Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apparently on the long list of high achievers who's decided the next challenge will be getting a pilot certificate. According to Insider, the social media magnate has successfully obtained his student pilot certificate. We couldn't verify the Facebook founder is on the FAA registry because it's closed for maintenance all weekend. It's not clear if he's actively training or what his goal is for the effort. There is plenty of speculation, however, that it might be playing catch up with his newly designated archrival Elon Musk.
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