Good morning. Welcome to January 6th. Grab your coffee, stretch a little, and breathe—because we’re not here to freak you out. Unlike TV news screaming about disasters, we won’t sell you fear. No sirens. No doomsday countdowns. Just the stuff you actually need to know, minus the anxiety. So, take it easy, stay grounded, and let’s get into the news without the drama.

Today’s topics:

• Chicago’s city buildings fully run on solar power now

• Microsoft builds data centers for AI workloads

• Are you among the 44% who feel fairly paid?

• $4 million to live in “Breaking Bad” house

• Starlink hits 4.6 million users

  and more…

US stocks finally found their groove on Friday, brushing off 2025’s rocky start with a tech-fueled rebound led by Tesla and Nvidia. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3%, the Dow Jones added a modest 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, ever the overachiever, surged 1.8%. It seems the tech darlings just can’t resist stealing the spotlight.

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Rolex Prices Spike Again—Blame It on Gold

Rolex bumped prices on their gold watches by up to 14% for 2025, thanks to soaring gold costs. The white gold Daytona now sits at $38,100, and the yellow gold GMT-Master hits $43,300. Steel models only saw a modest 3% increase.

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Microsoft to drop $80 billion on AI data centers. Microsoft is dropping $80 billion in 2025 to build data centers for AI workloads—because, apparently, training ChatGPT isn’t cheap. Over half the cash will stay in the U.S., with Vice Chair Brad Smith hyping America’s “lead in the AI race.” After pouring $13 billion into OpenAI.

Apple pays $95M to settle snoopy Siri lawsuit. Turns out Siri was a little too eager to listen. She was eavesdropping, and Apple is now paying $95 million to settle the lawsuit. The suit claims Siri picked up random chats for over a decade and even shared some with advertisers. All this from the company that won’t stop talking about privacy being a “human right.”

Starlink hits 4.6 million users. SpaceX’s Starlink added 1.6 million customers in just seven months, now serving over 4.6 million users worldwide. With 7,000 satellites orbiting Earth and service in 27 new markets, it’s becoming the go-to for internet in hard-to-reach places. SpaceX isn’t slowing down either—those satellites aren’t just for rural Wi-Fi anymore. They’re ready to beam the internet straight to LTE phones. 

Chicago Goes Full Green

Chicago kicked off 2025 by running all city buildings—airports, firehouses, water plants—on solar. That’s 62,000 cars' worth of carbon gone. While some are still arguing about climate action, Chicago skipped the debate and flipped the switch.

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U.K.’s biggest dinosaur footprints found. Researchers in Oxfordshire uncovered 200 dinosaur footprints—the biggest track site ever found in the U.K. The prints stretch nearly 500 feet and were made by a long-necked cetiosaurus, proving that even dinos needed a casual walk to clear their heads. It all started when a quarry worker spotted some weird bumps in the clay. Now scientists are losing it over these ancient stomps, calling the discovery “exhilarating.” 

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The ‘Breaking Bad’ House Is Up for Sale—for $4 Million

The owners of Breaking Bad’s famous Albuquerque house have slapped a $4 million price tag on it, even though it’s worth a fraction of that. Sure, it’s a regular suburban home, but hey, Walter White once threw a pizza on the roof, so clearly that adds a few million in value. The house is already a tourist magnet for fans of fictional meth labs and bad decisions. Even New Mexico’s governor got in on the hype, recruiting Bryan Cranston for an anti-littering campaign.

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Generation Alpha out, Generation Beta in. As 2024 ends, so does Generation Alpha (2010-2024). These “mini-millennials” have never known life without iPads, pandemics, or AI taking over. Now, say hello to Generation Beta (2025-2039). If the name sounds like a software update, that’s fitting—this new batch is born into a world that’s constantly glitching. Here’s hoping the Betas bring some stability... though, chances are, they’ll probably be born scrolling.

44% of workers are happy with their pay—and here’s how to be one of them. A recent Vaco survey shows that 44% of workers feel fairly paid, with engineering, finance, and computer science leading the pack for pay satisfaction. If you’re in these fields, odds are your paycheck feels pretty decent. Even with white-collar job cuts hitting 3.7 million this past year, confidence is bouncing back. Companies are hunting for adaptable workers with problem-solving skills, and job seekers are feeling more optimistic than they did a year ago. The takeaway? If you want to boost your pay and confidence, pick the right industry, stay flexible, and let those soft skills shine.

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