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    Good day, bad day: August 8, 2012

    By The Week's Editorial Staff | The Week – Wed, Aug 8, 2012
    Google celebrates a milestone, while cat-owners make a horrifying discovery about their pets — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    Letting go of the wheel
    Google's driverless car has successfully traveled 300,000 miles in testing without any accidents. [Tecca]

    SEE ALSO: Y chromosome: Occupational hazard?

    Hillary's cool factor
    Footage of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton busting a move while on a trip to South Africa goes viral. [Daily Dot]

    Solving problems over beer
    Two college students create a super PAC to raise money for a Congressional happy hour, theorizing that lawmakers might find more common ground if they were all tipsy. [Newser]

    SEE ALSO: Baby monitor 2.0

    BAD DAY FOR:

    Petty crime
    A Nevada man is arrested for fraud after he allegedly posed as rocker Tom Petty's manager and falsely promised to book Petty and his band for an Amazon.com exec's wedding. [The Daily]

    SEE ALSO: America's invasion of Canada: A brief history

    Cats' cuddly image
    A new study finds that house cats are killing more wildlife — and not just birds — than previously thought. [Discovery News]

    Blowing even more money on lattes
    Starbucks inks a deal with mobile payment company Square that will soon let its customers pay for their overpriced beverages via smartphone. [Business Insider]

    SEE ALSO: Good day, bad day: August 7, 2012

    For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: August 7, 2012

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