• People turn to freezing their eggs if they wish to delay childbirth.
• It is possible to have more than one child from a batch of frozen eggs.
• People with ovaries are born with a lifetime supply of eggs.
• Egg freezing involves a surgical procedure but is not more dangerous than any other surgery.

Perhaps you’ve heard your friends talking about freezing their eggs or know someone who has. If you’re intrigued by the possibility of delaying childbirth until you’re ready, you may have done some light internet research and aren’t sure what to think about the process.

People choose to freeze their eggs for a variety of reasons including having not met the right partner just yet or are in the middle of climbing the corporate ladder and simply want to delay childbirth for a while. According to Pew Research, more than half of unmarried women in their early 40s have given birth.

But egg freezing isn't just for those who have never been married. We are debunking this myth and some other common misconceptions about freezing eggs. Here are some of the most common myths when it comes to freezing your eggs.

You can only have one child.

During one menstrual cycle, Sharon Jaffe, a doctor of reproductive endocrinology at the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Winter Park, Florida said that a doctor can retrieve 20 eggs or more depending on the age of the patient.

"It’s definitely possible that you can have more than one child," said Dr. Sharon Jaffe. "It’s based on the age at which you froze the eggs and how many mature eggs were frozen."

It’s dangerous to freeze your eggs.

The egg-freezing process requires several visits to a fertility specialist. According to Jaffe, thanks to modern technology, the process is relatively low-risk for most people.

"It is not dangerous. It does involve a surgical procedure using conscious sedation. But as all surgeries go there are always risks associated but the risks are very low for this procedure. It does not take away from your eggs for the future," said Jaffe.

It will take away all of your eggs.

People with vaginas are born with a lifetime supply of eggs. According to the Cleveland Clinic, they are born with one million eggs at birth. By the time they start puberty, they have 300,000 eggs left. This number slowly decreases over time but is not impacted by egg retrieval.

"We only capture eggs that are available during that time period," said Jaffe. "Some people think, ‘If you take my eggs now, I won't have any later.’ Well, your eggs are constantly undergoing atresia and you are only getting the eggs that are developing at that time period."

• Fans love the idea that Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg will be hosting the 2019 Golden Globes.
• INSIDER chose 14 more pairings that we'd love to see continue this trend and host in the future.

When Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg presented onstage together at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, social media fawned over their natural charm and chemistry. So, having the two actors team up as co-hosts for the 2019 Golden Globes was hailed as an inspired decision.

"Sandra and Andy are the perfect choices to host this world-class event,” NBC Entertainment co-chairmen, Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks, said in a statement. "They bring wit, charm and style to a room filled with the very best of film and television. It's sure to be another unforgettable fun-filled night.”

In this vein, INSIDER chose 14 more pairings that display similar starpower and rapport, all of whom we'd love to see as co-hosts in the future.

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson

"Broad City" stars and co-creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson would be perfect for Hollywood's most lighthearted major award show. The two comedians are best friends in real life and experts in hilarious banter.

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth have already proven they're two of Marvel's biggest and funniest players — and they'll soon reunite on the big screen for "Men in Black: International" and possibly "Avengers: Endgame." These two superheroes have both massive star power and well-established chemistry.

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll are two of the biggest comedians in the game right now — and they've worked closely together on numerous successful projects, including Brodway's "Oh, Hello" and Netflix's "Big Mouth." 

Indeed, the two have already teamed up to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards for two years in a row. Their bizarre, topical, effective banter has proven itself worthy for a bigger stage.  

• President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to visit US troops in Iraq on Wednesday.
• While there he said he has "no plans at all" to withdraw troops from the country.
• Last week, he abruptly announced he was pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan.

During a surprise trip to Iraq, his first such visit with US troops in a combat zone, President Donald Trump says he has "no plans at all" to withdraw US forces from the country, where they've been present since the 2003 invasion.

Trump had not previously said he would pull US troops from Iraq, but the trip comes after he abruptly announced the withdrawal of some 2,000 US troops from Syria — a decision that reportedly prompted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' resignation — and reports emerged of plans to remove about half of the 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan.

Mattis, who will leave office at the end of the year, signed an order to withdraw troops from Syria on December 24.

Trump, accompanied by his wife, Melania, traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night, flying to Al Asad air base in western Iraq and delivering a holiday message to more than 5,000 US troops stationed in the country. He is expected to make two stops on the trip, according to The New York Times.

The trip was kept secret, with Air Force One reportedly making the 11-hour flight with lights off and window shades drawn. Trump said he had never seen anything like it and that he was more concerned with the safety of those with him than he was for himself, according to the Associated Press.

The president said that because of gains made against ISIS in Syria, US forces there were able to return home. US officials have said the militant group holds about 1% of the territory it once occupied, though several thousand fighters remain in pockets in western Syria and others have blended back into local populations.

Trump said the mission in Syria was to remove ISIS from its strongholds and not to be a nation-builder, which he said was a job for other wealthy countries. He praised Saudi Arabia this week for committing money to rebuild the war-torn country. The US presence there was never meant to be "open-ended," he added.

