Bitcoin Is A Fraud That Will Blow Up, Says JP Morgan Boss – Jamie Dimon claims cryptocurrency is only fit for use by drug dealers, murderers and people living in North Korea. [guardian]

Bitcoin Is Plunging After Jamie Dimon Called It A ‘Fraud’ – Bitcoin’s value has dropped 10% since J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon slammed the cryptocurrency Tuesday, briefly falling below the $3,800 mark on Wednesday. [fort]

Mystery Of Russian Fake On Facebook Solved, By A Brazilian – The Facebook profile of “Melvin Redick,” a fake account that was used to spread Russian propaganda during the 2016 American election. The photos were stolen from a man in Brazil. [nyt]

An Increasingly Militaristic Donald Trump Gets A Pass From Congress On War Powers – Like Obama before him, Trump can continue using post-9/11 war authorizations to launch military ventures overseas. [db]

Student Killed Confronting Shooter At US High School – A student who opened fire in a hallway at a Washington state high school killed a classmate who confronted him Wednesday and wounded three others before being stopped by a custodian, authorities said. [abc]

Johann Rupert Says Radical Economic Transformation = Theft – The billionaire business guru says government’s coffers are being raided. And everybody knows it. [huff]

Bill And Melinda Gates: We’re On A Course To Miss 2030 Development Goals For Health And Poverty – Bill and Melinda Gates are warning that the world is on a course to fall well short of high-profile 2030 targets around global health and poverty that United Nations members adopted in 2015. [qz]

Woman Arrested After Security Incident At Prince George’s School – London police say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary near the London school attended by four-year-old Prince George after a security incident at the school. [time]

Kill her. 

Two Of The Best New Cars At The Frankfurt Motor Show Are Throwbacks To Another Way Of Life – The reveals are rolling in at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, and two of them showcase what’s happening at the top of the luxury game. Ferrari and Bentley.. [busins]

Alleged Sexy Boys Gang Leader Targeted In Shooting Again – Alleged Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome “Donkie” Booysen has been the target of a shooting for the second time in five months. [n24]

Four Creepy Things Your Smartphone Is Quietly Recording About You – Apple’s new Face ID feature, which will let people unlock the forthcoming iPhone X by simply looking at it, has left some feeling deeply unsettled. [tele]

Local Analysts Suggest Another Hefty Tax Increase Before The End Of The Year – Needing to fill some massive tax holes, analysts are expecting SARS to increase taxes during our Finance Minister’s mini-budget speech in October. [here]

Amazon Just Deleted Over 900 Reviews Of Hillary Clinton’s New Book – During the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump galvanized a small but powerfully vicious fan base in his campaign against Hillary Clinton. Ten months after Clinton was defeated, things are getting nasty again. [qz]

Martin Shkreli Is Jailed For Seeking A Hair From Hillary Clinton – Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who is awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge revoked his bail because he had offered $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair. [nyt]

This Local Gym Is Doing Things Differently And We Dig It – There is no shortage of gyms to join here in the Mother City, but with some hard work and dedication it’s possible to stand out. These guys have nailed it. [here]

James Woods Is Embroiled In A Twitter Brawl – Over his criticism of Armie Hammer’s new film, and his habit of dating younger women. [busins]

Cape Town’s Favourite CBD Café Is Now Open Saturdays – If you’re the kind of person that can rise early enough on a Saturday morning to make it out for brekkie, best you swing past this little gem. [here]

Model Fired By L’Oreal For Remarks On Racism Will Be Face Of Rival Campaign – Illamasqua hires Munroe Bergdorf, sacked by French firm after urging white people to be aware of unconscious racism. [guardian]

The World’s Least Stressful Cities – If peace of mind means strolling home past trees and flowers, a fat bank balance at your disposal, and with a secure job to head to the next day, then the best place to find it is Germany. [cnn]

You could add Cabine du Cap to that list, but I guess it’s not a city…

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