Wikileaks’ Assange Loses Rape Extradition Appeal – Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Ouseley on Wednesday handed down their judgment in the 40-year-old Australian’s appeal against a European arrest warrant issued by Swedish prosecutors after rape and sexual assault accusations made by two Swedish women following his visit to Stockholm in August 2010. [guardian]

“Sorry We Messed Up” – Google Pulls Mail App Hours After Launch – Mere hours after launching its Gmail for iOS app, Google has yanked it from the iTunes app store. “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications,” read a tweet on the Gmail Twitter feed. “We have pulled the app to fix the problem. Sorry we messed up.” [smh]

Greece Threatened With Eurozone Expulsion – European leaders drew a line in the sand for Greece on Wednesday, saying its referendum on a hard-won bailout deal will decide whether it stays in the eurozone — and vowing Athens will not get new aid until the result is in. [cbsnews]

Bill Gates: When You’re Very Rich, It’s Still The Same Hamburger – Bill Gates gave a Q&A at the university of Washington yesterday and, when asked about his wealth, he said, “I can understand about having millions of dollars. There’s meaningful freedom that comes with that, but once you get much beyond that I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.” [cnet]

E! Says It Didn’t Orchestrate Kardashian Wedding – E! moved up, and then moved back, a rerun of Kardashian’s lavish wedding to pro basketball player Kris Humphries after Kardashian announced this week that the marriage was kaput. The network, feeling its reputation sullied, put out a statement calling rumors that it had orchestrated the wedding for TV to be “completely false.” [wallstreetjournal]

Kim Kardashian’s First Interview: “I’d Never Marry For Money” – Kim and Khloe Kardashian are in Australia to promote their handbag line, but of course that endeavor is being overshadowed by Kim’s recent divorce announcement. Appearing on the “Kyle and Jackie O Show,” Kim attempted to make it clear that despite the public outcries to the contrary, her marriage was a genuine one. [msnbc]

Zimbabwe Diamond Sales Approved – The Marange fields have been called the richest diamond find of the last decade An international ban on Zimbabwe selling diamonds from several of its rich eastern Marange mines has been lifted by the industry’s watchdog. The World Diamond Council (WDC) said it welcomed the decision, reached in talks involving the US, European Union (EU) and African countries. [rocketnews]

Remains Of Earliest Homo Sapiens In Europe Found – Worn ancient teeth and a jaw fragment unearthed in the UK and Italy have something revealing to say about how modern humans conquered the globe. The finds have been confirmed as the earliest known remains of Homo sapiens in Europe. Careful dating suggests they are more than 41,000 years old, and perhaps as much as 45,000 years old in the case of the Italian “baby teeth”. [bbc]

Amanda Knox Spotted With New Boyfriend – Exclusive photos obtained by The Daily show the newly free Knox strolling hand in hand yesterday with a mystery man in her home town of Seattle, which also happened to be the four-year anniversary of her roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder in Italy. [thedaily]

Angry Birds Tops Half A Billion Downloads – Rovio’s mega-popular “Angry Birds” game has surpassed 500 million downloads, an astounding achievement for what was already the world’s most popular mobile game. In fact, Angry Birds devotees worldwide play 300 million minutes of the game every day, the company says. [pcworld]

Obama Tops Forbes Most Powerful List – Barack Obama topped Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful people in 2011, as the U.S. leader’s clout rose after the deaths of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Obama bumped Chinese President Hu Jintao from the No. 1 spot on the magazine’s annual rankings. [reuters]

Prince Charles Is In The Hizzo – Britain’s Prince Charles arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a five-day visit which will include touring historic sites and meeting the Zulu King. The prince landed at the Waterkloof airbase and was received by South Africa’s High Commissioner to Britain Zola Skweyiya and his British counterpart Nicola Brewster. [mail&guardian]

Police Investigate Texas Judge Over Beating Video Goes Viral – Police launched an investigation Wednesday into a Texas family law judge whose daughter posted a YouTube video of him savagely beating her with a belt during a tirade several years ago when she was a teenager. [nypost]

Lindsay Lohan Has Gone To Jail – A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday to 30 days in jail and warned the actress there would be plenty more time behind bars if she violated further court orders. [huffpo]

Internet Explorer’s Share Of Web Traffic Drops Below 50% – Internet Explorer can no longer claim more than half of the web’s traffic, as of October, ending more than a decade of the default Microsoft browser’s reign. Safari’s hold on 62.17% of mobile traffic has reduced IE’s overall share of web browsing, despite still claiming 52.63% of desktop traffic. [mashable]

It’s Thursday! Vote For Table Mountain! – With the campaign drawing to an end we are encouraging people to vote as many times as possible to ensure we make it into the final 7. There are now 4 ways to vote, sms Table to 34874 (R2/sms), on MXit (you can vote multiple times by sms and MXit.) or once online at www.votefortablemountain.com and on the New7Wonders facebook page. Your mountain needs you, Vote for Table Mountain today. [votefortablemountain]

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