Facebook Takes Fight To YouTube With Global Launch Of Watch Service – Facebook has launched its latest bid to topple YouTube by expanding its online video service to all of its 2.2bn users. [tele]

Lawyer: We’re ‘Finalizing’ A Libel Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet – Elon Musk could be hit with a lawsuit over his baseless claim that one of the British cave rescuers in Thailand is a pedophile. [cnn]

Michael Jackson’s Label And Estate Cleared Over ‘Fake’ Songs Lawsuit – Sony is cleared but the class-action suit continues against two parties accused of using an impersonator to fake material for posthumous 2010 album Michael. [guardian]

Aston Martin To Launch London IPO – Aston Martin has announced it plans to float on the London Stock Exchange this year after a set of half-year results that saw sales and profits for the luxury British carmaker hit record levels. [ft]

#Steinhoff: Seven Things You Need To Know From La Grange’s Testimony – Former Steinhoff Chief Financial Officer Ben la Grange presented evidence before a joint sitting of four Parliamentary committees on Wednesday. Here are the key things you need to know from his testimony. [f24]

Guptas Wanted Government’s R600m Annual Advertising Budget – State capture inquiry identifies the hands that attempted to direct government advertising spend to New Age newspaper and ANN7 as belonging to Ajay Gupta. [mw]

Zuma Under Ongoing Criminal Investigation Over ‘State Capture’: Hawks – New facts have been found, Hawks confirm as they continue to investigate former president and Ajay Gupta. [tlive]

The Most Popular Names In South Africa Right Now – Statistics SA on Monday published the most popular names for babies in South Africa. [busins]

We Tried To Make Our Meals Look Like The Daily Dish Recipe Pictures – Folks like Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson make it look so easy, but what if you’re a rank amateur trying to emulate the pros? Well, we gave it our best shot. [here]

Apple Patents Shape Changing Car Seat – Apple patented a ‘dynamic seating system’ that vibrates to alert passengers if their car is making unusual movements, such as veering out of a lane. [dm]

NotPetya – The Cyberattack That Took Down Some Massive Global Companies – NotPetya is a malicious malware born out of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and it managed to humble some pretty big names. [here]

Last ‘Celebgate’ Hacker Sentenced To Eight Months In Prison – The other three have already faced prison time. [eng]

Lab-Grown Meat Is Not Meat, Missouri State Rules – Apparently ‘shopper confusion’ is to blame for the new marketing regulation. [eng]

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – The Actors Playing Sharon Tate, Charles Manson And More – Quentin Tarantino’s eagerly-anticipated film about the Manson family murders, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has finally cast its most controversial characters, Charles Manson and Roman Polanski. [tele]

Victoria Beckham Puts On A Rare Giddy Display – As she joins husband David and their children aboard Elton John’s lavish yacht in the South of France. [dm]

Kanye West Answers Jimmy Kimmel Question About Trump – After offering only silence when he was asked why he thinks the president cares about black people on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ the rapper now offers his answer to WGCI 107.5 Radio in Chicago. [hollyrep]

Alec Baldwin Pulls Out Of Thomas Wayne Role In ‘Joker’: ‘I’m No Longer Doing That Movie’ – Alec Baldwin has withdrawn from the role of Bruce Wayne’s father, Thomas, in the “Joker” movie. [usat]

Mark Ronson Celebrates Michael Jackson’s 60th Birthday With ‘Diamonds Are Invincible’ Remix – “I wanted this to feel like being on the dancefloor at a sweaty, wild NYC club getting down to as much MJ as possible in five minutes,” producer says. [rs]

Mel B Opens Up About Decision To Enter Rehab – “No, I’m not an alcoholic. No, I’m not a sex addict. I was with the same person for 10 years and it was quite a turmoil, very intense,” Mel B says about the PTSD that stemmed from her past marriage. [hollyrep]

Goats Like It Best When You Smile, New Research Shows – Because, it turns out, goats can read human moods and are more drawn to people who look happy. [mash]

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