As Problems Pile Up, Mark Zuckerberg Stands His Ground In Exclusive CNN Business Interview – After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook’s many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant in an exclusive interview with CNN Business on Tuesday. [cnn]

Facebook Executive Admits Hiring Firm That Linked Critics To Soros – Facebook’s outgoing policy chief took the blame Wednesday night for hiring a consulting firm to investigate and peddle negative stories about the company’s critics, including by linking them to liberal philanthropist George Soros. [pol]

Your Instagram Profile Page Is About To Look A Little Different – Potential changes that could be coming to your Instagram profile. [mash]

Man Charged In ‘Biggest Sexual Offence Case In Norway’s History’ – Unnamed 26-year-old alleged to have targeted more than 300 boys and young men. [guardian]

Tech Giants Breathe Sigh Of Relief As Shares Bounce Back After Savage Two-Day Sell-Off – US technology stocks were offered some respite in early trade on Wednesday, after yesterday’s sharp sell-off which saw around $1 trillion wiped off the values of the biggest Silicon Valley giants. [tele]

The Biggest Problem With All These ‘Amazing’ Black Friday Deals – Black Friday can promise some amazing deals and monster savings, but if you don’t shop smart, it could cost you big in the long run. [here]

Is Amazon Scouting For A Massive New Office In Cape Town? – E-commerce giant Amazon is apparently considering up to eight locations in Cape Town for a massive new office complex, which could house up to 10,000 employees, Business Insider South Africa has learned from various sources. [busins]

Investec Bank Launches Dollar-Based Offshore Account – Investec Bank has launched a dollar-based, offshore account, which its says provide convenience for financial advisers to manage their clients’ offshore cash investments. [bustech]

Leaning Tower Of Pisa Loses Some Of Its Tilt – The Leaning Tower of Pisa has slowly started defying its name, losing four centimeters of its tilt over the past 17 years. [cnn]

Momentum Reviewing 3 Years Of Rejected Claims After Death Benefit About-Turn – Momentum has reviewed claims on life policies dating back to 2016 so far, which it rejected under circumstances similar to the death of slain policy holder Nathan Ganas. [f24]

When the Real-Life ‘Game of Thrones’ Happens To Be Your Backyard – When we meet Brad Bestelink in Botswana, he just escaped death for the fourth time—this time by hippo. Still, he’s determined to bring the brutal majesty of his home to the screen. [beast]

Stephen King Blasts Trump With 1 Of His Most Uncompromising Tweets Yet – If you were wondering how Stephen King’s feeling about the current state of politics, look no further than his most recent tweet. [mash]

Own A Rembrandt With Fingerprints For $7.7 Million – Sometime around 1650, the Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, now known mononymously, was at work on a sketch of a young man. His sloe-eyed model adopted a clasped-handed pose, while Rembrandt worked quickly in burnt umber and vermillion paint. He applied layer after layer, piling on more pigment even before the underlay was dry. [qz]

The Consultancy Model Is Dead – I attended Harvard Business School a couple of years ago with the plan of establishing myself as a ‘consultant’, having wasted hours and hours having ‘quick coffees’ with people for zero reward. [here]

African Great Didier Drogba Retires From Football – Ivory Coast and Chelsea great Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 20-year career. [s24]

Here’s A Surefire Way To Increase The Value Of Your Property – Looking for ways to increase the value of your property? Some home improvements yield better results than others. [here]

LinkedIn Is Beginning To Look A Lot Like Snapchat – It was only a matter of time: the Stories trend has officially made it to LinkedIn. Yes, that somebody-would-like-to-connect-with-you LinkedIn. [mash]

The Mommy Blogger Who ‘Like’-Shamed Her Kid On Instagram Speaks – ‘From a business side, we hear “keep posting the content that brings in the most engagement,”’ says Katie Bower, who posted on Instagram about her son’s online unpopularity. [beast]

Princess Beatrice’s New Boyfriend And The European Jet Set Where She Found Him – She seemed to cut a rather lonely figure at her younger sister’s wedding last month, when she dutifully accompanied her mother (said to have been “a bag of nerves” on the big day), into St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Poor old Princess Beatrice. Watching your little sister walk down the aisle in the same year that your ex boyfriend of a decade also tied the knot? That must have smarted a bit. [tele]

Robert De Niro And Grace Hightower Separate – Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower have decided to separate after 20 years of marriage, according a report by People magazine. [cnn]

Satanists ‘Amicably’ Settle Warner Bros Lawsuit Over Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina – Satanic Temple claimed studio copied its depiction of goat-headed deity Baphomet in the TV show. [guardian]

Bride Reads Out Fiancé’s Texts To ‘Other Woman’ Instead Of Vows At Wedding – Every bride’s nightmare is probably finding out that their husband is no good after they’ve said ‘I do’. Luckily for this bride, she found out just before making what many would call a big mistake. [w24]

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