💬 Quoted… "The use of ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service."

• Halloween may be over, but a large percentage of online users are about to experience a new horror: back-to-back unskippable YouTube ads. Yesterday, the Alphabet-owned platform confirmed plans to expand its crackdown on ad-blockers to all users globally – which is probably unwelcome news for the ~31% of US adults who use web browser add-ons or extensions to block ads.

💰👶 Stat of the Day: Parents' average child-care payment has risen by 32% since 2019, compared to a 20% increase in US inflation over the same period, per new Bank of America Institute data.

🤔 Did You Know?... Forget cutting out Starbucks or avocado toast – extra time left on the parking meter can add up. On average, Americans overpay for parking at meters and in garages to the tune of $20 billion/year (equivalent to $97/driver), according to a 2017 report from INRIX transportation.

📰 Worth a Read: Roombas at the End of the World: Robotic romance, ransoms, and raccoon suits at the South Pole → (IEEE Spectrum)