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For the first time since 1972, astronauts are on their way into deep space as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission. The mission sees the Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts to the moon, where they will orbit it, gathering data for future Artemis missions that will see humans touch down on the moon’s surface once again.But unlike in 1972, you don’t have to be a space agency to track the latest lunar mission. NASA has an interactive online tool that lets you see where the Orion spacecraft is and follow it as it performs its maneuvers through space. Here’s what…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI-driven efficiency can erode deep thinking. Leaders are losing the ability to sit with complexity long enough to develop original understanding, independent judgment and nuanced insight. When we consume condensed versions of knowledge, we are not engaging with ideas themselves. We are engaging with someone else’s interpretation of those ideas. To maintain agency over your own thinking, you must resist the instinct for immediate answers, read beyond summaries, explore ideas that challenge existing beliefs and allow space for reflection before conclusion. Answers arrive instantly. Summaries replace chapters. Five-minute explainers stand…

One of the major changes unleashed by the pandemic—and the accompanying spread of remote work—was the large migration of employees from major urban areas. With many jobs no longer anchored to city-based offices, people were free to move to almost anywhere else they preferred to live—often at lower costs to boot. But now, new survey data indicates that exodus has reversed course, with grim labor markets and tightening return-to-office (RTO) mandates causing employment-focused workers to head back to metropolises again.That finding was one of many big changes noted in the State of Global Hiring study by payroll and human resources service company Deel. It said that while the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Pricing isn’t driven by averages; the highest-cost marginal customer sets market price. Identify your “last unit” and price around scarcity, not typical user behavior. Setting the price for your product is confusing, and many assume that averages set prices. If you want a clean mental model for why that’s not what’s happening, look at power.I’m a former quant researcher on Citadel’s commodities team covering power, and one of the most important properties is that the market clears at the economically efficient price.It’s supply, demand and various constraints. The price everyone…

One crew member was rescued Friday after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran, according to one U.S. and one Israeli official, who both spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive ongoing military operations.The rescue occurred as the U.S. military was conducting a search and rescue operation, according to three people familiar who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitivity of the situation. Israel is helping the United States with the operation.According to an email from the Pentagon obtained by The Associated Press, the U.S. military said that it received notification of “an aircraft being shot…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways How you design your delivery model drives how stable your business is. Never price by the hour; instead, price by the week or by the month. Never sell your entire availability to one client; instead, aim to not commit more than 25% of your week to any one client. Creating a cyclical client journey that brings transformation in phases that build on each other is the best way to avoid the “feast or famine” cycle. Before I started working solo in 2021, I observed those in my network who bounced…

Scientists may have overestimated the potential health risk of microplastics, according to a new study from the University of Michigan, which identified a major culprit that could have unintentionally skewed results over multiple previous studies.Researchers found that the nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while measuring microplastics may be leading to false positives of the tiny pollutants. That’s because the gloves are coated with nonplastic particles called stearates—soaplike particles that can rub off or shed onto lab equipment, “creating thousands of false positives per square millimeter (or about one-thousandth of a square inch).”However, the study’s senior author warns, that’s…

Key Takeaways According to a new Gallup and Lumina Foundation survey, one in six students (16%) say they have already changed their major due to AI’s perceived impact on the job market. Most moved into the social sciences (26%), followed by business (17%) and tech (13%). Nearly half of students (42%) have thought at least a fair amount about switching their field of study because of AI. Close to half of college students are thinking about changing majors due to AI — and one in six students has already gone ahead and made the switch.  A new survey from Gallup and…

Innovation is important in every industry, whether creating and developing new products and services, or improving your workflow. There is no one right way to innovate, but there are wrong ways. It’s easy to get stuck in a line of thinking or trying to control the process, making it more complex than it needs to be. We asked our Fast Company Impact Council members what common mistakes companies make when trying to innovate, and an alternative way to think about innovation. Just like the creative process, our members had unique understandings of what not to do, and how to do…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most founders make the same early mistake in marketing: hiring for visibility instead of revenue impact. The most effective first marketing hire is a growth or demand generation generalist who can build a measurable pipeline, prove what drives growth and help founders scale marketing headcount based on outcomes rather than channels. You should also consider fractional leadership before committing to a full-time executive, and resist the urge to expand headcount before the fundamentals are working. When Deel scaled from $1 million to $295 million in annual recurring revenue in a…