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2015 was a different time. One of the most polarizing discussions online was about whether the color of a striped dress was blue and black or white and gold. The class of 2015 was graduating into an election year. And Stephen Colbert was just gearing up to become the host of The Late Show. Now, polarization online looks a bit different, the class of 2026 is stepping into a country led by the same president who won in 2016, and global conflict and AI have transformed the economy and job market. And last night, the final episode of The Late…

Your next multimillion-dollar AI idea probably won’t come from asking ChatGPT to “pick a niche.” It will come from identifying a painful bottleneck — something people already pay experts, teams or software to handle — and then using AI to remove the cost, delay or complexity around it.Before AI, eliminating those bottlenecks required capital, technical skill or a full team. Now, a solo founder can test ideas with the kind of leverage that once required a $400M startup, an $80M solo exit, or a $40M chatbot — without hiring consultants or having decades of experience.The prompts and examples I walk…

US Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, attends a US Senate Finance Committee business meeting to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s embattled health secretary pick, vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, passed a crucial test in his confirmation bid on Tuesday as senators voted to advance his nomination to the floor. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesLast week, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) lost his Republican…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Small, seemingly harmless frictions — manual approvals, outdated processes, unnecessary handoffs — quietly compound into the biggest barrier to scale. The companies that win aren’t the ones adding more control, but the ones designing systems that create trust, security and speed without slowing everything down. Most companies don’t fail in one dramatic moment. They stall quietly.Growth slows not because of a single bad decision, but because of hundreds of tiny delays that compound over time. A manual approval here. A clunky check-in there. A physical key that someone has to…

I was in a pub in London, catching up with my oldest friends. One friend turned to another: “What is that phone you are holding?” The phone in question: a $799 Nothing Phone 3. In a world of interchangeable black mirrors, this is a phone that stands out, hence the puzzled look and question. From 2007 to today, the smartphone has gone from designer marvel to almost invisible ubiquity. Apple has led the way with 17 generations of its god-like device. Google, Huawei, Samsung, Motorola, and others follow, delivering great cameras, big screens, and strong Android experiences. Devices have come…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The real barrier to AI adoption is behavioral, not technical. Most companies treat AI as something you install rather than something you practice. The gap between understanding AI conceptually and applying it to real daily work only closes through hands-on experience — not through training alone. Asking “what should no longer be done manually?” surfaces practical, high-impact use cases far better than asking “where can we use AI?” Non-technical teams often find the biggest wins. Lasting adoption comes from people seeing AI directly improve their daily work and eliminate the…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt’s Memorial Day weekend and I hope all you fine Wordlers have something fun planned. I think I have something planned every single day this weekend, and I’m looking forward to it all but I’m a bit exhausted just thinking about it. Not to worry, a Wordle a day keeps your mind and body sharp! Let’s solve today’s!Looking for Friday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.Today’s Bonus Custom WordleNow that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4…

Key Takeaways Meta’s former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, told Gen Z graduates in a recent commencement speech to abandon rigid 10-year career plans. Instead of a detailed roadmap, she says young people need two things: a clear short-term direction and a broader long-term dream for the life they want. She warned that overplanning can backfire, causing graduates to miss unexpected opportunities. Sheryl Sandberg says that the traditional advice to choose a job, map each promotion and plot out where you will be in 10 years no longer fits today’s world. The former chief operating officer of Meta recently told…

In the world of I Love Boosters, color reigns supreme. The new film from writer-director Boots Riley follows a group of boosters—shoplifters who resell their stolen clothes—led by aspiring fashion designer Corvette (Keke Palmer). They run amok in a surrealist, color-blocked version of San Francisco, wreaking havoc on a chain of department stores where each location is entirely monochrome. “Color is so key, because it helps create worlds,” Shirley Kurata, I Love Boosters‘ costume designer, tells Fast Company. The Oscar-nominated costume designer keeps finding herself depicting the multiverse: For the Best Picture-winning 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, she…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Most companies treat resilience as something you demonstrate in a crisis. In reality, by the time a crisis arrives, the outcome is already in motion. Systems, leadership and culture are either built for pressure — or they are not. Across high-growth companies, turnarounds and startups, the same pattern shows up: the organizations that navigate disruption best are not improvising in the moment. They are executing on foundations built when conditions were stable. Here is what they do differently.They design for flexibility — not just efficiencyLeadership teams often say they value adaptability, but…