Trump told reporters traveling with him that he wanted to remove US forces from Syria but that Iraq could still be used as a base to launch attacks on ISIS militants.

If needed, the US can attack ISIS "so fast and so hard" that they "won't know what the hell happened," Trump said.

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• What Stanley McChrystal learned from Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq before leading the operation to kill him
• H.R. McMaster reportedly called Trump out for asking about taking Iraq's oil

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• The Knickerbocker Hotel was built in 1906 by John Jacob Astor IV in 1906, who died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. It sits on the corner of 42nd street and Broadway.
• After closing its doors in 1921, the hotel reopened in 2015 and began hosting luxury New Year's Eve rooftop parties, just 150 feet from the ball drop in Times Square. 
• You can enjoy the exclusive party with three experiences ranging from $4,335 to $125,000. 
• Each package includes two tickets, a minimum two-night stay at the hotel, access to a buffet and top-shelf open bar, and live entertainment, among other perks.

An estimated one million people crowd into sectioned-off quarters of Times Square every year to see the famous countdown and ball drop on New Year's Eve.

But that's not the only way to enjoy the celebratory night in person. You can experience an exclusive party at The Knickerbocker Hotel's St. Cloud rooftop, just 150 feet from the ball drop — if you're willing to pay at least $4,335.

The hotel sits on the corner of 42nd street and Broadway, giving guests the Times Square experience without the crowded streets. The site was built in 1906 by Jacob Astor IV, whose family line is also responsible for several other properties in New York City, including the St. Regis Hotel. 

The Knickerbocker Hotel claims several historical moments happened within its walls, including the creation of the first-ever martini and the debut of the red velvet rope to help control dinner crowds.

But one of its most luxurious creations is an exclusive rooftop experience to ring in the new year. Check out what up to $125,000 could buy you on New Year's Eve at the historic hotel. 

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You can enjoy New Year's Eve 150 feet away from the iconic ball drop atop The Knickerbocker Hotel with a choice of three experiences: Gold, Platinum, or VIP box seats.

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Each package includes two tickets, a minimum two-night stay at the hotel, access to the St. Cloud rooftop, hors d'oeuvres, buffet, top-shelf open bar, live entertainment, party favors (including hand warmers) and a champagne toast at midnight.

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• Google provided data about the most-searched TV shows of 2018.
• The controversy around series like "Insatiable" and "Roseanne" got the internet talking.
• Original content from streaming services generated tons of traffic this year.

When viewers want to know more about a cliffhanger ending or find out what critics are saying about the latest releases, they turn to the internet. To round up the most-searched TV shows of 2018, INSIDER consulted data provided by Google Trends.

Here are the 10 TV series that were the most-searched-for in 2018. 

The Netflix original "On My Block" was one of year's most-searched and most-watched series.

"On My Block," a Netflix original series about how high school tests the relationship of four close friends from an inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, was the streaming service's most binge-watched show in 2018 and one of year's most-watched series overall.

Blending comedy and drama, this coming-of-age show has been praised for its diverse cast and for handling timely issues.

The controversial Netflix series "Insatiable" got people searching.

Even before it was released, Netflix's "Insatiable"stirred controversy. Viewers and critics have called out its premise — a formerly overweight teen (Debby Ryan) becomes a beauty pageant contestant after losing weight to get revenge on those who bullied her — for being fat-shaming.

Despite the show's fairly negative reception, Netflix renewed it for a second season.

The complex plots on HBO's "Westworld" generated web traffic.

HBO's "Westworld" was one the year's most popular series, even if the show's sophomore season finale left fans with more questions than answers. Known for its unabashedly complex plots, the sci-fi western generated plenty of search engine traffic from viewers.

• An extravagant private jet package will let you celebrate New Year's Eve twice, in Sydney, Australia, and then in Los Angeles.
• The party starts in Sydney on December 31 at 8 p.m. and then guests make the 13.5-hour flight to Los Angeles.
• The package costs $255,500 to charter the entire aircraft or $31,950 per person if eight friends book together.
• The private jet will be festively decorated and outfitted with state-of-the-art entertainment systems, as well as cuvée Champagne, and dishes such as caviar, lamb tartare, and lobster.

A luxurious private jet package will let you celebrate New Year's Eve twice on two different continents, first in Sydney, Australia, and then in Los Angeles.

Carol Cork, marketing director of PrivateFly, the private jet booking company offering the package, said in a press release that the package is the ultimate way to ring in the new year "in two of the world's most iconic locations."

"The flight time from Sydney to LA in a Gulfstream G550 is 13.5 hours, so with the 19-hour time difference, you get to replay over 5.5 hours of party time, by flying eastwards," she continued.

Cork added that the flight timing is so tight that it's only possible by private jet. The package costs $255,500 to charter the entire aircraft or $31,950 per person if eight friends book together.

