Google Is Working On A New Operating System Named Fuchsia – Here’s a puzzle: Google appears to have started work on a completely new operating system, but no one knows quite what it’s for. [verge]
Snapchat Buys A Search And Discovery App For $100 Million – Snapchat has grown up quite a bit in the past year, from adding original content from the likes of NBC to introducing Memories, an option for a more permanent archive of photos. Now it could be venturing into search as well. [eng]
Aleppo: Russia Ready To ‘Fight Together’ With US In Shattered Syrian City – No confirmation from Washington but Russian defence minister talks of ‘fighting together – I’m only talking about Aleppo here – to bring peace’ [guardian]
Trump Cribs War Plan From ISIS ‘Founder’ – Donald Trump promised a speech on ISIS and he delivered … kind of. [neast]
The Wall Street Journal Issues An Ultimatum To Donald Trump: Shape Up Or Drop Out – The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, a leading conservative voice in US media, has called on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to shore up his spiraling campaign by Labor Day (Sep. 5), or drop out of the race. [qz]
Joe Biden Says Donald Trump ‘Would Have Loved Stalin’ – Vice President Joe Biden called Donald Trump clueless on foreign policy and a fanboy of dictators, telling an audience in an appearance on Monday with Hillary Clinton that Trump “would have loved Stalin.” [time]
Obama: Trump Makes The Case Against Himself Every Time He Opens His Mouth – “Frankly, I’m tired of talking about her opponent,” Obama continued. “I don’t have to make the case against her opponent because every time he talks, he makes the case against his own candidacy.” [huff]
2 Iconic Tiger Funds Have Ditched Netflix – Julian Robertson and Chase Coleman have both dumped Netflix. Tiger Management, the hedge fund run by legendary investor Robertson, and Tiger Global, run by Coleman, his protégé, sold the stock in the second quarter. [busins]
Bolt Open To 300m Showdown With Wayde – Usain Bolt, fresh from winning an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic 100m gold, said he was open to racing newly-appointed world 400m record holder Wayde van Niekerk over 300m. [s24]
Billionaire Who Helped Bankrupt Gawker Says He Would Do It Again – Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel said he had to do it to protect the press from itself. [fortune]
Ivanka Trump Hanging Out In Croatia With Vladimir Putin’s Girlfriend – This weekend, Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch went “sight seeing” in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Deng Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife, is reportedly dating Vladimir Putin. [gawk]
Inside Oracle’s Acquisition Machine – So far: 33 acquired companies worth $15 billion. Oracle’s $9.4 billion acquisition of NetSuite late last month has Wall Street bankers frothing at the mouth on the hopes that the software giant is set to go on a spending spree of epic proportions. [fortune]
July 2016 Was Earth’s Warmest Month On Record – Global mean temperatures in July 2016 were the warmest on record not just for July, but for any month dating to the late 1800s, according to separate just-released analyses. [weather]
Former Aston Villa Striker, Dies After Taser Shot – Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson has died after he was shot with a Taser gun by police. [sky]
The Incredible Story Of How A Pair Of Sunnies From Small-Town Italy Conquered The World – Sometimes you have to push the boundaries in order to be an industry leader, and inspiration can come from the most unlikely of sources. [here]
Weightlifting: Vegan Lifter Is Full Of Beans – You might think weightlifting is a red meat kind of sport. Not so for the United States’ Kendrick Farris, who competed in his third Olympics on Saturday – the first time as a vegan. [reuters]
Chinese Swimmer Fu Yuanhui Talks Openly About Having Her Period During The Olympics – Although it is the Year Of Our Lord 2016, we become bizarrely Victorian when it comes to discussing menstruation in public contexts. [jez]
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US Couple Sues Pokemon Maker Claiming Neighborhood Unsafe With Gamers – Wahby Park in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, used to be a quiet spot for a dozen or so residents to go for a stroll around sunset. Then came hundreds of smartphone-wielding, garden-stomping Pokemon players. [chiti]
Stronger Rand Makes Overseas Lottery Tickets So Much Cheaper – With the Dollar at 13.4 to the Rand, there’s never been a better time to buy lottery tickets online. Fact. [tickets]
Heads Up – Wednesday’s Powerball Is Sitting On R1.2 Billion ($94 Million) Prize Money – Get your tickets online from anywhere in the world and stand in line to become a Rand Billionaire on Wednesday. Good luck [tickets]
Taylor Swift’s Bestie Karlie Kloss Still Thinks Kim Kardashian Is A ‘Lovely Person’ – No bad blood here! Taylor Swift’s best friend Karlie Kloss revealed in a new interview that she thinks the singer’s nemesis Kim Kardashian isn’t so bad after all. [usm]
Rapper The Game Claims He’s Slept With 3 Kardashians In New Song – The Game released his song “Sauce” this weekend and claims to have been more than just friends with the famous family. “I used to f**k b**ches that Usher Raymond passed on,” he raps. “Then I f**ked three Kardashians / Hold that thought.” [eto]
Gigi Hadid Shows Off Her Curves – In a tiny pink bikini as she sips on a tropical drink… after sharing racy holiday snap. [dm]
Kendall Jenner’s Alleged Stalker Arrested At Her Hollywood Home – Kendall Jenner had a bit of a scary encounter at her West Hollywood home on Sunday evening. [eol]
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