Russia Is Targeting The Home Internet Of Tens Of Thousands Of British Households, Security Services Warn – Russia is targeting the home internet networks of tens of thousands of households in Britain to spy on them and mount mass cyber-attacks, GCHQ and the FBI have warned. [tele]
Judge Hands Defeat To Trump And Cohen Over FBI Raid: ‘You’ve Miscited The Law’ – The president and his fixer tried to stop the feds from getting their hands on ‘privileged’ information. They failed. [beast]
Trump Lashes Out At Comey After Explosive Interview – He ‘committed many crimes!’ Trump writes on Twitter the morning after the former FBI director said Trump was ‘morally unfit’ for office. [guardian]
Teenager Is ‘Stabbed To Death In East London’ Street Bringing The Capital’s Bloody Death Toll To 60 So Far This Year – A teenager has been stabbed to death in east London bringing the capital’s death toll this year up to 60. [dm]
Cape Town’s Water Plan Is Too Narrow, Says Expert – Advises Long Term Plan – UCT academic Dr Kevin Winter says the City council’s proposed 26.9% water price hike, which has drawn howls of protest from Capetonians, is not big enough to shift the city out of the water crisis in the long term. [n24]
Ramaphosa Announces R1.2 Trillion Investment Drive – President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday evening that South Africa would host a major investment conference in August or September 2018, which would aim to raise over R1trn in new investments over five years. [f24]
Amazon Warehouse Workers Skip Bathroom Breaks To Keep Their Jobs, Says Report – Amazon warehouse workers are forced to pee in bottles or forego their bathroom breaks entirely because fulfillment demands are too high, according to journalist James Bloodworth, who went undercover as an Amazon worker for his book. [verge]
Commonwealth Leaders Could Choose Next Head After Queen This Week – Commonwealth leaders could decide this week on who takes over from the Queen as head of the organisation, Downing Street has said. [guardian]
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James Comey’s ABC Interview Has Furious FBI Insiders Lashing Out – The ex-director’s first TV interview finally broke the loyalty of one longtime FBI colleague, others reacted with disbelief as their former boss pontificated. [beast]
Vauxhall To ‘Terminate’ Entire Dealership Network As Sales Plunge – Vauxhall is terminating the contracts of all its 326 dealerships in Britain as the company battles to deal with plunging sales and a changing market. [tele]
Three Of The Biggest Mistakes South Africans Are Making With Their Money – Ever think to yourself that it’s time to start managing your finances better? Experts listed three of the most common mistakes, so let’s see if you’re guilty. [here]
Google Wants To Bypass Africa’s Slow Internet Speeds With A Faster Search App – The internet can be achingly slow and expensive in parts of Africa, undermining fledgling tech ecosystems and the ability of Africans to connect globally. Google wants to fix that by releasing an app that will make it lighter to browse online, with search results optimized to save up to 40% data. [qz]
Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize For ‘Damn’ – Kendrick Lamar has won a Pulitzer Prize for music for his album “Damn.,” the organization announced Monday afternoon. It was the first win for a non-classical or jazz musician since the awards began including music some 75 years ago. [var]
The Vintage Cars South Africa’s Mega-Rich Want To Add To Their Collections – According to a new report, South Africa’s super wealthy are looking to invest in vintage cars. Here’s a look at which models are the most sought after. [here]
Netflix Is Rolling In Revenue After Signing Up More People Than Expected – The company crushed analysts’ estimates for subscriber additions—the biggest driver of its stock—once again in the first quarter of 2018. [qz]
Why Short Men Are Taking Over The World – If Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Congress becomes historically memorable it will be for two reasons. The first is that it was largely free of any content that was actually memorable (a bit like the social network he invented, you might say). The second is that Zuck was seated on what appeared to be a child’s booster seat. [tele]
Man Arrested After Being Tracked By Chinese Face-Recognition Technology In Crowd Of 50,000 – Chinese authorities have arrested a man after the country’s advanced facial recognition technology spotted him within a huge concert crowd. [huff]
Leonardo DiCaprio, 43, Kisses Al Pacino’s ‘Stepdaughter’ Camila Morrone, 20, At Eminem Show – Leonardo DiCaprio has been photographed with Camila Morrone for almost four months. [dm]
Khloe Kardashian’s Fans Are Not Impressed She Named Her Baby True Thompson – Khloé Kardashian’s revealed on Monday, April 16, that her daughter’s name is True Thompson, and the internet promptly exploded. [usm]
I’m so emotional right now…
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