Bitcoin Hits All Time High As Controversial ‘Hard Fork’ Called Off – Bitcoin shot to just shy of $7,900 (£6,000) after a controversial proposal that could have split the cryptocurrency was called off. [tele]

State Has A Go At Pauw Over Zuma Book – The President’s Keepers: State Security Agency opens a case with police claiming journalist acted in breach of Intelligence Services Act. [tlive]

Uber CEO Says 2019 Is The Target For IPO – Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was on stage at the New York Times’ Dealbook conference today, and the ride hailing company’s top executive put a timeline on Uber’s plans for going public. [tc]

Louis C.K. Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 5 Women – In 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, landed their big break: a chance to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. [nyt]

HBO Cuts Louis C.K. From ‘Night Of Too Many Stars’ Special – On Thursday evening, HBO said Louis C.K. would no longer be part of a comedy benefit that it plans to broadcast on Nov. 18. [nyt]

Trump Thinks Scientology Should Have Tax Exemption Revoked, Longtime Aide Says – Lynne Patton told an actress the Trump family “couldn’t agree more” that the church shouldn’t be exempt. [huffpo]

Melania ‘Upstaged’ By Korean Pop Star – Youngsters go wild at an event in South Korea attended by US First Lady Melania Trump. But not for her. [bbc]

Sean Parker Made Billions Off Of Facebook. Today He Basically Called It Evil – You always hurt the ones you love, right? That’s the only way we can explain Facebook’s founding president Sean Parker’s damning words about the world’s largest social media platform. [aol]

$43.5m Found In Flat Linked To Nigeria’s Sacked Spy Chief, Court Hears – A Nigerian judge has ordered the seizure of a flat linked to the former head of the country’s National Intelligence Agency after more than $43m in cash was found during an anti-corruption raid. [guardian]

When Marlee Matlin Accused William Hurt Of Sexual Assault – In her memoir, the Oscar-winning actress wrote about an alleged violent rape suffered at the hands of her then-boyfriend, fellow Oscar winner William Hurt. [beast]

Star Wars Is Getting An All-New Trilogy From Rian Johnson – Expectations are high for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it appears Disney and Lucasfilm are happy with the way the film turned out: today, Disney announced that its director, Rian Johnson, will be launching an entirely new trilogy in the Star Wars franchise. [verge]

Twitter Says Its System Is ‘Broken’ After Far-Right Organiser Wins Blue Tick – Verification process is ‘paused’ after Jason Kessler, activist behind Charlottesville rally that sparked violence gains approval. [guardian]

Woman Abruptly Ends Her Date After She Found Out The Guy Voted For Trump – Dating apps can be a tricky way to find your one true love and the current political climate is only upping the ante for singles looking to mingle. [time]

Tens Of Thousands Petition The Academy To Bar Casey Affleck From Presenting Best Actress Oscar – A pair of petitions, each with tens of thousands of signatures, is asking the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to prevent Casey Affleck from presenting at the 2018 Academy Awards due to prior allegations of sexual harassment against him. [boston]

Cruise Ships Are Being Banned From Sailing Through Venice After Locals Got Sick Of Them Dwarfing Their City – Huge cruise ships which currently sail through the middle of Venice will be banned from the route by 2022, the Italian government has decided. [busins]

KFC Sent A Painting To That Guy Who Discovered The Secret Hidden In Its Twitter Account – If you want to be immortalized by your favorite fast food restaurant, you just need to decode their social media presence. [mash]

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