🚘 Autonomous cars vs traffic cones, who wins?

IN TODAY’S NEWS

🚘 Protesters in San Francisco are using traffic cones to block driverless cars, rendering them immobile. Let the games begin.

🐝 Bumble tackles no-shows for IRL dates with its updated community guidelines. Ghosting will now be classed as bullying and abusive conduct.

👻 Snapchat’s AI is apparently inviting kids to meet up at parks and being creepy in general.

🎾 Alexander Zverev has complained of marijuana scent on US Open court, saying it smelled like “Snoop Dogg’s living room”. Additionally, during one of his matches, a spectator was removed for chanting a Nazi regime-related anthem. It’s been an interesting US Open so far.

👨‍⚖️ Elon Musk says X will sue Anti-Defamation League for… Defamation. Well, well, well, how the turntables.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

100 Million: That’s how many seeds from native plants were released into the Brazilian Amazon by a skydiver.

$0: That’s how much Aaron Paul has made from Breaking Bad streams on Netflix. The actor called it “insane” as he joined his costars Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons at a recent SAG rally.

$10 billion: That’s the reported price family-held Subway is being acquired for by Roark Capital.

2,400: That’s how many celebs have joined Cameo, the short-video app where celebs get paid to make clips for fans amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. Yes, we have considered paying Dennis Rodman to give us a shoutout.

466 miles: That’s the range the Mercedes Concept CLA Class is set to have, making it a strong rival to the current top dog, the Tesla Model 3.

W AND L OF THE DAY

W: Dog sneaks away from home, and into SoFi Stadium for Metallica concert.

L: A flight from Atlanta to Barcelona had to return to the airport due to a passenger experiencing explosive diarrhea.

CONTENT FOR THE BOYS

Go onboard with Ayrton Senna as he demonstrates exactly why he became known as the King of Monaco – pure art.

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Cheers, until next time ✌️