Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion, Punctuating Big Tech’s Grip – Apple is the first U.S. company to reach $2 trillion in value, capping a staggering ascent that began in the pandemic. [nyt]

Trump Calls On Supporters To Boycott Goodyear, Tweeting ‘Don’t Buy Goodyear Tires’ Over Company’s Ban On MAGA Hats – President Donald Trump is calling on his supporters to not “buy Goodyear Tires” after reports that the company’s zero tolerance policy doesn’t allow employees to wear MAGA hats and other political affiliated slogans or material. [usat]

Kremlin Says It Sees No Need To Help Belarus Militarily For Now – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it saw no need for Russia to help Belarus militarily or otherwise for now amid unrest there over an Aug. 9 presidential election which protesters say was rigged. [mav]

Game Guide Killed After Being Gouged By Elephant In Kruger Park – A young man who worked as a guide at the Thornybush River Lodge has died after an elephant gouged his leg and chest on Tuesday. [tlive]

Son Of Sweetie Pie’s Owner Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot To Kill Nephew – Authorities arrested a man in Mississippi on Tuesday for allegedly commissioning a murder-for-hire plot that killed his teenage nephew. [cnn]

Tiger King Zoo Closed Permanently After License Suspension – In announcing the news on Facebook, Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park owner Jeff Lowe claimed the U.S. Department of Agriculture had “folded” to pressure from PETA. [vanfair]

Eskom: Load-Shedding To Continue Thursday – The power utility has announced that it will continue implementing Stage 2 load-shedding from 9am until 10pm as the power system is still severely constrained. [enca]

California Uber And Lyft Drivers Brace For Shutdown Over Worker Classification – Companies threatened to shut down operations over a court ruling ordering them to classify their drivers as employees by 20 August. [guardian]

Data Breach At Experian, 24 Million South Africans’ Personal Information Exposed – Consumer, business and credit information services agency Experian has experienced a breach of data which has exposed personal information of as many as 24 million South Africans and 793 749 business entities to a suspected fraudster. [iol]

Britney Spears Asks Court To Remove Dad’s Control Over Personal Life – Britney Spears has asked a court not to return her father to a role that gave him control over many aspects of her life and career. [bbc]

German Dog Owners ‘Must Walk Their Pets Twice A Day Under New Law’ – A new law will require German dog owners to walk their pets twice a day, it has been reported. [es]

Joburg Businessman Shot Dead While Jogging – Businessman Victor Sidambe was gunned down in a suspected hit while jogging in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg on Monday afternoon. [n24]

Berlin Autobahn Crashes Are Deemed A Possible Terrorist Attack – A man injured six by allegedly ramming motorcycles on a city highway. The public prosecutor is investigating whether it was an act of Islamist terrorism. [nyt]

F1 Teams All Sign Concorde Agreement To ‘Help To Level The Playing Field’ – Formula One teams have unanimously agreed to sign up to the new concorde agreement which will govern the sport from 2021 to 2025. [guardian]

Whales Die After Washing Up On Beach In ‘Largest Live Stranding In Ireland’s History’ – Experts tell Sky News “it’s not looking good” – with just one of the seven northern bottlenose whales still alive. [sky]

Level 2 Euphoria: How To Get The Rupert Wines Optima (2016) For R183, Before The Public Even Sees It – I’m not a ‘member’ of many loyalty programs. I’m still wondering what the whole Woolies MySchool thing is all about. [here]

Chris Froome & Geraint Thomas Left Out Of Tour De France Squad By Team Ineos – There had been some doubt four-time winner Froome had the form to make the squad following injuries from a crash a year ago. [bbc] What does this mean?

Emily Ratajkowski Sends Temperatures Soaring – As she poses nude on her green velvet sofa in a VERY racy throwback snap. [dm]

How A Joke Twitter T-Shirt Exposes A Frustration Many Asian Women Share – Asian women are tired of hearing about your Asian wife—and a simple T-shirt design has made the discussion viral. [vice]

Kris Jenner Sells Hidden Hills Home Opposite Daughter Kim Kardashian’s Mansion For $15M CASH – To the heiress who bought Kylie’s cosmetic’s brand for $600M. [dm] This is huge!

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