Spam Call Crackdown In South Africa – South Africa’s Information Regulator wants to crack down on spam calls in the country, and it has several enforcement notices in the pipeline. [mybroadband]
Luxury Perfumes Linked To Child Labour, BBC Finds – Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal. [bbc]
Five New Forests Spring Up In Cape Town – New urban pocket forests have sprouted around Cape Town in Langa, Mitchells Plain, Bo-Kaap, Pinelands and Philippi. They were planted using the Japanese Miyawaki afforestation technique, transforming vulnerable urban spaces into thriving green spaces that support biodiversity and ecosystem restoration. [dailymaverick]
Robot Smashes Rubik’s Cube World Record After Solving Puzzle In Literally The Blink Of An Eye – Mitsubishi machine solves puzzle in 0.3 seconds – the same amount of time it takes to blink. [independent]
How Veuve Clicquot, Louboutin And The Luxury World Fight To Protect Their Colors – It was the ultimate high-low standoff in court: luxury giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy vs. a discount supermarket that proudly claims to be “big on quality, Lidl on price.” [robbreport]
North Korea Spy Satellite Explodes In Flight As Latest Launch Fails – Cause of accident was ‘operational reliability of engine’, says Pyongyang, after two failed attempts last year. [guardian]
Mike Tyson, 57, Suffers Medical Scare During Flight To Los Angeles – just two months before fight with 27-year-old Jake Paul – The former heavyweight champion, 57, became nauseous and dizzy, forcing flight staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board to provide assistance. [dailymail]
Kevin Spacey Receives Star Support As He Fights To Get His Career Back – Kevin Spacey is pushing back on the “rush to judgment” against him and is being backed by some big names as he seeks to reclaim his acting career. [cnn]
Cape Town Connects 99% Of Informal Settlements To Electricity Grid – The City of Cape Town announced that 99% of older, existing informal settlements on City-owned land have been connected to the grid. [capetownetc]
How The Super Rich Party At The Monaco Grand Prix – Even those who are typically indifferent to motorsports can find themselves enraptured, or at least intrigued, by the sheer spectacle of Formula One cars hurtling along the country’s winding streets. [cnn]
The Dreams Of A 60-Year-Old Beauty Contestant Come To An Abrupt End In Argentina – A 60-year-old woman saw her dreams of becoming the oldest Miss Universe contestant in history melt away in a haze of sequins and selfies Saturday at Argentina’s annual beauty pageant. [ap]
Are Bored Apes Still A Thing In 2024? – After closing its Long Beach restaurant in April, Yuga Labs’ much-hyped NFT is on its last legs in the cultural zeitgeist. [mashable]
Pick n Pay Is Making A Big Change To Survive – Retail group Pick n Pay is leaning harder on its currently more successful Boxer brand, with progress being made to spin the business off with its own public listing and converting some Pick n Pay-branded stores to Boxer stores. [businesstech]
YouTube Music Will Let You Search By Humming Into Your Android Phone – The Android YouTube Music app is rolling out a feature that’s part Shazam and part your friend when you say, “hey what’s that song that goes…” right before you hum out a bar. [verge]
