U.S. Accuses Currency Exchange Of Laundering $6 Billion – U.S. prosecutors have filed an indictment against the operators of digital currency exchange Liberty Reserve, accusing the Costa Rica-based company of helping criminals around the world launder more than $6 billion in illicit funds linked to everything from child pornography to software for hacking into banks. [reuters]
Apple CEO Sees More ‘Gamechangers’; Hints At Wearable Devices – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook defended the company’s record of innovation under his stewardship, saying he expected it would release “several more game changers” and hinting that wearable computers could be among them. [reuters]
Radebe Loses Cool With Journo – Justice Minister Jeff Radebe lost his cool yesterday when a journalist said his answers on the performance of the National Prosecuting Authority were “nonsensical”. [timeslive]
Point-Of-View Porn: Google Glass To Get Its First Pornographic App – This was waiting to happen. MiKandi, an adult app store, has announced that it is working on a porn app for Google Glass, Google’s wearable computer with a head-mounted display that has been making news for more than a year now. [ibnlive]
More Than 500 Million Photos Are Shared Every Day – If it feels like you’re increasingly bombarded by photos from friends and family, you’re not alone. [mashable]
Al-Qaida Rips Into Prima Donna Terrorist For Failing To Deliver Big Operations – After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida’s North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee. [associated]
Miss Universe Canada Initially Crowns Wrong Winner Due To Typo – For nearly 24 hours, Denise Garrido was living her dream as the winner of Miss Universe Canada. But on Sunday night, a typo discovered in the tabulation of the results took it all away. [today]
Russian Station to Air Larry King’s Show in U.S. – TV news legend Larry King is heading back to America’s airwaves with a helping hand from the Kremlin. [wallstreetjournal]
Facebook Shuts ‘Rate Your Shag’ Student Pages – Facebook has shut down a number of groups in which university students gave their sexual partners marks out of 10 and graphically described the experience. [skynews]
After Months Of Protests, French Couple Ties Knot In First Same-Sex Wedding – The French city of Montpellier witnessed history Wednesday when its mayor officiated the nation’s first same-sex wedding in front of hundreds of guests. [cnn]
The Hitler Teapot Is No More – Even though J.C. Penney’s “Hitler teapot” quickly sold out online yesterday (this says something about society, although we’re not sure what), the company does not appear to believe that aligning itself with Nazi-related products is a good business strategy. [nymag]
Empire State Building to Be Sold to Public as Part of $4.2B IPO – Shareholders in the company that owns the Empire State Building on Wednesday approved the sale of the New York City landmark to the public as part of an initial public offering of assets valued at $4.2 billion, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. [kmbz]
Kate Upton’s Back In The Victoria’s Secret Catalog – After the Victoria’s Secret’s fashion show casting director said she “would never use” Kate Upton in the show, here she is on the back cover of a new Victoria’s Secret catalog. [buzzfeed]
Facebook Launches Verified Accounts – Did the real Justin Bieber just send you a friend request? Now you can know for sure, thanks to a new Facebook feature: Verified Pages. [mashable]
See First Picture Of Matthew McConaughey And Camila Alves’ Baby Boy – The 5-month-old son of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves made his big debut on May 25, stepping out with his mom in New Orleans. [huffers]
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Break Up – A few weeks after Chris and Luke Hemsworth staged an intervention with their younger sibling to voice their concerns about his engagement to fiancee Miley Cyrus, the Hunger Games actor has called it quits with the former Disney star. [usmag]
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Singer-Songwriter Gift Gwe On Imbo Live – The talented Gift Gwe joins the Imbo Live Show in studio tomorrow. Get to know Gift and his upcoming gigs by listening live between 10am -11am. Gift Gwe is a neo soul singer, songwriter, presenter and actor who rose to fame in 2005 as the runner up on South African Idols. [imbolive]
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