Uber’s Stunning Journey To A $90 Billion IPO Changed Transportation Forever – Uber redefined how we think about transportation. The original Uber concept—a private ride, summoned by tapping an app on your smartphone—was so simple and universally appealing that it upended the traditional cab industry practically overnight. [qz]

People Think The White House’s Birthday Tweet To Melania Trump Is ‘Sadness Personified’ – “This is the saddest birthday picture EVER,” wrote one Twitter user. [huff]

Romans Revolt As Tourists Turn Their Noses Up At City’s Decay – Rubbish, potholes and metro closures contribute to anger among visitors and citizens alike. [guardian]

SA’s Consumers Hit By Second-Highest Fuel Prices On Record – Cost of a litre of unleaded 95 octane petrol will jump 54c on Wednesday and more hikes likely. [bday]

The Best Mobile Networks In South Africa – According To South Africans – BrandsEye has published its South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index for 2019, gauging how the South African public at large feel about the country’s biggest mobile networks. [btech]

Results Are In – Which Tech Brand Gives The Best Customer Service? – Thinking of buying a laptop or tech device? You might want to check out the results of this annual tech support showdown first. [here]

Brazilian Model Tales Soares Dies After Collapsing On Catwalk – A Brazilian male model has died after collapsing on the catwalk during Sao Paulo Fashion Week. [nyp]

The New York Times Apologizes for Publishing A Cartoon With ‘Anti-Semitic Tropes’ – The New York Times has apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition. [time]

Ukraine’s President-Elect Pledges To Give Passports To Repressed Russians – Former comedian rejects Putin offer to would-be immigrants, saying Ukrainians don’t need right to be arrested. [bidet]

How Not To Bring Up Royals: The Dark Hand Behind The Queen’s Bad Parenting – ‘Uncle Dickie’ decreed how royal sons should be educated and the monarch left things that way until Diana and her sons broke free from a long dynastic family feud. [beast]

Avengers: Endgame Obliterates Box Office Records With £1.2 Billion Weekend Debut – Avengers: Endgame has smashed box office records with a global ticket sales total estimated at $1.2 billion over the weekend. [ind]

British Boy Aged 8 Becomes World’s Youngest To Be Fitted With Bionic Arm As He Celebrated Eating With Both Hands For First Time – An eight-year-old boy is the world’s youngest person to be fitted with a bionic ‘hero arm’ – and celebrated by eating his favourite burger with two hands for the first time. [tele]

Naspers Swaps Shares In MakeMyTrip For Ctrip Stake – Company has swapped its interest in India-based online travel platform saying the deal will ‘create additional value for Naspers and its shareholders. [bidet]

Valtteri Bottas Secures Azerbaijan GP Pole As Charles Leclerc Suffers Huge Crash – Valtteri Bottas secured a shock pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc suffered a huge shunt in a chaotic qualifying session. [standard]

Exactly How Much Priceless Champagne Is Being ‘Stored’ At The Bottom Of The Ocean? – With the conditions at the bottom of the ocean being somewhat optimal for fine wine and champagne storage, one almost gets the feeling like they may have been planned. [here]

WATCH: Monster Trucks Roar In Cape Town As The Beasts Entertain Screaming Crowds – The Cape Town Stadium was roaring on Saturday (April 27) night as eight monster trucks put on a powerful display in the heart of the Mother City. [w24] ..you’ll win two tickets to the monster truck extravaganza…being held tonight at the Carson Fairgrounds…featuring Big Daddy Don Bodine’s truck, “The Behemoth.”

Sex, Drugs, Jazz And The Man Who Ruled Morocco – Hidden inside the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco sits a kasbah largely left to nature’s whims. But it was once the over-the-top home of the country’s now-hated ruler. [beast]

Here’s How Charles Manson Will Actually Fit into ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ – More than the cult leader himself, the movie is about “the loss of innocence that came about in 1969 with the Manson family.” [vice]

Bret Easton Ellis: ‘My Ability To Trigger Millennials Is Insane’ – Poor Bret Easton Ellis. For someone I imagine to be rather fastidious – years ago, a friend of mine visited his New York apartment, where he was a little surprised to be told not to touch any of its owner’s CDs – this can hardly be the easiest of Monday mornings. [guardian]

Music Industry Takes Aim At Fortnite Over Song Royalties – Songwriters and composers look to use new copyright laws to cash in on the boom in online gaming. [guardian]

Secrets Of The Macron Marriage: The New Book Lifting The Lid On France’s Most Famous Love Affair – They are one of the world’s most intriguing political couples.The taboo-breaking, generation-spanning romance between Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux, 24 years his senior and his former drama teacher, has captivated not just voters in France, but people across the globe. [tele]

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