It's quite the jam-packed itinerary. The party starts at 8:00 p.m. on December 31 in Sydney, at "one of the city's glamorous nightstops or VIP parties," according to PrivateFly.

Guests celebrate the New Year at midnight with a view of the famous fireworks in the harbor.

At 2:00 a.m., partygoers will take off from Sydney in a Gulfstream G550, one of the most popular private jet models.

PrivateFly notes that the time in LA is 19 hours behind Sydney, so if you can make the journey between the two cities in less time than that, you can fly "back in time" and arrive several hours before you left. 

The plane lands in Los Angeles at 8:30 p.m. California time, "where the night is still young and there’s time to head to your party of choice," PrivateFly says. 

Guests then ring in the New Year a second time in the City of Angels.

PrivateFly offers two different in-flight experiences: The "Wellness" package or the "Festive Flight."

For the Wellness experience, the private flight attendant will adjust the lighting and temperature of the jet's cabin for the "optimum restful flight experience," according to PrivateFly. Passengers can lounge in designer pajamas and slippers, pamper their skin with luxury skincare products and masks, and sip detox juices. There's also a "VIP vitamin-packed" catering menu. The cabin includes a master bedroom and separate flat single beds, outfitted with deluxe bedding.

The "Festive Flight," on the other hand, is for "those looking to continue the celebrations at 45,000 feet," reads PrivateFly's press release. Guests can party in the festively-decorated cabin with the help of state-of-the-art music and entertainment systems, cuvée Champagne, and dishes such as caviar, lamb tartare, and lobster.

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• These celebrities still have homes on the market.
• 50 Cent's home has been on the market for over a decade.
• These houses haven't been sold yet.

Living in the former home of your favorite celebrity sounds like an absolute dream. Though it's no secret that being able to nab the home of a celebrity A-lister can cost you a pretty penny, some homes are available for the purchasing and stay on the market for quite a while.

Here are 10 celebrity homes that are reportedly still on the market. It's worth noting that we are only able to go off of the current listings as of the time of writing.

Michael Jordan: Chicago, Illinois, asking price: $14.855 million.

Former NBA champ Michael Jordan may have impressed fans with his skills on the court, but his gigantic Chicago home is still sitting on the market.

The house is outfitted with a Jordan-branded basketball court and plenty of other personalized features. It has been on the market for the last six years. Originally priced at $29 million, the price has been nearly cut in half since then and is still struggling to find a buyer. And yes, MJ is apparently still paying the annual property taxes on the location, which total up to almost $100,000.

Billy Joel: Palm Beach, Florida, asking price: $16.5 million.

Placed on the market in 2015, Billy Joel's Florida mansion is still up for sale. Listing for a little under $20 million initially, it has since been slashed to almost $16.5 million in April. Joel's eight-bedroom mansion even comes equipped with furniture.

Eva Longoria: Los Angeles, California, asking price: $9.8 million.

Former "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria purchased her Los Angeles home in 2015 from Tom Cruise, but now she's moved on. The home, which initially had an asking price of $14 million, is reportedly being sold for $9.8 million. The four-bedroom, four-bath home is super private and located just off of Mulholland Drive.

Drones — also commonly referred to as unmanned aircraft — are no longer a cool, new novelty that companies in only a handful of industries are testing.

Businesses across various industries and levels of government in the US are utilizing at least a handful of drones. But more importantly, drone users are now realizing a deep return on their investments from the aircraft's ability to help save hours of time and labor.

However, to successfully get a drone program up and running, businesses need to have an idea of what they want the aircraft to do, and the value they hope to create. To that end, companies need to know what their competitors are doing with the aircraft so they can plan their own projects accordingly.

In this report, Business Insider Intelligence details how unmanned aircraft are disrupting a slew of different industries, including agriculture, construction and mining, insurance, media and telecommunications, and the public sector. We also size the market for global enterprise drone shipments, and pinpoint the features that make drones useful tools within different industries. Lastly, we make predictions for how drone use in these industries will evolve over the next five to 10 years and to what extent their impact will be magnified over this period.

Here are some of the key takeaways:

• Since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented its Part 107 regulations for unmanned aircraft in August 2016, the commercial drone industry in the US has taken off. 
• Companies across the US have rushed to deploy drones to cut costs, boost operational efficiency, and open up new streams of revenue. Meanwhile, firms elsewhere in the world have taken notice and ramped up their own drone projects.
• Unmanned aircraft have the potential to create the greatest business value in the construction, mining, and agriculture industries. The agriculture industry was a relatively early adopter of drones, and today one-third of farmers in the US plan to use at least one drone this year. Meanwhile, drones will have a less significant, yet noticeable, impact on media, telecommunications, and insurance businesses.
• Drones will lead these industries to become highly data-driven in the coming years, making the aircraft a must-have for companies to keep pace with their competitors. They will allow businesses to synthesize and analyze trends in their workflows to bolster their operational efficiency and predict problems before they happen.

