Hugh Hefner, Iconic Playboy, Dies at 91 – The founder of the Playboy empire gave generations of men a robe-clad role model. [vanfair]

Facebook / Russia Drama

Facebook, Google, Twitter Asked To Testify On Russian Meddling – Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said on Wednesday. [reuters]

Russians Impersonated Real American Muslims To Stir Chaos On Facebook And Instagram – Kremlin trolls stole the identity of an authentic U.S. Muslim organization—first to smear John McCain and Hillary Clinton, then to sing her praises. [beast]

Trump Slams Facebook As Lawmakers Await Ads Amid Russia Probe – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Facebook Inc (FB.O) as “anti-Trump” and questioned its role during the 2016 presidential campaign, amid probes into alleged Russian interference in the election and possible collusion by Trump’s associates. [reuters]

‘Liberals Say We Helped Trump’: Mark Zuckerberg Fires Back at President’s Tweet Criticizing Facebook – Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has fired back at President Donald Trump after he criticized the social network in a pair of tweets Wednesday morning. [time]

Russian Facebook Ads Called Trump ‘Only Viable Option’ In 2016 Election: Report – Facebook ads that were purchased by Russian-tied groups referred to then-candidate Donald Trump as the “only viable option,” during the 2016 presidential election, ABC News reported Wednesday. [hill]

‘Whites Only’ Job Ad Removed After 20 Days – An advert specifying that “only white candidates” should apply for a digital design position in the Western Cape was removed from a local recruitment website on Wednesday afternoon – more than 20 days after it was posted. [n24]

How Gupta-Linked Firm Scored Big By Connecting Officials And Consultants – Whistle-Blower – Bianca Goodson, the former chief executive of a Gupta-linked consulting firm, has broken her silence 18 months after resigning in dismay. [mav]

iPhone X’s Facial Recognition Is Not For Children Under 13, Says Apple – Apple has said children should not use the new iPhone’s facial recognition technology, saying faces of under-13s could be too similar to each other to protect phones from intruders. [tele]

Twitter Tests 280-Character Tweets – Twitter representatives announced Tuesday that the addictive microblogging site will be testing a 280-character limit for tweets, doubling its current 140-character standard. [huff]

Your Airliner May Be Flying Electric Within A Decade – Major European carrier EasyJet announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with U.S. startup Wright Electric to build an all-electric airliner. The airline said it has been working closely with Wright Electric this year and it hopes to have an electric commercial aircraft flying in the next decade. [cnn]

400,000 More Passengers To Be Hit By Ryanair Cancellations – Ryanair will cancel another 18,000 flights between November and March, affecting the travel plans of another 400,000 passengers. [bbc]

BMW Is Integrating Alexa Into Its Cars In 2018 – Alexa will be integrated into BMWs and selected Mini vehicles starting in mid-2018, the company said today. The integration uses microphones embedded into the car, the company said. Alexa visual content will also be displayed on the head unit inside the vehicle. [verge]

Prince George Is Already Sick Of Going To School – The 4-year-old royal apparently is showing reluctance about going to school, less than three weeks into his formal education at Thomas’s Battersea. [today]

Black Coffee Bags Best Deep House DJ Award In Ibiza – It’s official, DJ Black Coffee is the Best Deep House disc jockey in the world — for the second time! [iol]

The 25 Most Important Families In Hollywood History – From the Coppolas to the Barrymores to, yes, the Kardashians. [vanfair]

Kit Harington And Rose Leslie Are Engaged – “Game of Thrones” actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie announced their engagement Wednesday in The Times of London newspaper. [cnn]

Kim Kardashian Goes In On ‘Liar’ And ‘Not A Good Person’ Caitlyn Jenner – The Kardashians are seriously working overtime. [huff]

2018 Will Be The Year Of The Kardashian And Jenner Babies – Multiple sources confirm to People that the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 33, and her NBA boyfriend — whom she has been dating since September 2016 — are expecting a baby together. [time]

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