Bill Gates Was Warned To Stop Sending Flirtatious Emails To Female Colleague In 2008, Microsoft Reveals – The incident came more than 10 years before similar allegations led Microsoft to hire a law firm to investigate a letter from an employee who said she had a sexual relationship with Gates that lasted several years. [sky]

Mix-And-Matching Vaccines Is A Life-Saving Cocktail, Says New Report – The research paper, just published in The Lancet Regional Health — Europe, has major implications for vaccine policies around the world. [timeslive]

Doctor Inseminated Women With His Sperm—And Wasn’t Punished – Marvin Yussman kept his license even after admitting he used his own sperm on patients. [dbeast]

Colin Powell, First Black US Secretary Of State, Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Amid Cancer Battle – Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response, as well as Parkinson’s. [cnn]

Playboy’s Big Centerfold Plan – The owner of Playboy is accelerating the launch of Centerfold, a creator-driven website that will include adult entertainment, after agreeing to buy social-content platform Dream for as much as $30 million. [mybb]

New Name Tops SA’s Best Internet Service Provider Rankings – We’ve come to expect the likes of Eskom to drop the ball, but the same cannot and should not be said about our internet service providers (ISPs). [here]

Here’s A Look At Hotel Occupancy Rates In South Africa – In August 2021, all accommodation types recorded large positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation. [bustech]

How ‘Fur Baby Culture’ Took Over The Workplace – In this post-pandemic world, employers are under increasing pressure to consider their workers’ four-legged friends. [tele]

‘Totally Unexpected:’ NASA Telescope Captures Dying Star Switching On And Off – A white dwarf couldn’t swallow any of its star food floating nearby. That forced its lights to go out. [cnet]

Norway Attack: Victims Killed With ‘Sharp Object’, Not Arrows – Police also said the victims were selected at random, and that a number of people were shot at with arrows at the start of the attack, but none were killed by them. [bbc]

Jason Rohde’s Application For Recusal Of Judge Salie-Hlophe Exposes Legal Merry-Go-Round In Western Cape Division – The substance of his application to the Constitutional Court was still being “distilled”, said Rohde, and further argument would be advanced at that stage. [dailymav]

SA Teens, You’re Next In The Queue For A Vaccine — No Parental Permission Required – Although teenagerss are less likely than adults to fall seriously ill with Covid, vaccinating them will help to reduce absenteeism in classrooms and lower the risk of Covid outbreaks in schools. [mg]

F1: Kyalami Wants South African GP Confirmed By Early 2023 – Warren Scheckter, CEO of the South African Grand Prix, says Kyalami is “ready” to bring Formula 1 back to the nation in 2023. [wheels24]

Conor McGregor Accused Of Breaking Italian DJ’s Nose In Rome – The Irish UFC star had his son baptised in the Vatican on Saturday before the alleged assault on Francesco Facchinetti took place at a party later that night. [independent]

Five Popular 2021 Halloween Costume Ideas – For those who intend to celebrate properly come October 31, the big call is what costume to wear. [here]

Donald Trump Jr. Is Going Full QAnon – The former president’s son is one of the most prominent conservatives on social media, and he’s starting to sound like a QAnon influencer. [vice]

Kanye West Has Legally Changed His Name – And It’s A Lot Shorter Now – The rapper, fashion designer and producer has been using the nickname for a number of years and has previously indicated his desire to legally change his name to Ye. [sky]

Scott Disick Is ‘Going Crazy’ Over Kourtney Kardashian’s Engagement To Travis Barker – ‘It’s about to get dark’. [dmail]

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