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Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once they receive government clearance.
The delicate, mind-boggling logistics of distributing the vaccines will be crucial. The challenges of moving millions of doses — over thousands of miles and under strict temperature specifications — are enormous. READ MORE
Florida's Space Coast is about to become the Supersonic Coast with a startup that's working to usher in the new era of supersonic travel that has just broken ground on a new campus in Melbourne, Florida. READ MORE
Over the last 15 years, two of the world's most high-profile CEOs, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, have been engaged in a simmering rivalry.
The two execs have sparred over their respective space ambitions - Musk runs SpaceX, while Bezos owns Blue Origin - but it hasn't stopped there: Musk has called out Bezos for running what he deemed a monopoly, and has called Bezos a copycat for his self-driving car interests. READ MORE
Elon Musk, who says he has relocated to Texas from California, is just the latest billionaire to announce a move that could deliver big tax savings.
The mechanics of how the rich can enjoy those savings, however, are complicated and involve jumping through a few more hoops than simply announcing that they have moved from Los Angeles to Dallas, or New York to Miami. Spending a certain number of days out of the state, or changing documents like voter registration and drivers’ licenses, are unlikely to be enough. READ MORE
After months of COVID-related mayhem that’s touched every aspect of work, there’s finally a bright spot in the form of approved vaccines that are in the midst of being approved and rolled out around the world. READ MORE
As employers eagerly await the Covid-19 vaccines that promise to return staff to offices after months of working from home, new reports indicate getting them back won’t be easy.
More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they’d like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. READ MORE
The ongoing crises of 2020 are affecting women’s careers and, as we enter performance review season, managers have a responsibility to make sure that bias against women — and women of color in particular — doesn’t do further damage. If you want to retain this critical group of talent and avoid lasting consequences for workplace diversity, it will help to rethink how your organization handles performance reviews. READ MORE
Scaling your sales strategy isn’t a straightforward process. It is, in fact, a challenge that many businesses face. Their customers are ready to buy, but the internal sales operation cannot scale quickly enough to reach them. READ MORE
Most American CFOs anticipate the U.S. economy will continue to heal from the coronavirus-induced downturn next year, but they believe Congress needs to pass another round of emergency aid to juice the recovery. READ MORE
The cybersecurity firm FireEye (FEYE) said Tuesday that it had come under cyberattack by "highly sophisticated" actors likely sponsored by a nation-state, in a rare and extremely serious instance of a mainstream security vendor being compromised. The hack could even give the perpetrators the means to launch attacks against other targets. READ MORE
No, it’s not another buzzword. A sales trigger event is crucial because it distinguishes hot leads from cold ones. It gives you the opportunity to maximize the effectiveness of your sales pitch and help you close a deal.
As a salesperson, timing is everything. Selling your product or service at the optimal time can be the difference between making a minor profit or major bank. READ MORE
68: Percentage of employees who say they are working on the weekends due to COVID-19
Nearly 70% of professionals who transitioned to a remote setup as a result of the pandemic say they now work on the weekends, according to a survey of 2,800 workers by staffing firm Robert Half. Additionally, 45% of remote employees say they regularly work more than eight hours a day. READ MORE
Facebook, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) will face antitrust, federal and state lawsuits as early as this week on allegations of abusing its dominance and stifling competition, Bloomberg reports.
What Happened: Republican-led Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorneys general led by Democrat Letitia James will be filing the lawsuits, according to Bloomberg’s sources. READ MORE
If businesses are to get reluctant workers back into the office, finding ways to maintain social distancing will be key. An Israeli company thinks it can help, using smart sensors mounted on workplace ceilings. READ MORE
The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikTok's U.S. assets, but talks will continue over the short video-sharing app's fate, two sources briefed on the matter said. READ MORE
There's no denying 2020 has been a challenging year, both in terms of health and an economic recession. But 2021 is just around the corner, and with a new year comes new opportunities.
We've checked the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to learn which jobs are expected to grow at a faster (or much faster) rate than average and their 2019 median pay. If you're looking to reinvigorate your career in 2021, take a look at these careers. READ MORE
John Gulnac has never met his colleagues in person.
He started his new job as a vice president at staffing company Adecco in mid-March, right when the pandemic pushed states into lockdowns.
The initial plan was for him to fly to the company's US headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, and spend a week meeting with executives and some team members and then work from the Austin-based office. But that never happened. READ MORE
Employment growth slowed sharply in November, with the economy adding just 245,000 jobs amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases and fresh government-mandated lockdown measures.
Although the Labor Department's monthly payroll report, released Friday morning, provided the latest evidence that a wave of COVID-19 infections is threatening to undermine the nation's economic recovery from the pandemic, it also showed that there were some pockets of growth in the labor market. READ MORE
2020 has been a challenging year for leaders, their companies, and their employees. When we asked 600 CEOs earlier this year what keeps them awake at night during this global pandemic, many cited the need to reduce expenses, including payroll costs, in response to dramatic revenue losses. “I went from 260 employees to 38 in 10 days,” one CEO shared. “Decisions had to be made swiftly. It was heart-wrenching. My mindset has changed. Priorities have changed, personally and professionally.” READ MORE