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When Will The Great Zombie Bubble Burst? – Here’s a no-brainer: The zombie infestation, both at the box office and on book shelves, meant it was only a matter of time before the critters shuffled over to the small screen. And shuffle they have, with not one but two new miniseries set to air in October. But is there more to this trend than meets the gouged-out eye? [wired]

Swiss Build World’s Longest Tunnel – And there you were thinking the Huguenot Tunnel was the world’s longest tunnel. No, think again, my friend. A massive drilling machine called Sissi is about to chew through the last few inches of rock standing in the way of the creation of the world’s longest tunnel. How long? Try 57kms. [cbsnews]

Microsoft Gets Into Bed Properly With Facebook – Microsoft Corp deepened its ties with social networking company Facebook on Wednesday, bolstering its fledgling Bing search engine to catch up with Google Inc.Starting on Wednesday, Bing will take data posted on Facebook — such as users’ “likes” or preferences — and use that information to provide more relevant search results. I smell a war. [reuters]

Lady Gaga Buys Back Old Demos From Auction House – Seven unreleased Lady Gaga works from two years before ‘The Fame’ were put up for auction last week by her first manager, Bob Leone, and now the pop queen has snatched them all back for an undisclosed amount. The mysterious demos dated from 2002 to 2006, when the NYC native still went by Stefani Germanotta. Wonderful. [popeater]

Chile Miners Story Is About Journalisms Failure – To know that 1300 journalists have descended on this mining town to cover a worldwide story is a little disconcerting in an era of closed foreign bureaus and budget cutbacks. Many might question that thought given the intense interest in the story – but the public doesn’t think in terms of resources when it consumes journalism; it only has what it has in front of it. [jeremylittau]

The McWedding Has Arrived, America Is Saved – Weddings can be complicated and stressful affairs so would you be loving it if someone was able to serve up the whole meal deal for you? Imagine having your ceremony, reception, wedding cake and catering for up to 100 people provided for just £250. There’s just one drawback – it’s at McDonald’s. If you don’t have a problem with this, you shouldn’t be here. [dailymail]

Robot Beats Up Human – Now this is real news! ISAAC ASIMOV would probably have been horrified at the experiments under way in a robotics lab in Slovenia. There, a powerful robot has been hitting people over and over again in a bid to induce anything from mild to unbearable pain – in apparent defiance of the late sci-fi sage’s famed first law of robotics, which states that “a robot may not injure a human being”. They’re taking over. Already. It’s so awesome! [newscientist]

Limpopo Father Wins R64 Million On Powerball – A Limpopo father of two won R64 million on the Powerball, after spending R14 on a quick pick ticket, Lottery operator Gidani said. “The Limpopo province has been blessed with yet another PowerBall multimillionaire, the fourth one to emanate from that province since the game was launched in October last year,” a statement said. The oke reckons he won’t quit his job. Ja-ja. [timeslive]

FAA Cannot Identify UFO Flying Over New York – Usually jaded New Yorkers froze in their tracks Wednesday and gazed skyward at the still mysterious objects that hovered above the iconic Manhattan skyline for several hours. “We are not able to make an identification of what the objects were,” Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said. Funny that, how they can’t identify an unidentified flying object. [abcnews]

Facebook Credits Get More Powerful, Hint at Facebook’s Money-Minting Future – Facebook’s just signed a deal with PlaySpan, a marketplace for buying and selling digital goods, and added 20 new payment options for Facebook credits in one fell swoop. Combined with the new Bing search deal, it’s a strong hint that Facebook has designs on all sorts of Web-dominating strategies for the future. Including owning your ass. [fastcompany]

Do All Supermodels Have Unhappy Marriages? – The New York Post is reporting that supermodel Linda Evangelista and her boyfriend, billionaire restauranteur Peter Morton, have separated. The two had dated since 2006, but “some members of Peter’s family were not too fond of her, and were dismayed when she appeared around last Thanksgiving with a large diamond ring on her finger. But the marriage never happened,” a source told the tabloid. [vanityfair]

Facebook And Skype Get It On – Skype is integrating with Facebook to make it easier to call and video chat with friends and family on the social network. The deal comes amid fevered rumours that Facebook plans to launch a phone of its own. Meanwhile Skype is gearing up for a $100m (£62m) share issue. Read on to see how this will change your life. [bbc]

Local Jobs Site Does It The Other Way Around – I like this vibe. Most of the job sites out there advertise jobs and expect candidates to look through and apply. But what if you’re looking for someone to fill a position? Surely you would like to go through suitable candidates and just choose one? Big up to dowork.co.za who’ve done it the other way around – love it! [dowork]

Watch Eminem’s 60-Minute Interview – Eminem sat down with Anderson Cooper for a rare television interview on this weekend’s episode of 60 Minutes. The rapper talked about his tumultuous childhood, his years of drug use, Recovery and the accusations that he is homophobic. Eminem took Cooper on a tour of the tough Detroit streets where he grew up — “I would change schools two or three times a year, so that was the roughest part.” Watch it online. [rollingstone]

World’s most expensive iPhone costs £5 million – Valued at a whopping £5 million (just over $8 million, R50 million), the new iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition is the most expensive customized iPhone ever. The bezel of the luxurious iPhone 4 32GB is handmade from rose with approximately 500 individual flawless diamonds, which total over 100 ct. The rear section has been done using rose gold, along with an extra touch of its rose gold Apple logo and 53 diamonds. I’m in! [bornrich]