Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire. It’s a staggering amount of wealth never seen before in the history of human commerce. Musk already owns $273 billion in stock and options thanks to his role as Tesla CEO. But if the initial public offering of SpaceX—his rocket and artificial intelligence company—goes as planned next week, he could soon be worth an additional $841 billion. (He would own nearly half the stock of SpaceX, which the IPO is on track to value at $1.77 trillion in total.) All told, that’s $1.11 trillion for Musk from just his two public companies. However, Musk’s wealth is paper wealth, not a pile of cash in a bank somewhere. All of it is subject to how investors continue to value his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, going forward.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/06/business/musk-trillionaire-how-much-is-one-trillion-dollars
Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers. Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC lifted the Asian Champions League trophy last month, on enemy soil in South Korea. Their reclusive nation is also reigning world champion in under-17s and under-20s women’s soccer. At a celebratory exhibition match last week in the capital, under the watchful eye of the supreme leader, Naegohyang faced off against the under-17s team, who just added an Asian Cup to their impressive array of silverware, trouncing Japan 5-1 in the final.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/06/asia/north-korea-womens-soccer-intl-hnk-dst
In our round-up of travel stories this week: a miraculous story of survival high on Everest, how to not be a cliché in Paris, plus the people who decide when and where your next flight will be going. Every time you board a flight, the plane you fly on and even the route you’re taking all come down to decisions often managed by one person, aided by a team of experts. The chief planning officer is a key figure at most major commercial airlines, overseeing management of some of the most intricate aspects of air travel. And in times of turmoil such as our current one, when spiking jet fuel prices are prompting many airlines to drastically reduce services, that person’s role becomes even more significant.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/06/travel/travel-news-invisible-decisions-airplane-journeys
Barcelona’s Sagrada Família is nearing completion after 144 years. Now, Lego is inviting fans to recreate the iconic church brick by brick — albeit on a much smaller scale. Adding to its collection of miniature landmarks around the world — from New York City’s skyline and landmarks to the Eiffel Tower and Rome’s Trevi Fountain — Lego has unveiled the Sagrada Família set to mark the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí. Builders will be tasked with assembling 12,060 pieces, stacking 62 centimeters (24 inches) high to recreate a miniature model of the world’s tallest church, which stands at 172.5 meters (566 feet). The model also carries a hefty price tag — $799.99, according to the Danish toy company.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/05/style/lego-sagrada-familia-gaudi-scli-intl
On a recent Sunday afternoon, dozens of people explored the Margaret Mitchell House — the historic Atlanta property where the author wrote “Gone With the Wind,” now refashioned as a museum. Between engaging in conversation and sipping drinks, many of the guests were hoping to strike up a friendship. But about a half hour into the gathering, you could hear a pin drop as the lively scene transformed into the hush of a library. For the next hour, pages turned until silent reading time made way for more conversation. After all, a book is just the icebreaker at a local meeting of the Silent Book Club, which has events all over the world. Silent Book Club meet-ups — and similar online or IRL gatherings such as reading parties and BookTok — are gaining in popularity. They all play a part in an informal movement to get more people interested in reading for pleasure, which has been in decline over the past 20 years in the United States, according to a 2025 study that analyzed American Time Use Survey data from more than 236,000 participants.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/06/health/brain-health-reading-book-club-wellness