from being bombarded by “addictive” feeds from accounts they don’t follow, under legislation proposed Wednesday....
Remember this spring's $20M gold heist at Pearson? Brink's is suing Air Canada to get its money back (www.cbc.ca)
Brink's security is suing Canada's biggest airline for more than $20 million for allegedly letting a thief walk into an Air Canada facility at Pearson airport and walk out with gold bars and cash.
'Smokescreen': Sask. parent blasts lack of mental health supports amid 'Parents' Bill of Rights' debate (regina.ctvnews.ca)
Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition is highlighting the challenges faced by queer youth accessing mental health supports following the introduction of the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ in the legislature....
Winning $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot sold in California (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s the second-highest jackpot ever won in the multistate lottery game. The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot was in July....
Guatemala’s Indigenous leaders take to the streets in nationwide protests (www.aljazeera.com)
Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam 'bullying tactics' (apnews.com)
Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon....
"Personne n'accepterait aujourd'hui de faire 70 heures par semaine et de ne pas être rémunéré," les boulangers face à la crise (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr)
'Fed up' with decline of French, Quebec seeks tuition hike for out-of-province students at English universities (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
The Quebec government is proposing an increase in tuition fees for international and out-of-province students attending English-language universities as a way to protect the French language.
Business is going well (sh.itjust.works)
[Prime/GOG] The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters - Deluxe Edition (gaming.amazon.com)
Spooky adventure puzzle for Windows, Linux and Mac, free on GOG for Amazon Prime subscribers until 15th November
India games market projected to generate $868m in 2023 (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon explain what’s behind the largest DDoS attacks ever (www.theverge.com)
EXCAVATION UNCOVERS EARLY MEDIEVAL “FOLDING CHAIR” MADE FROM IRON (www.heritagedaily.com)
Archaeologists have uncovered a “folding chair” from the 7th century AD during excavations in the village of Endsee, located in Middle Franconia, Germany.
Ottawa’s $10-a-day child care plan off to ‘slow start’ in 3 provinces: report (globalnews.ca)
An analysis by public-policy group Cardus said the roll out of child-care expansion programs in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have all stumbled.
Israeli-Canadian reservists say they have ‘no choice’ but to report for duty (globalnews.ca)
Israeli-Canadian reservists say they're volunteering because they believe it's the right thing to do, even though they're not looking forward to combat.
Politisches Mikrotargeting: EU-Kommission schaltet irreführende Werbung für Chatkontrolle auf X – netzpolitik.org (netzpolitik.org) German
Da bin ich mal gespannt, ob noch mehr rauskommt!...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - Be ready to take a step towards the future (store.steampowered.com)
Guerre entre le Hamas et Israël : Gérald Darmanin ordonne l'interdiction des manifestations propalestiennes (www.francetvinfo.fr)
Starship Troopers: Extermination - Update 0.5.0: Hives of Valaka - Patch Notes (store.steampowered.com)
Romania Finds ‘Drone Crater’ After Ukraine Port Strikes (www.kyivpost.com)
Female frogs fake their own death to avoid unwanted attention from males: Study (abcnews.go.com)
Funde in Deutschland: Neandertaler jagten Höhlenlöwen (www.tagesspiegel.de) German
Höhlenlöwen waren in Europa die gefährlichsten Tiere der jüngeren Erdgeschichte. Funde zeigen, dass Neandertaler die Großkatze jagten. Ihr Fell könnte dem Träger Respekt verschafft haben....