1:16 PM PST · December 23, 2025 On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign drone models will still be able to use those products, the government said. In a fact sheet published Monday,…
In Brief Posted: 12:40 PM PST · December 23, 2025 Image Credits:Armis Enterprise software company ServiceNow agreed to acquire nine-year-old cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal is a massive valuation jump for the company. Just last month, Armis raised a $435 million pre-IPO funding round, which valued the company at $6.1…
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Beyond Meat has been struggling as it faces increased competition and dwindling demand for its plant-based meat products. “Reports from 2025 show continuing challenges in demand, with major players like Beyond Meat reporting declines in U.S. retail sales for some product formats, including …
You’re not imagining it: carrying a balance on your card has gotten dramatically more expensive over the last few years. According to the Federal Reserve’s G.19 report, the average rate on credit card accounts assessed interest sat around 22%–23% in 2024 and into 2025, up roughly 6–7 percentage …
Prediction market Polymarket now prices only a 61% chance that Netflix closes its proposed Warner Bros. deal, down from 80% earlier this month. Because each “yes” share on Polymarket trades between 0 and 1 dollar and roughly matches the market‑implied probability of an outcome, that price move …
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Amazon owns so much of the online retail market that competing with it, at least for newer players, requires doing something very different than the online leader. eBay, for example, in its heyday, used an auction model, creating the possibility that consumers might be able to “win” an item at a …





