Cyber Expert Who Stopped ‘WannaCry’ Attack Arrested In U.S. On Hacking Charges – A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global “WannaCry” ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday. [reuters]

Secret Service Vacates Trump Tower Command Post In Lease Dispute With President’s Company – The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump’s company over the terms of a lease for the space, according to two people familiar with the discussions. [washpo]

Jets Owner Woody Johnson Confirmed By Senate As U.S. Ambassador To The United Kingdom – New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is about to bugger off to Jolly Old England after being confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom by the Senate on Thursday. [nydn]

Michael Moore: Oprah Winfrey Or Tom Hanks For US President In 2020 – In the wake of Donald Trump’s success, the film-maker says the Democratic party should choose ‘beloved’ celebrities as presidential candidates. [guardian]

Flames Engulf 86-Story Residential Skyscraper In Dubai – A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. [ap]

Saudi Arabia Beach Resort Will Allow Bikinis – Saudi Arabia is to break with its strict religious traditions and open a beach resort on its Red Sea coast where foreign women will be able to sunbathe in bikinis alongside men. [times]

Harvard University’s 2017 Intake ‘Majority Non-White’ For First Time – More than half of Harvard University’s next student intake will not be white, for the first time in its 380-year history, official figures show. [bbc]

Oscar Pistorius Taken To Hospital – Oscar Pistorius was taken to the Kalafong Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday morning. [n24]

Zuma’s Assassination Suspect Back In Court – The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Jacob Zuma, members of the Gupta family and Cabinet ministers, is expected back in court on Friday. [n24]

Taylor Swift Drags The Man She Says Groped Her Into Court – The singer sued David Mueller for assault and battery, but he accuses her of pressuring his radio bosses to fire him. Now they’ll fight it out in front of a jury. [beast]

Liam Gallagher Opens Up About His Estranged Daughter With Lisa Moorish – Liam Gallagher has revealed that he is open to meeting his estranged daughter, with former partner Lisa Moorish. [nme]

Since The iPhone Launched, Apple Has Made As Much Profit As Microsoft And Alphabet Combined – Since its debut a decade ago, Apple has made as much money as Microsoft—a company against whom it fought for the hearts and minds of computer owners for decades—and Alphabet—who former Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched a “thermonuclear war” against after it launched a competing smartphone operating system—combined. [qz]

Hackers Leak Episodes Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ – After Massive HBO Hack. [digg]

It’s Official: Neymar Has Signed A Record-Breaking $262 Million Deal With PSG – Six years after taking over perennial underachiever Paris Saint-Germain, the French club’s wealthy owners finally got what they wanted by hiring Neymar — a player they believe will bring them Champions League glory. [time]

If Tesla’s New Car Isn’t Doing It For You, Try This – The future is here. As more and more countries start the process of banning petrol and diesel cars, automakers are needing to reconfigure their plans for the future. [here]

Jaden Smith’s Company Sues Hampton Creek In Trademark Dispute – A bottled water startup co-founded by teen heartthrob Jaden Smith is suing Hampton Creek Inc. over a trademark dispute. The suit could jeopardize the Just Mayo maker’s efforts to reform its image after a long year of scandals. [bloom]

Exhausted By The Herd, Single South Koreans Are Gingerly Embracing The “YOLO” Lifestyle – “Drinking alone is welcome here,” reads a sign for a bar in Seoul’s Hongdae district. [qz]

Every Decent Pair Of Sunglasses Is Supposed To Have These Five Layers – Sunglass companies put plenty of effort into ensuring their glasses protect your eyes from the harsh conditions. It starts with the five lens layers. [here]

Kidd Creole Thought Homeless Man He Stabbed To Death Was ‘Hitting On Him’ – A founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five stabbed a homeless man to death after a passing remark made him think the man was hitting on him, a law enforcement official said Thursday. [fox]

Blonde-Haired Sofia Vergara Looks Unrecognisable – In topless beach shoot from 1997 when she was still a struggling model. [dm]

Kristen Stewart Is Open to Dating Men Again—She’s Not Just a Grilled Cheese Kind of Woman. [eol]

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