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Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Grows $44 Billion in 2023

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Grows $44 Billion in 2023

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Mark Zuckerberg's fortune grew $44 Billion this year, most among billionaires tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index during that same period.

After the latest growth, Zuckerberg’s net worth is now estimated at $89.9 billion.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Meta’s CEO now ranks as the 12th richest person, and tops the list of billionaires whose wealth expanded since the beginning of this year, followed by LVMH’s CEO Bernard Arnault, and US entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Zuckerberg's fortune mainly consists of his share in Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and What’s Up.

This record growth comes after Facebook’s founder lost more than half of his wealth last year, estimated at $71 billion due to a sharp plunge in the number of Meta’s users.

This year, Zuckerberg has focused on reducing the costs of Meta. In November, he announced plans to lay off over 11,000 of the company’s employees.

In the meantime, Meta’s CEO is gearing up to launch a new app that rivals Twitter. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the new app is currently being tested by celebrities and influencers.

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Ancient Egyptian Coffin Given New Life in Britain

Staff at Swansea University welcome back the artifact. Photo: Swansea University
Staff at Swansea University welcome back the artifact. Photo: Swansea University
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Ancient Egyptian Coffin Given New Life in Britain

Staff at Swansea University welcome back the artifact. Photo: Swansea University
Staff at Swansea University welcome back the artifact. Photo: Swansea University

An ancient Egyptian coffin was given a new life after it has been returned to Swansea University's Egypt Center in Wales.

The artifact, believed to date from about 650 BC, is now back at the university after thousands of hours of conservation work at Cardiff University, where it was painstakingly cleaned, reconstructed and consolidated to prevent it from deteriorating further, according to BBC.

The coffin, originally made for a man called Ankhpakhered in the Greek city of Thebes, was transported back under the watchful eye of the center’s curator Dr. Ken Griffin.

Staff described the finished project as “beyond our wildest dreams.”

“The coffin was gifted to us by Aberystwyth University in 1997 but details about its history are sketchy,” Griffin said.

He added: “It actually ended up being used as a storage box at one time, with other Egyptian objects placed in it for safekeeping.”

The university’s Phil Parkes explained that the wooden coffin was covered in textile and then had a thin layer of decorated plaster over the top.

He said: “Much of that textile had become detached over time and was just hanging loose.”

Parkes added that the separate wooden head was detached and there were a couple of large pieces of wood missing, the side of the base had fallen off and it was in a very sorry condition overall.