Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering a tender offer that would allow employees and early investors to sell their shares, valuing the rocket company at approximately $350 billion, according to recent reports.This substantial increase represents a significant leap from its previous valuation of $210 billion after a similar tender offer concluded in June. Terms and Participants The terms of the tender offer are still subject to change and will depend on…

Bill Gates, the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, has expressed uncertainty about whether he would have achieved billionaire status had he grown up in today’s smartphone and social media saturated environment. Gates, integral in making computers and the internet an everyday fixture, shared his insights in a recent blog post, where he lamented the distractions that dominate the lives of contemporary youth. In a candid admission, Gates articulated that…

The UK on Wednesday introduced a grace period until March 2025, during which time expired physical documentation will be accepted for international travel as visa holders make the transition to an entirely online eVisa system. As part of an ongoing Home Office drive, all visa holders including many Indians using a physical biometric residence permit (BRP), a passport containing a visa vignette sticker or ink stamp confirming their indefinite leave…

….Tells Police she was suffering ‘extreme stress’ from divorce A 31-year-old mother has handed herself over to the authorities for sexually abusing her children. Keirsten White of Opelousas in central Louisiana, has been charged with first-degree rape, sexual battery, two counts of indecent behaviour with juveniles, and two counts of cruelty to juveniles. Earlier in the week, White entered the St. Landry Parish Jail and confessed that she sexually and…

At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says.The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18.More than 300 people have been infected with patients exhibiting symptoms like fever, headaches, runny noses and coughs, breathing difficulties and anaemia.Response teams have been sent to Kwango…

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a historic no-confidence vote.French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion, with the left and far-right uniting to bring down the government.A minimum of 288 votes were needed.Barnier is expected to tender his resignation, and that of his government, to President Emmanuel Macron shortly.It marks the first time a French government has been toppled in this way in…

Human rights groups in Guinea say at least 135 people died from the stampede that happened at a football stadium in Nzerekore.On Sunday, the final of a local football competition turned violent after rival fans invaded the pitch in protest of the referee’s penalty decision.Police attempted to curtail and disperse the pitch invaders with teargas, and a stampede ensued.The government announced that only 56 people died from the mayhem.However, human…

The chief executive of one of the United States’s largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in New York on Wednesday, US media reported.The New York Times reported that Brian Thompson, 50 was shot just before 7 a.m. at a hotel in the Midtown district of Manhattan.Police confirmed a shooting at the location.

Israel last night (Tuesday) threatened to return to war in Lebanon and target the state itself if its truce with Hezbollah collapses after the deadliest day since a ceasefire was agreed. In its strongest threat since last week’s deal to end 14 months of conflict, Israel said it would hold Lebanon responsible for failing to disarm militants who violate the ceasefire. ‘If we return to war we will act strongly……

A former ballerina was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband in Florida, US. CBS affiliate, WTSP reports that Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years, with credit for time served, followed by 10 years probation. The case, which became known as the “Black Swan murder” trial, garnered national attention, with some comparing Benefield to the protagonist of the 2010 film…

….After being pardoned by his father A federal judge dismissed the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika closed the case the week before Hunter Biden was to be sentenced. He could have faced up to 25 years in prison, though as a first-time offender he likely would have gotten far less time or avoided…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Yoon said his government withdrew military personnel following a bipartisan parliamentary vote that rejected martial law, and the measure was formally lifted around 4:30 a.m. during a Cabinet meeting. In all, martial law was in effect…