In full, the report:

• Analyzes the development of drone use across five different industries.
• Offers a look at how drone use in these industries will evolve over the coming years.
• Sizes the market for enterprise drone shipments over a seven-year period, both in the US and abroad.

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A slew of TV shows were canceled in 2017, and the list of shows canceled in 2018 has grown rapidly since May as networks decide their schedules of new and returning shows, and figure out what they're doing in 2019.

The most recent cancelation comes from Comedy Central, which canceled "Detroiters" after two seasons. 

Despite slightly better reception for its second season that dropped in September, Netflix has canceled "Iron Fist" after two seasons, a show that wasn't a hit with critics. Days later, Netflix canceled Marvel's "Luke Cage," leaving many wondering why these seemingly successful superhero shows are getting the axe.  And they were right. In November, the streaming service canceled "Daredevil," too. 

So far in 2018, networks have canceled fan favorites like "The Last Man on Earth" and "Quantico." Fox also canceled its quirky cop comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," but NBC picked it up for another season less than two days later.

ABC also canceled the previously renewed "Roseanne" revival, after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. However, ABC announced a spin-off called "The Conners" without Barr that premiered in October.

In 2018, the streaming giants are canceling more shows than ever as well, with many getting cut on Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix. 

So if you're wondering why a show you love hasn't returned in 2018, it might have been canceled. (You can also use this list to see what shows are not returning in the fall or in 2019.)

Here are all the shows that were canceled in 2017 and 2018, including those from networks and streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon:

SEE ALSO: All the confirmed original shows coming to Netflix in 2018

Canceled in 2018:

"One Dollar"— CBS All Access, one season

"Midnight, Texas"— NBC, two seasons

• "Mary Poppins," the 1964 Disney film about a flying, magical nanny isn't just a beloved classic — it's a monumental movie in the history of filmmaking.
• The film is regarded as Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, as the only Disney film to ever be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in his lifetime.
• What's often overlooked is that the film was also that year's Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects.
• To bring "Mary Poppins" to life, Disney hired the engineer and inventor, Petro Vlahos. His innovation eventually became the basis of the modern green screen.

The scene you're about to watch is perhaps one of the most important and influential sequences in the history of cinema. Okay, this could use some explanation. This is a scene from "Mary Poppins," a 1964 classic directed by Robert Stevenson. It's a film often regarded as Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, being the only Disney film to ever be nominated for Best Picture in his lifetime. But there's something else that's often overlooked about this film. It was also that year's winner for Best Visual Effects. Now for a film featuring a magical flying nanny, you might not find that to be surprising at all. But it's this overlooked achievement that helped "Mary Poppins" change the course of film history forever.

Like all forms of art, films have always relied heavily on bringing our imaginations to life. As films evolved, this posed a great challenge for early filmmakers. Imagination had no boundaries — but film did. At the time at least. Early on, simple camera tricks were used to make the impossible look possible. George Méliès, one of the first pioneers in visual effects used a technique known as double exposure mattes to achieve this feat over a hundred years ago. A man with multiple heads. He did it by putting a glass panel in front of the camera and painting black marks over specific sections to block the light. He would then rewind the film, and set up an opposite matte to fill in these blanks individually. Then voila! Despite its many limitations, the double exposure mattes were used for many years, until something a little more familiar to us arrived on the scene.

This is the blue screen, developed by Lawrence Butler and it looks and works similar to the green screen we use today. With the arrival of color films, Butler realized he could put a subject in front of a specific color, then remove that exact color to isolate a subject from its background. The isolated subjects would then be placed on top of a pre-shot background known as a plate to create a single seamless image. This is the start of what we now commonly know as chroma key. This method was first used in 1940 for the film "Thief of Baghdad" but it also came with many issues. The color blue was selected mainly because it was a color farthest from the skin tone. But this meant that any costumes or props with a blue hue would simply blend in and disappear with the background. And if the lighting wasn't perfect, it would end in these blue halos that you see around the actors.

So when Walt Disney acquired the live-action film rights to "Mary Poppins," they wanted to take the opportunity to push the technology even further. Especially for one particular sequence, where live-action footage merges with Disney's classic hand-drawn animations for over 16 minutes. But instead of hiring a special effects artist for the job, Disney instead asked for help from the engineer and inventor Petro Vlahos.

