FBI Opens 9/11 Inquiry Into Murdoch’s News Corp – The phone hacking scandal that has ignited a political firestorm in Britain jumped the Atlantic on Thursday as the FBI opened an investigation into whether British reporters tried to access cellphone messages and records of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in violation of U.S. law. [latimes]

Rupert Murdoch To Testify Before UK Parliament – Rupert and James Murdoch will both appear before the English Parliament’s culture, media and sport committee to testify about the phone-hacking scandal, the BBC reports. The Murdochs’ decision comes after the committee sent a deputy sergreant-at-arms to deliver official summons, a result of the Murdochs’ initial refusal to attend. [reuters]

Murdoch Defends News Corp In Interview – In his first significant public comments on the tabloid newspaper scandal that has engulfed his media empire, News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch vigorously defended the company’s handling of the crisis but said it would establish an independent committee to “investigate every charge of improper conduct.” [wallstreetjournal]

Apple Is Now Third Largest PC Vendor In The US – Apple has surged past Acer and Toshiba to become the third largest PC vendor in the U.S. with a 10.7% market share, the latest data from Gartner suggests. In Q2 2011, Apple has experienced a solid 8.5% year-over-year growth in the U.S. market; Toshiba grew 3.3%, and Acer fell 22.6% in that same period. The top of the chart is still dominated by Dell with a 22.6% market share and HP, which holds 26.9% of the PC market. [mashable]

Floyd Shivanmu Promises Not To Swear At Journalists Again – African National Congress Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu said he would not swear at journalists again. “The recent past incident of a News24 journalist who was disgustingly making a media enquiry with the ANCYL is unfortunate and will never happen again,” he said in a statement. [mail&guardian]

Gavin Rossdale’s Daughter To Pose For Playboy – Model Daisy Lowe is set to become the latest rock star offspring to peel off and bare all for Playboy magazine. Just two months after Mick Jagger’s daughter Elizabeth posed naked for the men’s publication, Bush star Gavin Rossdale’s girl is getting ready for her Playboy debut. [torontosun]

British ticket holder claims Euromillions prize – A single British ticket holder has stepped into the ranks of the super rich and claimed Europe’s biggest ever lottery jackpot, netting a fortune of more than £161 million (R1.8 BILLION) in the Euromillions draw. The National Lottery last night confirmed that the ticket had been validated and the prize money paid out, but the identity of the winner remained a mystery. [telegraph]

Search Engines Change How Our Memory Works – Thanks to search engines, most simple facts don’t need to be remembered. They can be accessed with a few keystrokes, plucked from ubiquitous server-stored external memory — and that may be changing how our own memories are maintained. A study of 46 college students found lower rates of recall on newly-learned facts when students thought those facts were saved on a computer for later recovery. [wired]

Jagger Unveils His New Band – A small group recently gathered at Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood to bob their heads in unison to new tracks by a band of all-star musicians who call themselves SuperHeavy—a creative reference to super heavyweight world champion Muhammed Ali. SuperHeavy is a cooperative project of Rolling Stones front-man icon Mick Jagger, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, soul sensation Joss Stone, reggae star Damian Marley, and legendary Indian film composer A. R. Rahman. [vanityfair]

Its Emmy Nomination Time Again – AMC’s “Mad Men” is leading the pack with 19 nominations. And for every unexpected, yet deserved nomination, there’s an equally shocking snub. Let’s take a look at some of the categories with the most glaring omissions. [washpo]

The End Of The Road For Harry Potter – Friday 15 July is a big day for Harry Potter fans with the latest and final film being released to audiences around the world. The eight-strong film series began in 2001 and the films, like the books, have touched millions of people around the globe. [bbc]

Brad And Angelina Getting Married – Get ready for a royal wedding of another sort: After six years together (and six kids!), Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning a wedding set to take place within the next few months, three separate sources confirm in the new Us Weekly. [usmagazine]

Pink Floyd Son In The Dock – The shamed son of Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour was ‘thoroughly intoxicated’ when he attacked the royal convoy during the student fees riots, a court heard yesterday. Charlie Gilmour, 21, was seen swinging on the Union Flag at the Cenotaph just hours before he hurled a bin at a car escorting the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. [dailymail]

Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Going Crazy! – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails.  [facebook]

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