Selfie-worth
The animal rights charity Peta dropped a case claiming that a macaque which took its own photo was entitled to the royalties, rather than the camera owner (but only after the photographer agreed to donate a quarter of the royalties to animal charities).
— The idea of animal property rights was advanced by Australian philosopher John Hadley in the Journal of Social Philosophy in 2005. He suggested animals be granted rights over territories and human guardians appointed to represent them in court.
— There are issues still to be reconciled, however: what of non-territorial animals, and those which dispute each other’s territories? Would cats be expected to resolve differences in court rather than yowling at each other?
Smart money
Apple introduced its iPhone 8 at $1,000 (£760). Who owns a smartphone in the UK?
| Age group | |
| 16-24 | 90% |
| 25-34 | 87% |
| 35-54 | 80% |
| 55-64 | 50% |
| 65+ | 18% |
Source: Ofcom
Baby booze
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