So, what did Vlahos do to begin? Well, he got rid of the blue screen. Fully aware of its limitations, he sought for another color to replace it. His answer? Yellow! Well, more specifically, the yellow hue from sodium gas. The same light you see in street lamps. Vlahos knew that sodium gas produces light at a very exact wavelength, 589 nanometers. In comparison, the blue used in blue screen ranges from 435 to 500 nanometers. By shrinking the range of wavelengths, Vlahos knew he could greatly improve the accuracy when isolating a subject. This already solved many problems from its predecessor. For one, things didn't have to be lit as perfectly. And there were no limitations on the colors of props or costumes. For example, Dick Van Dyke could wear this blue bow tie and socks, and because sodium gas emits a very specific hue of yellow, he was also able to wear a blazer with yellow stripes. To achieve the effect, the actors would stand in front of a white screen lit by a yellow hue from sodium vapor lights, hence its name, the sodium vapor process. Unlike the blue screen, which required tampering with actual film strips to achieve the effect, Vlahos' method was completely within the camera. He did this by creating a unique prism that was designed to isolate the 589 nanometer hue from the rest of the colors. This simplified the process of creating a more accurate matte, the silhouette image that's vital to the process. The result was astounding. Even by today's standards, it's difficult to find a fault. Isolating a more specific range of wavelength allowed for a crisper image, practically eliminating the halo effect of the blue screens. You need to look no further than this veil that Julie Andrews is wearing to see how impressive this technology really was. Up until then, isolating a material as fine as a veil was deemed impossible until Vlahos' new invention. And it was this technological marvel that earned Vlahos the Oscar for Visual Effects. There was an issue, however. Despite multiple attempts to replicate it, Vlahos could only create just one working prism which meant there was only one sodium vapor camera, in the entire world. After showing its capabilities in "Mary Poppins," other studios and filmmakers fought to use it. And this single technique would go on to be used for almost 40 years, in notable films like Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and the original "Pete's Dragon."

After the success of "Mary Poppins," Vlahos would go on to further develop and improve the chroma key process. The result was what eventually became the basis of the modern green screen. For this reason, Vlahos is often regarded as the man who made the modern blockbuster possible. Without Disney's gamble and Vlahos' ingenuity and innovation, we might have never seen "Mary Poppins" on the silver screen, not to mention films like "Star Wars" or "Jurassic Park." With "Mary Poppins," Vlahos not only gifted generations of people with one of the most beloved classics of our time, but a legacy that can make all of our wildest imaginations come true.

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• A booming economy is usually a good thing ... but not for recruiters.
• Recruiters trying to fill jobs are having their toughest time in decades because of the tight labor market
• They're seeing more and more job candidates "ghost" them after agreeing to interviews and even signing HR paperwork.

While a booming economy is good for most industries, it's bad for at least one group of people: recruiters.

According to The Wall Street Journal's Chip Cutter, today's labor market is the tightest it's been since 1969, leading job recruiters to their toughest stretch in decades.

With available jobs in the US outpacing the number of people looking for work, recruiters across the country are getting blown off and seeing their emails and calls ignored, the report said.

One recruiter told The Journal that hiring a tech engineer today is the hardest it's been since the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.

"We've sat at our desks before and said. 'Are our phones even working anymore? Why is no one calling back?'" another recruiter, Kristin Miller of Corus360, told The Journal. "You really start to wonder."

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Particularly brutal for recruiters are the ways they're getting spurned. For example, they've noticed an uptick in "ghosting"— when recruiters help candidates set up job interviews and appointments, only for the candidates not to show up and abruptly cut off contact.

That follows a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank that said an increasing number of US workers are quitting their jobs without telling their companies.

"A number of contacts said that they had been 'ghosted,' a situation in which a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact,"the report said.

Read more: The job market is so hot right now that workers are 'ghosting' employers without even saying goodbye

Other recruiters shared stories of their clients canceling phone calls minutes beforehand or going through multiple interview rounds and even filling out HR paperwork before ultimately not showing up to work. Those actions lead to thousands of dollars of lost commissions for the recruiters, The Journal noted.

"Somebody has to be to blame," recruiter Chris Dove told The Journal. "It's just unfortunate that it’s me."

Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal »

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• Facebook has been rocked with controversy in 2018, including multiple incidents where it came out that its users' data was compromised or misused.
• These scandals have led Facebook to express their outrage with the hashtag #DeleteFacebook, which then went trending across social media.
• Here some of the famous names and notable figure who have said they have — or are planning to —delete their Facebook accounts in protest.

To put it in simple terms, Facebook has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. 

The #DeleteFacebook hashtag went trending this year, as users went online to blast the popular network for its neverending series of controversies and scandals. Facebook made headlines in 2018 for its failure to curb hate speech, the spread of fake news across the platform, and the misappropriation and misuse of customer data — including a hacking attack that saw some users' data stolen. 

A study from April found that 1 in 10 Americans have deleted their Facebook over privacy concerns — a figure that doesn't reflect the most recent wave of scandals. People leaving the platform have included a number of prominent figures and celebrities who have publicly vowed they had, or would be, quitting Facebook.

Here are celebrities who have said this year they have (or planned to) delete their Facebook:

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Cher, singer and actress

Cher's made it loud and clear on Twitter her distaste for Facebook. She said she deleted her Facebook account back in March, and in December seemed to indicate that she was trying to set up another page that was set up for her, as well. 

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX

Elon Musk -- the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company -- is known for an active Twitter presence that's even landed him in some trouble. The tech executive is not shy about interacting with his Twitter followers, and it seems some of these interactions led him to take action on Facebook.

Followers pointed out to Musk in March that Tesla and SpaceX had official pages on Facebook. He responded he would get them taken down. The official pages for the two companies no longer exist on Facebook.

