Elon Musk, Nearing $300 Billion Fortune, Is The Richest Person In History – Thanks to a blowout earnings report and a big car order by Hertz, Tesla’s market cap surpassed $1 trillion on Monday—and CEO Elon Musk has emerged as the richest person in the history of the world. [forbes]

Facebook Changes Its Name To Meta In Major Rebrand – Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. [bbc]

‘If You Don’t Vote ANC, Electricity May Never Be Restored’ – Ramaphosa Tells Protesting Residents – President Cyril Ramaphosa has shifted the blame for the surge in load shedding to illegal connections of electricity and the theft of cables. [n24]

Hiker Lost On Mountain Ignores Phone Calls From Search Team Because Of Unknown Number – Even though the rescuers were glad, he was safe and the situation didn’t turn awry they took this moment to inform others about some important things to keep in mind while setting out on adventures on the mountain trails, especially during winters. [inex]

Assault On Flight Attendant ‘One Of The Worst’ In Airline’s History – A coast-to-coast flight was diverted to Denver on Wednesday night after a passenger “physically assaulted a flight attendant,” American Airlines said in a statement. [cnn]

Millions of Americans Say They’d Quit Their Jobs To Avoid Lifesaving Vaccine – Nearly a third of Republicans surveyed said they knew someone who chose to quit rather than get vaccinated against COVID-19. [vice]

Slim Kim: North Korean Leader Believed Healthy Despite Weight Loss – South Korean spies used advanced techniques to analyse why Kim Jong-un appears to have lost 20 kg. [guardian]

Spanx Employees Given $10,000 And Two First-Class Plane Tickets – The chief executive and founder of shapewear company Spanx has surprised employees with two first-class plane tickets and $10,000 each to celebrate the company’s $1.2 billion deal with Blackstone. [cnn]

25 Grocery Items That Have Become More Expensive In South Africa (Some Up 56%) – The latest Household Affordability Index by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity group (PMBEJD) shows that food prices increased in October – and basket prices over the last 12 months have risen by 10%, far outpacing headline inflation. [btech]

Inspiration4 Crew Had ‘Challenges’ With The Toilet, Elon Musk Says – The Crew Dragon loo with a view will be getting an upgrade for future flights. [cnet]

Everything You Need To Know About Your Skin’s Declining Collagen – We’re all going to have to deal with collagen loss and the issues that cause it at some point in life. [here]

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Finds Just How Deep Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Goes – The storm stops somewhere between 300 and 500 kilometers deep. [verge]

Why Gen Z Is Plugging In Wired Headphones And Tuning Out AirPods – The must-have accessory for fall? According to Gen Z, it’s a $30 pair of wired headphones. [mash]

Covid-19 In South Africa – A total of 2 921 114 cases have been reported with 533 new cases in the past 24 hours. A reported 2 813 442 people have recovered and there are 89 104 reported deaths, 55 in the past day. This means there are an estimated 18 568 active Covid-19 cases. [n24]

Rome Airport Reveals Plans For Flying Taxis – Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too, if a project between the company operating its main airport and a German startup lifts off on schedule. [cnn]

The Do’s And Don’ts Of Shagging Your Flatmate – If you must commit this cardinal sin, there are good ways and terrible ways to deal with the aftermath. [vice]

Arabella Chi Exhibits Her Jaw-Dropping Figure – In a skimpy tiger print bikini while soaking up the Ibiza sunshine. [dm]

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