👱‍♂️ Trump Returns to X

IN TODAY’S NEWS

📸 Former President Donald Trump made his return to X, by releasing a photo of his mugshot to his 86.7 million followers - bold move.

🥩 Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat. Violators could be fined up to €60,000.

🎥 London has begun installing cameras in neighborhoods to catch and fine drivers violating ultra-low emission zones. “Blade Runners” have started smashing them in protest. Lol.

⏱️ Rolex acquires Bucherer, the largest authorized watch dealer in the world. The waitlist for a Submariner will still be 3 years though 🥴

📱 Opt-out of algorithmic feeds are coming to Instagram and Facebook – but only if you’re in Europe.

🛩️ Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who rebelled against Putin in June, has died in a suspicious fatal plane crash along 10 others. Putin and Ukraine deny involvement.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

$3.5 billion: That is Michael Jordan’s net worth after selling his majority stake in the Hornets, making him the richest basketball player ever.

6: That is how many countries are set to join BRICS (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates).

$235 Million: That is how much AI company Hugging Face has raised in its latest round of funding, bringing its valuation to $4B.

$199: That is how much Sony’s portable Playstation Portal launches at later this year.

W AND L OF THE DAY

W: Rimac Nevera sets a new Nurburgring EV record with a time of: 7:05:298.

L: Jackson Mahomes is back to dancing on TikTok following sexual battery arrest. Just in time for the 2023 NFL season.

CONTENT FOR THE BOYS

Standup comic Karl Porter does a slow-mo goal celebration during set - actually pretty damn good.

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Cheers, until next time ✌️