#5Things: Billionaire sentenced 18 years, Twitter's racial bias, Prison Break season 6, and more
Darren, Keri, and Sky do not want you to be in the dark, so here's 'five things'.
1. Chinese billionaire who called the Chinese president a ‘clown’ has been jailed for 18 years
A Chinese tycoon who criticised President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges. Ren Zhiqiang, the former chairman of Huayuan, a state-owned real estate group, was also fined 4.2m yuan.
However genuine it is, if you criticise a dictator, get prepared for long time jail. A #Chinese billionaire who criticized #XiJinping's handling of #coronavirus #pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges.@Citizen_Alert1 @civilian_watch https://t.co/B750RgEauE
— Muhammad Abubakar Ali 🌍 (@Abikar_) September 22, 2020
2. Police search for driver of tipper truck who fled Wartburg horror crash
On Tuesday it was reported that a fuel tanker had collided with a taxi, killing 13 People in the horrific crash on the R33/R614. According to the police, there was a second truck and one of the drivers failed to stop at a stop sign. He then fled the scene and police are searching for him.
Read the full story here.
12 people have died after a truck collided with a minibus near Wartburg. It's understood at this stage that a taxi collided with a truck carrying diesel and petrol at the R33/R614 intersection.The crash lead to a fuel spill and road being closed.
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) September 22, 2020
Pic Cred:@Netcare911_sa pic.twitter.com/1ETlbl1cXJ
3. Twitter investigates racial bias in image previews
Twitter is investigating after users found its picture-cropping algorithm sometimes prefers white faces to black ones. This after some rudimentary tests conducted by users this past weekend. The evidence is said to be anecdotal at this stage.
Every. One.
— bIm - I3I2 (@EnbyNoa) September 22, 2020
Open to see how racist the twitter image crop algorithm is https://t.co/kMEalAel2p
4. Are Kim and Kanye at the brink of a divorce?
According to reports, Kim Kardashian has revealed that she is suffering from insomnia as she admits she "can't sleep" amid her marriage crisis as Kanye continues with his Twitter outbursts. She is now reportedly "planning to divorce" Kanye once his latest bipolar episode passes. Apparently the coronavirus pandemic has been part of the problem.
5. We're getting Prison Break season 6
Prison Break star Dominic Purcell has hinted in an Instagram post that Prison Break would return despite previous claims that it would not. So, season 6 is confirmed!
READ: "From 'Tiger King' to 'My Octopus Teacher' in one global lockdown" - Darren's movie review
IMAGE CREDIT: iStock
Catch up with moments from the latest edition of Darren, Keri, and Sky below: