Labour Court Foils Potentially Damaging Banking Sector Strike – The Labour Court has upheld an application to prevent an unprotected strike in the banking sector scheduled for Friday 27 September. [dmav]

Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Whistleblower ‘Is CIA Officer’ – The whistleblower whose complaint has led to an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump is a CIA officer, US media report. [bbc]

PM Calls For Tempers To Cool After Attack By His Own Sister On TV For Using ‘Reprehensible’ Language – Rachel Johnson said her brother, the prime minister, used “highly reprehensible” language when addressing the Commons. [sky]

TikTok’s Local Moderation Guidelines Ban Pro-LGBT Content – Chinese-owned social media app bans such content even in countries where homosexuality has never been illegal. [guardian]

Uber App Redesign Includes Public Transit, Combines Ride Hailing And Food Delivery – Uber is shaking up its app in a huge redesign that will encourage users to take public transportation, among other new features, the company announced at an event in San Francisco on Thursday. [cnbc]

SoftBank’s Big Tech Ambitions In Doubt As It Loses Billions On WeWork And Uber – SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been shaking up the global tech industry and Silicon Valley, using his $100 billion Vision Fund to pour money into splashy startups like Uber, Slack and WeWork. [cnn]

Former French President Jacques Chirac Dies Aged 86 – Former French President Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86, his family and Agence France Presse news agency reported on Thursday. [dmav]

SA Travel Influencer Nails Klein Karoo Video – If you want a snapshot of what makes the Klein Karoo so special, here’s a good place to start. [here]

WeWork’s Yoga-Obsessed School For The Ultra-Rich Could Be In Trouble – With its parent company in chaos, education consultants say stay away: “None of our clients are applying now. They don’t know if the school will be open tomorrow.” [beast]

Facebook Is Rolling Out A Test To Hide Your Likes – For the past decade, “likes” have been the chief currency of Facebook. It’s the way we’ve determined how many people think our babies are cute, believe our jokes are funny and recognize our new jobs are impressive. [cnn]

Instagram Threatened Influencers’ Blue Checkmark Over Snapchat Use: Report – A scathing new report tied to an antitrust investigation of social-media giant Facebook details some of the cut-throat tactics the company allegedly used to bully competitors. [beast]

Rugby World Cup 2019: Australian Media Reacts With Fury To Reece Hodge Dangerous Tackle Ban – The versatile back was banned for three matches after being cited for his high tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato. [ind]

It’s All Happening At The V&A Waterfront This Saturday – The sun is going to be shining, we’ll all be celebrating a Springbok win (hopefully), and the V&A Waterfront will be putting on a show. [here]

Everything Amazon Announced At Its Alexa Event – As is now typical just ahead of the holidays, Amazon just inundated us with a whole new lineup of hardware devices, including new Echo smart speakers and screens, Alexa earbuds, glasses, and a smart ring. And oh yeah, a new Alexa-powered oven, too. [tc]

This Billion-Dollar Startup Is Turning Sneakers Into A ‘Stock Market’ – Detroit finally has its first unicorn: a hip, very millennial sneaker trading platform that wants to create a so-called “stock market of things.” [cnn]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige Is Working On A New Star Wars Movie – And he reportedly has an actor in mind. [verge]

Can We Manipulate Our Sleep? – Could new research into our sleep patterns help improve our memory and health while we dream? Professor Penny Lewis takes a look. [bbc]

Lenny Kravitz Surprises 5-Year-Old Drummer Playing His Song On ‘Ellen’ – Drumming prodigy Justin Wilson II, a 5-year-old who has been playing since he was just 18 months old, had no idea who was waiting behind set when he began his killer rendition of Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way” on Ellen. [mash] Old Lenny, hey… Giving it a full rev. 

Ashton Kutcher’s One-Time Mistress – Sara Leal seen in San Diego amid renewed talk of cheating scandal following Demi Moore’s new memoir. [dm]

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