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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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Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras are back in the news as debate intensifies over their spread across US cities and neighborhoods. Supporters point to their use in solving crimes and recovering stolen vehicles, while critics warn the vast tracking network enables mass surveillance of ordinary drivers. Discussions continue over data sharing between agencies and the lack of consistent regulation governing who can access location histories.
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A new browser mini-game called Mass Driver lets players route cargo across the solar system, planning orbital transfers between planets. It was released by developer Scott Yah and is picking up attention on Hacker News, where users are sharing their routes and discussing the physics behind the game's travel mechanics.
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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.
- 6Surveillance 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.
- 7Experts Warn Flock Surveillance Cameras Signal Wider Dystopian Tracking●Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://
Experts are warning that Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras, increasingly deployed across US neighborhoods and paired with police data sharing, mark the beginning of a much broader mass surveillance infrastructure. Commenters are raising concerns about warrantless tracking of drivers' movements, data sharing between agencies, and the lack of meaningful limits on how long location records are kept or who can access them.
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A new report declares that electric vehicles capable of driving 400 miles on a single charge have arrived, marking a turning point for the auto industry. Long range has been one of the biggest barriers to mass EV adoption, alongside price and charging infrastructure. Automakers pushing past the 400-mile threshold could ease range anxiety for drivers and reshape competition in the electric car market.
- 9Judge 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.