A New Version Of Apple’s Self-Driving Car Might Have Been Caught Out On The Road – Apple’s secretive automotive project has flown under the radar over the past several months after news leaked that the company was granted permission to test a self-driving car platform and entered the race to develop autonomous cars — but that doesn’t mean that the cars stopped roving the roads to gather data. [mash]
Did Japan Just Ban Tattoo Artists? – A court has ruled that only medical professionals can legally issue ink. [cnn]
Trump Campaign Staffers Pushed Russian Propaganda Days Before The Election – Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump Jr. pushed messages from an account operated from Russia’s “troll farm”—including allegations of voter fraud a week before Election Day. [db]
Donald Trump Promised Soldier’s Father $25,000 But Only Sent Cheque When Asked By The Washington Post – The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan was promised a cheque for $25,000 from Donald Trump’s own account, only to be left dismayed when weeks passed and no funds were sent. [tele]
The Man Behind The Zeitz MOCAA Museum Has A Pretty Interesting Backstory – Opening its doors last month, the spectacular Zeitz MOCAA shares its name with a businessman whose love for Africa helped him turn one brand into an icon. [here]
Facebook Is Getting Into The Food Delivery Business – Earlier this year, Facebook began testing a new feature in its core service that allowed users to order food from local restaurants for delivery. Now it’s happening. [busins]
Facebook Officially Rolls Out Its Discovery-Focused ‘Explore Feed’ – Facebook’s tests of an alternative News Feed dubbed the “Explore” feed have progressed to a full rollout, the company now confirms. [tc]
Jim Jefferies Admits He Was ‘Ignorant’ About Sexual Harassment Before Harvey Weinstein – ‘I thought I was a pretty good guy with all the not-raping I’ve done,’ the Comedy Central host said. ‘But it turns out, that’s not enough.’ [db]
Harvey Weinstein Accused Of Beating Up French Chauffeur In Cannes Who ‘Drove Around Tearful Aspiring Actresses For Him’ – A French chauffeur who worked for Harvey Weinstein in Cannes has told of driving around tearful aspiring actresses after their encounters with him, and accused the film producer of beating him up when prostitutes he expected to meet did not show up. [tele]
Kate Winslet Didn’t Thank Harvey Weinstein When She Won The Oscar. Here’s Why – When Kate Winslet won the lead actress Oscar for “The Reader” in 2009, she thanked 19 people by name along with many others in general. [lat]
Bull Escapes New York Slaughterhouse – A bull was seen running wildly through the streets of New York City, injuring a child who was treated in hospital. [bbc]
North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’ May Finally Be Opening After Decades Of Delay – After 30 years of vacancy, rumor has it that North Korea has resumed work on the so-called Hotel of Doom. New satellite images show cranes and trucks around the 105-story pyramidal skyscraper officially known as the Ryugyong Hotel. [time]
Drone Hits A Commercial Plane For The First Time In Canada – A twin-engined commercial prop aircraft has struck a drone for the first time in Canada, says Minister of Transport Marc Garneau. [eng]
Air Berlin Pilots Suspended After Farewell Fly-By Video – The pilots of an Air Berlin flight that performed a fly-past during the insolvent carrier’s last long-haul flight to its hub in Duesseldorf, Germany have been suspended. [stuff]
Negative, Ghostrider – the pattern is full…
SA’s Biggest Coffee Snob Wants You To Try This New Blend – We might have taken a while to catch up to the likes of Australia, but South African coffee consumers are now demanding quality. Time for an expert to weigh in. [here]
Channing Tatum Cuts Ties With The Weinstein Company – Channing Tatum has halted development on the film Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock which he was working on with The Weinstein Company. [rte]
Hear Billy Corgan Talk About The Time He Encountered A Shapeshifter – Smashing Pumpkins frontman tells Howard Stern about the “really messed up story” [nme]
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