X or Bluesky? That is the question

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👉 Users leaving X for Bluesky

👉 Céline Dion back to stage in Saudi Arabia

👉 Netflix releases new Christmas movie

and many more!

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Quote of the day

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (American poet and lecturer)

Must Know

Historic declines in fentanyl overdose cases

Recent data from the (CDC) shows that drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have 📉dropped significantly, marking the largest decrease ever recorded. In the past year, about 97,000 people died from overdoses 😢, a decline of 14.5% compared to the previous year.

This reduction translates to over 16,000 lives saved and is the lowest number of drug deaths seen in nearly 4 years.

Experts believe several factors contributed to this decline, including

• better access to addiction treatment

• wider use of naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses

Additionally, some areas are seeing less potent forms of 💉 fentanyl on the streets. However, funding and focus on addiction treatment may diminish, particularly in communities of color where overdose rates remain high.

New Pentagon report on UFOs

The Pentagon's recent report on UFOs reveals over 700 new sightings, but it finds no proof of 👽 alien life. The report covers incidents reported between May 2023 and June 2024, including many misidentified as balloons, 🐦birds, or 🛰 satellites.

Notably, there was a near-miss between a commercial plane and an unidentified object off New York's coast. While public interest in UFOs is 🔺 growing, the government stresses that its investigations focus on potential 💀 threats to air safety and national security, not extraterrestrial possibilities.

The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which tracks these cases, has said that none of the cases indicate alien activity. Of the 757 reports, nearly 300 have been explained, but 21 remain mysterious.

People are leaving X for Bluesky

🦋 Bluesky, a new social media platform, is experiencing 📈 rapid growth as users leave X (formerly Twitter) following Donald Trump's victory. In just one week, Bluesky gained about 2.5 million new users 👏, bringing its total to over 16 million.

This surge is fueled by dissatisfaction with X's content and upcoming changes to its terms of service, which critics argue could limit legal accountability for the platform. Many well-known organizations and personalities, including the Guardian and former CNN anchor Don Lemon, have left X due to concerns over misinformation and 🤬 hate speech.

On November 6, the day after the election, X saw a ⚡ spike in traffic with 46.5 million visits but also faced a significant 🏃‍♂️ exodus, with more than 115,000 users deactivating their accounts—the highest number since Elon Musk acquired the platform.

Despite its smaller user base compared to X and Threads, Bluesky is positioning itself as a 😇 calmer alternative for those seeking a different online experience free from aggressive content.

⚡Speed-Round: The Most Impactful Stories

ChatGPT is now available on Windows for everyone. It was previously limited to ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The way this app works is that it opens a 'companion window' on your PC, allowing you to easily use the AI chatbot alongside any other Windows programs. The Windows ChatGPT app can take screenshots, giving users an easy way to feed images to the AI chatbot, in addition to the normal upload photo function. Users can also customize a hotkey to trigger the companion window.

Donald Trump picks Robert Kennedy Junior, a vaccine sceptic and former Democrat, to run US health department. The appointment will put Kennedy, who spread doubts about Covid-19 vaccines and has been critical of the pharmaceutical industry, in charge of a department with a $1.8 Trillion budget with wide-ranging influence over drug regulation and public health.

According to a review posted on Seeking Alpha, Nvidia, graphics-card-making-company and the backbone of all of the AI-CRAZINESS, has a strong buy rating due to high demand for AI accelerators and the upcoming Blackwell Superchips. The company reported record 2nd Quarter of 2025 revenue of $30.04 billion, a 122% year-over-year increase, driven by a 154% growth in its Data Center segment.

Moreover, Foxconn's manufacturing expansion and Nvidia's $50 billion share repurchase program signal confidence in Blackwell chip demand. With its strong AI solutions and software ecosystem, Nvidia is set to capture more of the enterprise AI market.

How GPS Works?

GPS or Global Positioning System which was originally developed by the U.S. military, is a technology that helps us find our exact location on Earth. It uses a network of at least 🛰 24 satellites orbiting our planet. These satellites send signals down to GPS receivers, which are found in devices like smartphones and car navigation systems.

When a 📲 GPS receiver picks up signals from at least 4 satellites, it can calculate where you are by measuring how ⌚ long it took for the signals to reach it.

The way GPS works is based on a method called trilateration. Each satellite sends out a unique signal that includes its 🌍 location and the ⏰ time the signal was sent. The GPS receiver uses this information to determine the distance from each satellite. By combining the distances from multiple satellites, the receiver can pinpoint its location in three dimensions: latitude, longitude, and altitude.

Top-levels

Business & Markets

•  💰 US Market rose across the board yesterday (S&P: +0.3%; Dow: +0.5%; Nasdaq: +0.1%, TSLA: -5.77%, BTC: +0.92%, Dogecoin: +2%)

• 🚗 Advance Auto Parts, an American automotive parts provider, is closing 500 stores all around the country, cutting jobs as fewer opt to repair cars.

• 🌍 Europe fines Meta, Facebook’s parent company, $843M for tying marketplace to Facebook, giving itself unfair advantage over its European competitors. Facebook has said it is going to appeal the decision and said it is unrealistic | Warren Buffets Berkshire Hathaway buys share of 🍕 Domino’s Pizza selling 🍎 Apple stock.

Media & Entertainment

• Netflix just dropped its new 🎄 Christmas movie “Hot Frosty“ and critics loved it. Read a summary of it here.

• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will likely head to trial over their heated, prolonged 🍷 winery battle. | Céline Dion returns to stage and appears in dazzling pink gown at Elie Saab Fashion Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She 🎙 performed her hit songs celebrating the show’s 45th anniversary.

• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just recorded his own version of 🎤 “Get Low” rap song collaborating with singer T-Pain, in tribute to his 👫 wife for their dating anniversary!

Science & Tech News

• 👩‍🔬 Scientists have discovered a magical 🌊 immortal marine creature that defies the rules of aging 😎; studying it might help us reach the secret of immortality.

•  🔫 The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 1 update is now available and it is 40 GB! | Nintendo just released the remake of one its all-time classics, 🐲DRAGON QUEST III, with a HD-2D polish.

• Google's Gemini explodes at user, telling the student "You are a blight on the landscape. You are a stain on the universe." 😲 and said "Please Die". Some have blamed the user for tricking the Gemini to give such bizarre statements, but Google has taken the responsibility for the output.

Did You Know?

🏡 The average household in the United States has 300,000 things in it.

🔦 The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer!

👨‍🦱 Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words 🤯

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