This Is How China Hacks America: Inside The Mandiant Report – Cybersecurity firm Mandiant released a massive and scathing report identifying a unit of the Chinese government that has hacked 115 U.S. companies. Here are the critical details. [dailybeast]

Armed Robbers Snatch $50m In Uncut Diamonds From Brussels Airport – Police forces in Europe were hunting for a £32million ($50million) stash of diamonds stolen by eight armed robbers disguised as police officers in an overnight raid at Brussels airport. [telegraph]

Four Dead Following Hour-Long California Shooting Spree – A 20-year-old part-time college student was responsible for an hourlong early-morning shooting and carjacking rampage in Orange County on Tuesday that left four dead, including the gunman, the police said. [nytimes]

Shit’s Getting Real: North Korea Threatens South Korea With ‘Final Destruction’ – North Korea threatened South Korea with “final destruction” during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week. [reuters]

“Zuma’s Nkandla Home Like Hitler’s Berghof” – The expansion of President Jacob Zuma’s homestead could be compared to that of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s, suggests Cope’s leader. Latest additions include a helipad and a bunker. [m&g]

California Highway Dig Yields New Whale Species – Under California law, a paleontologist and an archaeologist must be on-site to supervise during any new road construction — and in at least one case, this law has turned out to be quite useful. [time]

BBC Apologizes for Playing ‘Hey Joe’ Right After Report on Oscar Pistorius – The BBC was forced to issue a formal apology today on behalf of one of its radio stations — BBC Radio 6 Music — after it played the Jimi Hendrix song “Hey Joe” immediately following a news report on the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius. [gawker]

Steenkamp Autopsy Completed – The autopsy report of Reeva Steenkamp has been completed and handed over to authorities. [timeslive]

“Without A Doubt, He’s A Danger To The Public” – The family and friends of Reeva Steenkamp gathered for her funeral in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Tuesday. [huffpo]

Goal-Line Technology Gets 2014 World Cup Go-Ahead – Fifa has confirmed goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. [bbc]

Microsoft Switches Hotmail To Outlook.com – Microsoft has begun moving Hotmail users to a free, beefed up Outlook.com email service, aiming to grab back territory largely dominated by Google’s multi-faceted online offering. [theage]

Pope Benedict Will Get A Pension Worth €2,500-A-Month – Pope Benedict XVI will receive a €2,500-a-month pension (£2,100) when he abdicates at the end of February and adopts the more modest title of Emeritus Bishop of Rome. [independent]

Pippa Middleton Is Tapping This Guy – Nico Jackson is the hunky blue-eyed Brit who seems to have stolen Kate Middleton’s kid sister’s heart. So just who is Nico? Here are five need-to-know stats about this very lucky fellow! [eonline]

Vomit To Stop Rapists – The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Public Safety has updated an online statement advising female students to consider a variety of unusual actions if they are attacked, including vomiting, urinating and claiming that they are menstruating. [ibtimes]

Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns – Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has announced his resignation at a news conference in Tunis. [aljazeera]

Apple Releases iPhone Update That Fixes Your Email And Battery Life – Apple has released an update today to fix a problem with how iOS handles email. [busins]

Banksy Work Cut Out of Wall, Offered at Auction for More Than $500K – An anonymous individual recently answered that question by physically removing part of a wall painted by acclaimed graffiti artist Banksy and putting it up for auction at it an estimated price of more than half a million dollars. [wired]

Britney Spears’s Valentine’s Day Date Revealed: Turns Out To Be… Just Your Everyday Dave! – She started off dating a popstar, married a backing dancer, got engaged to her manager, but now it seems Britney chose a man with an even lower profile to call her Valentine. [dailymail]

Kate Middleton Shows Off Baby Bump – Kate Middleton returned to her royal duties yesterday, and consequently, supplied us with some shape-enhancing styling cues worth following, pregnant or not. [fabsugar]

Prince Alwaleed Sells A380 Flying Palace – Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, ranked #29 on the list of global billionaires by Forbes magazine, has sold off his Airbus A380 jet plane, according to media reports. [luxuo]

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COMING UP TODAY

Shavathon 2013 On The Bailey Schneider Show – The CANSA Shavathon events in 2013 and encourages everyone to take part from 25^th February to 2 March 2013 at their workplace or at a shopping centre by shaving, spraying, stencilling or – new for 2013, gelling hair – for a R50 donation. Bailey chats to the organisers, brand ambassadors involved and cancer survivors from 14h00-15h00 today, giving all the info you need on where and when a Shavathon is taking place near you and how you can show ‘virtual’ support by becoming an online Champion. [baileyschneider]

Bob’s Weekend Getaways– Tune in to The Mid Week Weekend with Bob Skinstad and Dan Green from 15h00-17h00 today where they’ll be running their weekly Kia Weekend getaway competition, treating one listener to a divine weekend away, just 2 hours outside of Cape Town or Johannesburg. Tune in to find out how you can win! [kiaweekendgetaway]

FRESH PODCASTS

CT’s Surfing Guru, Jarret Johnson On Captain Kai’s World – On this week’s edition of the Captain Kai Show we chat to Jarret Johnson, Cape Town’s surfing guru, about the upcoming Pipeline Competition which is happening in Hawaii in the next few weeks. We also get first hand details from the Ultimate X team who were in studio to promote the outdoor extravaganza which is taking place at the V & A Waterfront.  The winner of the Rolling Retro Surf Day is announced- if you weren’t listening, maybe it was you! Get up to speed on all the action, inside scoop on the contenders and what to look forward to at this year’s Pipeline Competition. [podcast]

When Is It Time To Leave Your Partner? – Mommy Matters delves into on the subject of divorce today. Kath is joined in studio by Maryna Strachan, a single mom of two who shares her divorce experience, how it affected her children, what it meant for her future relationships, and the tools she used to get through the ordeal. If you missed the show we discussed the biggest concerns that are at the foreground of our minds when contemplating leaving our partners.. regret, fear of hurting the other partner, fear of being alone for the rest of your life, the kids, the money. Thinking of leaving is one thing, but telling your partner it’s over is another. If it’s a relationship that’s limping along, and only one person is truly miserable enough to want out, the last straw can be difficult to identify, much less explain to your partner, your families, your friends. [podcast]