Setback For Murdoch In $15 Billion Sky Takeover – For years, Rupert Murdoch has tried to cement his legacy by adding Sky, the European satellite giant, to his global media empire. That quest was delayed once again Thursday as the British authorities asked regulators to further examine whether the $15 billion deal would give the Murdoch family too much control over the country’s media. [nyt]

Russia Claim The HMS Queen Elizabeth Warship Is Nothing More Than A ‘Large Convenient Target’ – Britain’s sophisticated new warship is already attracting attention from Russia, which has issued a chilling warning. [newsau]

The U.S. Will Sell $1.42 Billion Worth of Arms To Taiwan, Courting China’s Wrath – The United States plans to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion in arms, the first such sale under the administration of Donald Trump and a move sure to anger China, whose help the president has been seeking to rein in North Korea. [time]

ANC Meets Amid Its Biggest Crisis In 105 Years – The party is supposed to meet and discuss policy. Instead factions will be fighting for supremacy — and survival. [huff]

UCT Fires Staffer Who Allegedly Live Streamed Colleague Expressing Milk – A University of Cape Town employee accused of recording and live streaming a colleague while she expressed breastmilk was dismissed on Thursday, the institution has confirmed. [n24]

Uber Crosses 5 Billion Trips – Uber Technologies Inc said on June 29 that the ride-hailing services company had completed 5 billion trips, as of May 20. [ts]

NASA Denies That It’s Running A Child Slave Colony On Mars – On Thursday, Alex Jones welcomed a guest to talk about how kidnapped children have been sent on a two-decade mission to space. NASA now denies the interplanetary conspiracy. [beast]

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Police In Dubai Have Recruited A Self-Driving Robo-Car That Can ‘Scan For Undesirables’ – The vehicle is about the size of a child’s toy electric buggy, reports Gulf News, and is equipped with 360-degree cameras that “scan for wanted criminals and undesirables” — presumably using facial recognition technology. [verge]

Elon Musk Tells The World How Much He Loves Floors And How Unappreciated They Are In An ‘Anchorman’-Like Fashion – Elon Musk, hours after his new company started drilling a tunnel under Los Angeles, began to wax philosophical about floors. [busins]

Why South African Citizenship Is So Important For The Gupta Family – The blurred lines between permanent residency and citizenship explained. [huff]

Why Do All Recent British Movie Posters Look Exactly The Same? The same row of floating heads, standing in front of a dreamy blue sky, right above a title written in the dullest of Times New Roman-ish typeface. [tele]

Adele Says She May Never Tour Again On First Night Of Wembley ‘Finale’ – The first words out of Adele’s mouth at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening were memorable ones. “F— me,” the singer said. “I have never been so f—ing scared in all of my f—ing life.” [huff]

Is Jonah Hill Hot? An Investigation – Photos recently emerged of a slimmer, toned Hill, and the internet lost its marbles. But the internet is also thirsty as hell. [db]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Newborn Twins: Their Adorable Names Are Finally Revealed – Cristiano Ronaldo stunned the world when he revealed he’s become a dad to twins via a surrogate. [hol]

‘My Friends Don’t Understand The Bisexual Thing’ – Silver-haired Cara Delevingne flashes a hint of sideboob in elegant lace dress as she admits she finds it ‘annoying’ when people assume she’s gay. [dm]

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