Official, checkmarked-verified Facebook pages for the two companies -- as well as the Boring Company - no longer exist on Facebook.

Will Ferrell, actor and comedian

Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March, comedian Will Ferrell wrote he would be deleting his official Facebook page. He told followers in a message he disapproved of "Cambridge Analytica's misuse of millions of Facebook users' information in order to undermine our democracy and infringe on our citizens' privacy."

The full message can be read below:

"Hi Friends,

I'm reaching out to let you know that in 72 hours I will be deleting my Facebook account. I am not deleting it immediately, in order to give this message enough time to get across to my fans and followers.

I have always had an aversion to social media and have primarily used it as a tool to help support our work at Funny Or Die, some of my personal projects, as well as charity causes that I am passionate about. Facebook allowed me to promote and share the work of many dedicated and talented individuals who deserved recognition.

I know I am not alone when I say that I was very disturbed to hear about Cambridge Analytica's misuse of millions of Facebook users' information in order to undermine our democracy and infringe on our citizens' privacy. I was further appalled to learn that Facebook's reaction to such a violation was to suspend the account of the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower.

In this day and age, with misinformation running rampant, it's important that we protect the truth, as well as those who work to bring it to light. I can no longer, in good conscience, use the services of a company that allowed the spread of propaganda and directly aimed it at those most vulnerable.

I love my fans and hope to further interact with them through my comedy via the mediums of film and television.

-Will Ferrell"

• The Trump White House is known for its record turnover numbers among senior staffers. 
• Of the 30 senior staffers sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence in 2017, only 10 remain. 
• Here's a look at which senior staffers have survived the Trump White House (so far).

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Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor

Kellyanne Conway, senior counselor to the president, has been with Trump since day one. The former pollster is the first woman to successfully run a U.S. presidential campaign and remains a close advisor to the president. 

In an interview with NPR, Conway revealed that she has a large picture from the day when 30 White House senior staffers were sworn into office framed on her office wall. Though many have left, she said she keeps the picture as "a good reminder of where we started and where we are and the durability and toughness and longevity that some of us have." 

Johnny DeStefano, Counselor to the President

Johny DeStefano initally ran the White House's Office of Personnel but now has several other roles, including overseeing the Office of Political Affairs and the Office of Public Liason. According to POLITICO, DeStefano, who has more government experience than many of his White House colleagues, has kept his White House position for so long because he is "nice to everyone."

Dan Scavino, Social Media Director

Dan Scavino, the White House's social media director, first met Trump at one of the president's golf courses, where he worked as a caddie as a teenager. 

Conway told NPR that Scavino "occupies such a unique role and such a trusted role."

"He really is the man behind the mission — the mission of this president to communicate directly with America," she said. 

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Nordstrom's big Half-Yearly Sale kicked off on December 26, and it will run until January 2. 

If you got a gift card or found a pile of cold hard cash buried in the backyard over the holidays, now is a good time to spend it — especially if you have essentials you know you'll more than likely shell out for soon, or have a stacked wish list with things you can only justify with a discount. Nordstrom also has free shipping and returns, and you can read about the new free rewards program here. It's also worth noting you can order online and schedule a free pick-up in store.

To save you time, we raked through the site to put some of the best deals you can get all in one shoppable place. Check them out below, or shop the sale directly here.

Shop the women's sale here.

Shop the men's sale here.

Shop the kids' sale here.

Below are 30 of the best items included in Nordstrom's Half-Yearly sale this year: 

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Topshop Lily Midi Coat

Topshop Lily Knit Back Midi Coat, $74.99 (originally $125)

Hunter Original Rain Bootie

Good American Good Legs Jeans

• Stocks soared Wednesday, attempting to rebound from the worst Christmas Eve for US equity markets on record.
• Technology shares saw steep gains, with the Nasdaq Composite up about 5%.
• Watch the major US indices trade in real time here.

Stocks staged a recovery Wednesday as Wall Street attempted to shake off four sessions of sharp declines that led major US indexes to near bear-market territory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5%, or more than 1,000 points, and recorded the largest daily gain in its history. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 climbed 4.9%. Both have recently flirted with bear territory, defined as a drop of more than 20% from recent highs. The major averages were closed for the holiday Tuesday, a day after posting their worst Christmas Eve on record.

Technology stocks rebounded, with the Nasdaq Composite surging about 5.8%. Amazon (+9.4%) was among the biggest gainers after the e-commerce giant reported a "record-breaking season."

Oil prices also recovered, erasing Monday’s steep losses and sending the S&P 500 energy sector 5.3% higher. West Texas Intermediate gained nearly 10% to trade around $46.60 a barrel, and Brent rose 9% to just below $55. Prices are still deep in a bear market, down more than 40% from their October peaks.

Political turmoil this week has added to concerns about a cocktail of factors — including slowing growth, trade tensions, and more expensive refinancing after years of stimulus — that have weighed on global markets in recent months.

