FAA brings commercial drone deliveries one step closer with new rules

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will issue a long-awaited rule to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, bringing the technology's use for widespread commercial deliveries one step closer to becoming a reality.

In addition, the FAA is also requiring remote identification for most drones in order to address security concerns. READ MORE

SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service provides rapid speeds of 175 Mbps in freezing temperatures, high winds, and deep snow, users report

Elon Musk's aerospace company sent an update email to beta testers Tuesday saying its made upgrades to the service, including a "Snow Melt Mode" for the Starlink dishes.

Users of SpaceX's "Better Than Nothing Beta" test have posted pictures and videos on the Reddit Starlink community proving that the Starlink terminal still works in extreme weather conditions - and in some cases, it's even faster. READ MORE

Elon Musk says taking Tesla private would be an 'impossible' task

It is “impossible” for Elon Musk to turn Tesla private — despite the CEO’s belief that ridding the electric carmaker of its duties as a public company would help accelerate innovation, he said Christmas Eve.

“Engineering, design & general company operations absorb vast majority of my mind & are the fundamental limitation on doing more,” Musk tweeted in response to a user who was speculating on how the tech tycoon could best allocate his time. “Tesla public company duties are a much bigger factor, but going private is impossible now (sigh).” READ MORE

How the real estate market has been changed in 2020 by multigenerational living

There is no place like home for the holidays, but for a steadily increasing number of Americans, there is no place like moving back home, permanently.

As the coronavirus pandemic celebrates its anniversary, the newest trend taking over the market is the growing number of people moving out of their high-rise lifestyle in places like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. READ MORE

'Fatal for small businesses': Big firms delay payments to smaller suppliers during COVID-19

Wayne Labush’s corporate events company is struggling to survive, with sales down as much as 90% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

So it doesn’t help that a significant share of the few Fortune 500 clients of his that are still holding conventions, trade shows and conferences are taking two to three months — or even longer — to pay what they owe him. READ MORE

$300 billion of M&A to be unleashed by blank-check deals

The mergers and acquisitions boom underway will continue over the next few years as special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) look to put to work $61 billion of unspent proceeds from their initial public offerings, according to Goldman Sachs.

Two hundred six companies have gone public through SPACs in 2020, raising a record $70 billion. Proceeds from SPACs have accounted for 52% of the record $124 billion raised by all U.S. initial public offerings. READ MORE

Wall Street firms, demonized by Cuomo, de Blasio, ramp up NYC exodus plans

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to come to an end in 2021, but that doesn’t mean New York City’s biggest employers—the megabanks and Wall Street firms—are rushing to return to the Big Apple.

FOX Business has learned that even with a vaccine that could allow city employers to filter all their workers back into Manhattan offices by late spring, every major Wall Street firm is drawing up plans to significantly slash its presence in the city for the foreseeable future. READ MORE

Google was hit with massive outage

Google's services went down for about an hour Monday in a massive outage that prevented many people from watching YouTube videos, accessing their Google Docs or sending email on Gmail.

The outage also made Google Classroom temporarily unavailable, preventing many students learning remotely from accessing their classes.

A little after 8 am ET, most of Google's services came back online, but Gmail remains down for many. READ MORE

How Data and Intelligence Are Going to Change the Sales Industry Forever

It’s no secret that data is running the world. For most businesses, data is critical to growth and expansion, and today they have access to a robust amount of data. More companies are relying on data to help them identify challenges, make timely decisions and impact their bottom lines. From storing employees’ contact information to keeping track of inventory, data can be used in just about every aspect of a business. READ MORE