"Christine" (1983)
Analyzing the missile video that purports to provide evidence of what happened at the Gaza hospital blast. / The New York Times [+]
At the UN, the US wants "humanitarian pauses" for aid to reach Gaza, and Israel calls for the Secretary-General to resign for saying Israel bears some responsibility for the attacks. / Bloomberg
California has suspended Cruise's robotaxi permit "effective immediately," citing recent traffic incidents and alleging the company "misrepresented" its vehicles' safety. / The Verge
See also: The Dept. of Justice has subpoenaed Tesla for access to documents related to the carmaker's Autopilot and full self-driving features. / Gizmodo
An explainer of the lawsuit alleging Meta's platforms have harmed minors' mental health—and a prediction: It likely won't survive a First Amendment challenge. / Platformer
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Record low water levels in the Amazon River have uncovered a set of ancient rock carvings depicting human faces. / Reuters
Nearly 1,750 artworks have turned up missing from the Glasgow Museums, including a Rodin sculpture that went AWOL more than 70 years ago. / Hyperallergic
See also: A museum of internet artifacts. / Neal.fun
A UK charity asks broadcasters and major streamers to place warnings on Halloween films containing negative stereotypes of people with disfigurements. / The Guardian
Dan Kois reviews the right-wing streaming platform whose children's shows partake in varying degrees of IP infringement. / Slate
Starting Nov. 5, Craig Mod is introducing a pop-up newsletter chronicling his walk across the "full length of 'Tokyo'—the prefecture, the city-state, the metropolis." / Craig Mod
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