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The National Capital Planning Commission has voted to approve President Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom plans, greenlighting the demolition of the historic East Wing to make way for a new neoclassical structure. But the ballroom is just one piece of a much bigger picture. Last year, the president signed an executive order mandating that new federal buildings return to a “traditional and classical” style, sparking a fierce debate among architects about who gets to decide what American democracy looks like. On this episode of FC Explains, staff writer Nate Berg breaks down the design agenda behind MAGA architecture, who is…

You don’t need to have a technical background — in this session, you’ll build a simple, custom AI assistant that already understands your business, your preferences, and your processes, so you’re never starting from scratch when you open an AI tool.In just 30 minutes, you’ll set up an assistant that remembers your workflows, your brand voice, and your goals, so it can help you move faster on the work you’re already doing.You’ll walk away with a streamlined personal AI setup that works across tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and more — all with skills as basic as sending an…

You know the expression, “If you want to get something done, ask a working mother?” Surprising as it may seem, the same holds true for cancer patients.Conventional wisdom holds that cancer patients are too sick and fragile to work, at least not to their full ability. That can certainly be true in some cases, sometimes tragically. And I’m not suggesting that anyone should ever feel pressured to work if they don’t feel well enough to do so. But in many instances, the stereotype that cancer patients are too compromised to work is a myth. I know because I’ve been living—and…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Product market fit emerges from consistent user behaviors, retention and organic expansion, not surveys alone. Early signals include urgent problem articulation, habitual product use and self-directed feature adoption. Customer language and repeated outcomes reveal value clarity, confirming demand before scaling the business. According to the Sean Ellis Test, if 40% of your customers would be “very disappointed” to lose access to your product, then you have a strong product market fit. But most founders never receive feedback this cleanly. In fact, even fewer know how to interpret the early signals…

We’re in the midst of a child care crisis in America, but when fathers want to take on more childcare to equal their partners’ efforts, they are being stymied by their employers.Max, who requested to go by a pseudonym, spent 15 years as a contractor: no benefits, little job security, and frequent change. When recruited for a full-time role, he was upfront about his wife’s pregnancy and his need to take parental leave when their first-born child was due.“I said, ‘I’m going to be flexible—I don’t have to take off right away and I can do it in stints.’ I…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When digital experiences are designed purely to accelerate action — through pressure tactics and manufactured urgency — they stop supporting decisions and start engineering them. Human agency is a competitive advantage: Brands that give users room to understand, compare and decide on their own terms come across as more credible and trustworthy. As automation expands, designers have a greater responsibility to keep humans in the loop. Good design should make reflection possible, especially when decisions carry real consequences. At our firm, we spend a lot of time looking at digital…

The robots are coming—and they’ll need a good map to get around, whether they’re delivering our packages, driving us around, or doing any of the myriad of other tasks robotic helpers may perform for us in the future.“Without spatial intelligence, your robot really can’t do what you want it to do,” says John Hanke, the former CEO of Niantic Spatial who transitioned into the role of the company’s executive chairman a week ago. “Your Roomba is operating just in your house. But as we’re about to start operating at city scale, we need these big, large-scale, shared, accurate representations of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Traditional marketing language and vague product pages can fail when machines look for measurable, structured facts; objective specs and transparent policies become strategic assets. Consumers increasingly rely on AI assistants to give one synthesized answer rather than browse multiple links, making clear, truthful product data essential to be recommended. In 2026, the brand battleground has shifted: brands are no longer competing for a spot on a search engine results page, but for inclusion in a single synthesized answer. The “summary shelf” has become the new digital shelf.Consumers increasingly ask AI…

Few people would rally behind a campaign described as “we should control what other people can or can’t build,” or “let’s block certain people from living near us.” But that’s exactly what comes from typical zoning, permitting, and development rules. These local policies continue to get support from residents because the narratives are framed as “defending neighborhood character” or “protecting community identity.” Same policy, but without all the troublesome truth.Reframing a narrative from oppression to protection doesn’t change the facts, it changes how people feel about them. Successful NIMBY activists are excellent marketers, whether they realize it or not. They…

Key Takeaways Meta’s 2025 work-visa data shows most workers earn between $150,000 and $250,000 in salary. Software engineers can make up to $450,000, while research engineers earn up to $400,000. The highest pay in the data went to a vice president of AI, who received a salary of $650,000. Meta paid some of the highest salaries in tech last year, especially for software engineers and AI-focused roles. A recent Business Insider review of Meta’s more than 5,000 work-visa salary records found that most employees earned between $150,000 and $250,000 in base pay. These work-visa filings span Meta and its subsidiaries,…