Welcome to the 76th edition of The Daily Zap — A Daily Newspaper (Kind of 🙏). Here, you'll get links to all of the latest news and updates mostly from the last 24 hours, divided in Sections (much similar to pages on a newspaper).
Let's unfold!
~Bitcoin News of the Day
- “People use bitcoin as a speculative asset — it’s like gold,” Powell said. “It’s just like gold, only it’s virtual, it’s digital. People are not using it as a form of payment or as a store of value. It’s highly volatile. It's not a competitor for the dollar, it's really a competitor for gold,” he added.
Global Trade & ~Econ
- In its 2025 Global Outlook, BlackRock said it believes the world economy is currently in the process of being entirely "reshaped" by the emergence of five new "mega forces," including the shift to net zero carbon emissions, geopolitical fragmentation, demographic trends, digitization of finance and AI.
~Politics_and_Law
- The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which it may deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them, according to three sources familiar with the plans. The countries include but may not be limited to Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, Panama and Grenada, the sources said.
~Stacker_Sports News
- The New Orleans Pelicans said Wednesday that Zion Williamson will miss at least two more weeks as he continues to rehab a left hamstring injury. Williamson has been out since Nov. 6 because of the injury and overall has been limited to just six games for New Orleans this season, averaging 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
~Tech & ~Science
- A new artificial intelligence tool from DeepMind, a Google company in London that develops AI applications, has smashed through the old barriers and achieved what its makers call unmatched skill and speed in devising 15-day weather forecasts. They report in the journal Nature on Dec 4 that their new model can, among other things, outperform the world’s best forecasts meant to track deadly storms and save lives.
~History with Mystery
- Both the rise and short-lived nature of the first federal Department of Education were fueled largely by the politics surrounding Reconstruction efforts to rebuild the South after the war, which included educating formerly enslaved people, says Adam Laats, professor of education and history at Binghamton University in New York.
~Entertainment World
- According to Circana, Swift’s Eras Tour Book sold 814,000 copies over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Circana tracks around 85% of the print market, but the Eras numbers are more precise: Swift sold the book exclusively through Target, which launched the Eras tie-in on Black Friday.
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