A partial shutdown of the federal government entered its fifth day on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pressed forward with demands for funding his long-promised wall along the southern border.

The president has also been lashing out at federal officials in recent days, including Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and now-former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who quit last week after Trump announced plans to withdraw troops from Syria.

In an attempt to shore up confidence in financial markets, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Sunday he held calls with bank executives about market stability. Markets continued to dive even after Mnuchin said the largest banks had ample credit available to lend, however, and analysts suspected the move may have backfired.

"Although his intention was a very good one, the net feeling I think was, 'Is there a bigger problem that we don’t know about?'" J.J. Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago, told Reuters.

Still, Oppenheimer Asset Management strategist John Stoltzfus noted while recent political and economic developments are worthy of concern, he doesn't see the end of the bull market just yet.

"Putting the recent equity market declines into historical context lessens their sting and points toward opportunities on the market landscape," he said.

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• Mark Cuban just bought a $19 million beachfront mansion in California to use as a vacation home. 
• The Laguna Beach villa is part of an exclusive community that gives residents access to hotel amenities that include a concierge, room service, housekeeping, and a spa.
• The modern six-bedroom home includes walls that disappear to open up to the outdoor space and private pool.

A $19 million beachfront California mansion just sold to Mark Cuban, billionaire investor and "Shark Tank" star.

Cuban bought the villa as a vacation home, according to Villa Real Estate. Agent John Stanaland, who sold the house to Cuban last week, said it was the highest sale in Laguna Beach's exclusive Montage Residences community in 2018. Cuban will have access to Montage's hotel amenities, including a concierge, room service, housekeeping, and spa.

Take a look inside the ultra-modern and luxurious 3 Montage Way, Cuban's new vacation spot.

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Mark Cuban just bought a California vacation home in Laguna Beach for $19 million.

Source: Villa Real Estate

It's part of an exclusive oceanfront community called Montage Residences, where residents can access hotel amenities that include the concierge, room service, housekeeping, and a spa.

Source: Villa Real Estate

The home has 7,867 square feet of living space, decorated in an airy and bright California style.

President Donald Trump is no stranger to Twitter. He's been a prolific tweeter since 2009 and attracted attention for using the platform to lob insults at former President Barack Obama, suggest global warming was a hoax created by the Chinese, and criticize his detractors.

While Trump's life has changed significantly since he became president, his Twitter habits haven't.

Now, he uses it to announce new policies, slam his critics, complain about the Russia investigation, promote business for himself and his supporters, and everything in between. Most recently, he's taken to Twitter to pressure lawmakers to cave to his demands for a border wall and increased border security.

The website socialbearing.com analyzes the engagement reach of each Trump tweet and according to its data, 9 tweets stood out above the rest in 2018.

Here are the 9 most engaged Trump tweets of 2018:

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Trump's most engaged tweet of 2018 is one where he wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas!

Earlier this month, Trump took to Twitter to criticize Democrats for not caving to his demands for a wall across the US-Mexico border.

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The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t give 5 Billion Dollars for National Security and a Wall?

On Christmas, the president said he hoped everyone, "even the Fake News Media," had a great day.

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I hope everyone, even the Fake News Media, is having a great Christmas! Our Country is doing very well. We are securing our Borders, making great new Trade Deals, and bringing our Troops Back Home. We are finally putting America First. MERRY CHRISTMAS! #MAGA

• A lot of great shows, both new and returning, are coming in 2019.
• We put a list together of the shows we're looking forward to watching the most, from HBO's final season of "Game of Thrones" to Hulu's new original comedy "Shrill."

2019 is a new year, and with it comes a handful of new and returning shows we look forward to watching. 

With countless series heading to networks and streaming services coming up, INSIDER collected a list of the programming we're looking forward to the most. 

From returning favorites, including "Jane the Virgin" and "Game of Thrones"" to highly-anticipated premieres, like "I Am the Night" and "Shrill," here's the shows you should add to your watch list in 2019. 

New shows:

From Netflix's "Carmen Sandiego" reboot to TNT's limited series "I Am the Night" starring Chris Pine, these are all the new series coming in 2019 that we're looking forward to watching. 

"Sex Education"— Netflix

Drops Friday, January 11

This show, which follows an awkward high schooler who begins using what he's learned from his mother's work as a sex therapist to his advantage at school, stars Gillian Anderson of "The X-Files," who honestly belongs in everything. 

"Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened"— Netflix

Drops Friday, January 18. 

The disastrous Fyre Festival was one of the most captivating news stories in years. This Netflix documentary follows the festival that was promised to be the most luxurious music experience filled with social media influencers on a posh island, but reality was far from what was promised. 

• The PlayStation Classic is a miniature version of the original 1996 console — Sony's response to the wildly successful NES Classic and Super NES Classic released by Nintendo.
• Sony released the PlayStation Classic on December 3 for $99, with 20 built-in games included.
• Less than a month later, the PlayStation Classic is already seeing discounts of 40% at major retailers, bringing its price down to $60, perhaps suggesting that the retro console has been less successful than anticipated at the original price point.
• While the response to the PlayStation Classic has been underwhelming, retro-gaming fans have found interesting ways to put the console's hardware to use.

