Thursday Morning Spice

E-tolls regime scrapped, Elon Musk predicts AI will overtake human intelligence next year, Margot Robbie to produce ‘blockbuster’ Monopoly movie, Sheriff concludes eviction in Cape Town CBD, and Showmax users are not happy with the new look.

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Sunak Issues Tongue-In-Cheek Apology To Samba Community After ‘Ruining Shoe For Everyone’ – The Prime Minister said he is a ‘longtime devotee’ of the Adidas sportswear. [independent]

E-tolls Regime Scrapped, But Motorists Still Have To Pay Outstanding Bills – E-tolls will be permanently scrapped from Friday, but motorists will still be expected to pay their outstanding debts. [iol]

Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Overtake Human Intelligence Next Year – Tesla chief says infrastructure will need to keep up with technology’s demands as he seeks investment for own start-up. [fintimes]

A Museum Employee In Germany Was Fired For Putting Up His Own Art – The anonymous artist hung up one of his paintings at the Pinakothek der Moderne. He’s no longer employed by the museum. [robbreport]

‘Amanda Is A liar’: Outburst In Court On First Day Of New Knox Slander Trial – Along with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox was convicted of the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. Both were exonerated in 2015, but she was not cleared of slander for falsely accusing Patrick Lumumba of the murder. [sky]

Commercial Featuring Nuns Taking Potato Chips For Communion Sparks Outrage In Italy – A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is “blasphemy” and should be taken off the air, according to an Italian Catholic organization. [cnn]

As Seen On ‘Ripley’: The Brutal Art And Life Of Caravaggio – The Netflix series leans on a number of the artist’s paintings to tell the tale of a young conman. [artnet]

Biden Hosts Big Tech Moguls, Clintons, De Niro At State Dinner For Japan PM Who Compares Countries’ Relationship To ‘Star Trek’ – President Biden hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton alongside billionaire Big Tech titans Wednesday night at the White House for a state dinner in honor of visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. [nypost]

Sheriff Of High Court Concludes Eviction In Cape Town’s East CBD – The Sheriff of the High Court concluded the eviction of the remaining unlawful occupants at the various road reserves and bridges around Culemborg in the eastern part of Cape Town’s central business district (CBD) today, according to a recent press statement released by the City. [capetownetc]

Showmax Users Are Not Happy With The New Look – A Reddit user has asked Showmax app developers this question: ‘How did they mess up so badly?’ Here’s more. [sapeople]

Ellies is dead – Ellies is being liquidated, the company has informed shareholders. Per the Companies Act, a court application will be made to end business rescue proceedings and place the company into liquidation. [mybroadband]

Shot At, Handcuffed, Locked Up: Cops Apologise After Mistaking Man For Kidnapper Of Brits Teens – A quick visit to a friend nearly cost Jacob Mokete his life after the police mistook him for a kidnapper and pumped his car full of bullets. [news24]

US English: Why Do Brits Hate It So? – Long before Jamestown or the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Massachusetts in 1620, the US English style of spelling words such as ‘honor’, ‘color’, and ‘center’ were alive and well in British English. [bbc]

Margot Robbie To Produce ‘Blockbuster’ Monopoly Movie With Hasbro – Barbie star and producer will return to world of films based on toys with project based on the much-loved board game. [guardian]

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