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Facebook Is Planning To Rebrand The Company With A New Name – Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. [verge]

Notorious KZN Hitman Who Killed ANC Councillor Also An Accused In Senzo Meyiwa Murder Case – Outside court, national police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said Ntuli was one of the five people currently in court for the 2014 murder of the Bafana captain. [news24]

Late Jeffrey Epstein Tells Steve Bannon, ‘I’m A Supporter Of Time’s Up’ – During one of the last interviews Epstein gave before being busted, the multimillionaire financier told filmmaker Steve Bannon, “I made my living from old thinking. But the future is for the way women think.” [nypost]

EFF Wins First Round Of Its Cape Town Election Banner Battle – On Tuesday, the high court in Cape Town interdicted and restrained the city from removing the banners. [timeslive]

The US Suburban Couple Accused Of A Bungled Treason Plot – They seemed to be living the most ordinary of lives, Jonathan and Diana Toebbe – professional, comfortable, unostentatious. [bbc]

All The Major Announcements From Apple’s ‘Unleashed’ Event – The event revealed the long-awaited M1-equipped MacBook Pros, as well as a range of other goodies. [here]

This CEO Wants All Public Holidays To Be Long Weekends In South Africa – Low-cost airline FlySafair has drafted a proposal to change public holidays in South Africa to be less disruptive to the country’s workweek. [bustech]

The Other Day Was Only A Hundred Years Ago – Bygone Cape Town In Photographs – Thanks to David D’Aguir who shared his friend’s family album, we have the gorgeously preserved curation of the Gleave Album/ believed to largely be captured by A. Jurgen. [capetownetc]

Boris Johnson Declared The Pandemic All But Over. Now UK Cases Are Soaring – Virtually all of England’s restrictions were lifted in July, with the events and hospitality sectors returning to full capacity as Johnson urged Britons to “begin to learn to live with this virus.” [cnn]

Spectacular Natural Choreography: How The Ocean Put On A Show Of Blue Bioluminescence Around False Bay And Hermanus – Last week Capetonians enjoyed some spark to their beautiful oceans as nature took its course and lit up the ocean along the west coast. [dailymav]

Ever Wondered Where Your Baby’s Diaper Goes After You’ve Tossed It In The Bin? – Before that glorious milestone in your little one’s development, when they use the potty, chances are you’ve had the unfortunate task of dealing with roughly 5 000 diapers. [here]

Springbok Morne Steyn Announces Retirement From Test Rugby – The 37-year-old is best known for twice kicking series-winning penalties against the British and Irish Lions. [ewn]

Cristiano Ronaldo Has Made Man U Worse, Claims One Of English Soccer’s Most Revered Pundits – That’s according to Jamie Carragher, who claims the Portuguese forward has added to the club’s problems of having too many individual stars. [businsider]

A Bitcoin ETF: What Does It All Mean? – Let’s get up to speed with what an ETF actually is, why this is big news for crypto investors and what effects this news could have on Bitcoin’s price. [here]

Disgraced ‘Billionaire’ Says He Faked His Way Onto the Rich Lists – On the hook for more than $80 million in legal judgments, largely due to alleged harassment and battery, Alki David says he will never pay a dime. [dbeast]

Man Arrested For Uncensoring Japanese Porn With AI In First Deepfake Case – Deepfake technology could practically reverse the pixelation in Japanese adult videos, raising legal and ethical questions. [vice]

Angelina Jolie Attends Eternals Premiere With Five Of Her Children – The 46-year-old US actress attended the Los Angeles premiere of Marvel’s upcoming film Eternals with her rarely seen kids in tow looking all grown up. [newsau]

Eva Longoria, 46, Of Desperate Housewives Shows Off Her Stunning Curves – Wears a string bikini as she enjoys down time in Mexico. [dmail]

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