The PlayStation Classic is considered one of the most underwhelming video-game releases of 2018, disappointing fans with a lackluster list of built-in games and subpar technology. Now, perhaps in an effort to goose sales, the PlayStation Classic seems to have already gotten a price drop at most major retailers — from $99 to $60. 

You can snag it at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart. Other retailers have similar deals, too. We've reached out to Sony to see if the price drop is permanent and will update if we hear back. 

When Sony announced the PlayStation Classic in September 2018, it seemed to be an effort to catch onto the retro-console wave started by Nintendo's NES Classic in 2016. Nintendo repackaged the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super NES for nostalgic fans, and both miniature consoles were major retail hits. Like Nintendo's classic consoles, the PlayStation Classic was preloaded with 20 memorable, old-school games and two controllers, but it was slightly more expensive, at $99.

However, there were some stark differences in how the final product functioned when compared with Nintendo's releases. First, fans were upset with the 20 games picked for the system, feeling that a number of can't-miss  PlayStation games were left off the final list. Later on, fans realized that different regions were getting different games; in Japan, the PlayStation Classic had seven games that were not on the American console, and vice versa. Then it was determined that several games on the American console were actually running the European version of the game — which, for technical reasons, means that they literally run slower than they should. 

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Even more curiously, players eventually discovered that the PlayStation Classic was running a version of PCSC, a free emulator used to play PlayStation games on computers. Furthermore, the emulator menu could be pulled up using specific USB keyboards, allowing players to enter cheats and alter other hidden game settings. This was particularly confusing considering that, otherwise, the PlayStation Classic lacked many basic features as compared with the Super NES Classic.

Finding value in a botched launch

So now, after that lukewarm response to the launch, major retailers are offering the PlayStation Classic for 40% off. But even at the reduced price, the PlayStation Classic's shortcomings haven't changed. So why should you consider buying it at $60?

The biggest benefit of buying the PlayStation Classic at a reduced price is the hardware. The PlayStation Classic's replica controllers are regular old USB devices and can easily be used for PC gaming, too. Wired controllers of similar quality cost at least $20 each and wouldn't be this perfect of a match for the original PlayStation pad. While the lack of analog sticks makes them less than ideal for everyday use, retro-gaming fans can probably get value from them.

Additionally, since the PlayStation Classic has USB ports in the front, modders have already found ways to change the games that are installed on the console. If one has the patience to find and implement the right hacks, they can customize the PlayStation Classic game list to suit their own taste, as with the Super NES Classic before it.

So, if you have your heart set on playing games from the original PlayStation, now will likely be the best time to buy the PlayStation Classic with a discount and get the full system for the price of a single game. Just remember, while nostalgia helps ease the memories, not every game from the late '90s was a classic.

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Edge computing solutions are key tools that help companies grapple with rising data volumes across industries. These types of solutions are critical in allowing companies to gain more control over the data their IoT devices create and in reducing their reliance on (and the costs of) cloud computing.

These systems are becoming more sought-after — 40% of companies that provide IoT solutions reported that edge computing came up more in discussion with customers in 2017 than the year before, according to Business Insider Intelligence’s 2017 Global IoT Executive Survey. But companies need to know whether they should look into edge computing solutions, and what in particular they can hope to gain from shifting data processing and analysis from the cloud to the edge.

There are three particular types of problems that edge computing solutions are helping to combat across industries:

• Security issues. Edge computing can limit the exposure of critical data by minimizing how often it’s transmitted. Further, they pre-process data, so there’s less data to secure overall.
• Access issues. These systems help to provide live insights regardless of whether there’s a network connection available, greatly expanding where companies and organizations can use connected devices and the data they generate.
• Transmission efficiency. Edge computing solutions process data where it’s created so less needs to be sent to the cloud, leading to lower cloud storage requirements and reduced transmission cost.

In this report, Business Insider Intelligence examines how edge computing is reducing companies' reliance on cloud computing in three key industries: healthcare, telecommunications, and the automotive space. We explore how these systems mitigate issues in each sector by helping to efficiently process growing troves of data, expanding the potential realms of IoT solutions a company can offer, and bringing enhanced computing capability to remote and mobile platforms.

Here are some key takeaways from the report:

• In healthcare, companies and organizations are using edge computing to improve telemedicine and remote monitoring capabilities.
• For telecommunications companies, edge computing is helping to reduce network congestion and enabling a shift toward the IoT platform market.
• And in the automotive space, edge computing systems are enabling companies to increase the capabilities of connected cars and trucks and approach autonomy.

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• Explores the key advantages edge computing solutions can provide.
• Highlights the circumstances when companies should look into edge systems.
• Identifies key vendors and partners in specific industries while showcasing case studies of successful edge computing programs.

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