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Homey Pro smart home hubsAthomIf you’ve been eyeing up a new Homey smart home hub, you’ve only got a couple of weeks left before the prices jump.Athom, the LG-owned brand that runs the Homey platform, has confirmed that both the Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini are getting price increases from June 1, with rising memory and storage component costs – widely labelled RAMmageddon – blamed for the hike. According to Athom, the cost of RAM and eMMC storage has risen sharply, and its supplier Raspberry Pi has passed on higher costs for the compute modules used inside the hubs.That…

Fifteen years ago, tech investor Marc Andreessen published his famous essay, “Why Software Is Eating the World.” He predicted at the time that technology companies were tremendously undervalued, and that low startup costs and almost infinite scalability would lead software-based companies to dominate every industry. You can see what he means. Today, the “Mag 7” stocks dominate the S&P 500 with market capitalizations in the trillions. Even startups like Anthropic and OpenAI are valued at hundreds of billions of dollars. Meanwhile, massive investment in data centers is reshaping industries from construction to energy. But not so fast. While recent advances…

Some companies are encouraging AI tokenmaxxing, but this is likely to backfire.gettyIn today’s column, I examine a new trend about generative AI and large language models (LLMs) that seems to be causing quite a bit of eyerolling. It has to do with the use of AI tokens, which, at a 30,000-foot level, generally refers to how many words you use in your prompts and AI-generated responses (I’ll explain more momentarily).Here’s the backstory. Many companies are encouraging their employees to use AI. One way to do so is to tell the employees that the company is going to keep track of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Hybrid work thrives when flexibility is paired with clear expectations, accountability and measurable performance. Small benefits like reduced commutes and gas support meaningfully shape trust, loyalty and engagement. Employees do better work when they feel trusted, supported and in control of their time. Five years after the shift to remote work, most companies are still trying to figure out where they stand.Some have pushed for a full return to the office. Others have doubled down on fully remote models. Many are somewhere in between, experimenting with hybrid structures that promise…

In 1985, Intel was in trouble. Japanese competitors were dominating the memory chip market that Intel had helped invent. Inside the company, leadership debated what to do. During one conversation, Andy Grove, then Intel’s president and COO, asked CEO Gordon Moore a deceptively simple question: “If we were replaced tomorrow, what would a new CEO do?” Moore didn’t hesitate. “He would get us out of the memory business.” The two men looked at each other and realized something uncomfortable. They already knew the answer; they just hadn’t acted on it. Intel exited the market that had defined its identity and…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways All communication modalities, including the environment where communication happens, affect the whole team’s performance and leaders’ positioning. Be conscious of where the conversation happens and when the best time would be. Try to put phones away, if possible. Create the right environment for your employees. Bringing back your authority as a leader doesn’t have to come with a conflict. You can position yourself wisely and create a thriving business setting once you are fully in charge of where and how communication happens.Most business owners aren’t even aware of where the…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 16: Colby Covington of the United States looks on prior to a welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards of England during the UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington event at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)Getty ImagesColby Covington has decided to retire from the sport of mixed martial arts and the UFC has removed him from the active roster. There are a few reasons for Covington’s retirement, but a recent snub from the UFC Freedom 250 card appears to be the primary reason.Key Facts at a…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The most successful organizations today are not led by people who have all the answers. They’re led by people who know how to create the conditions for better answers to emerge. Psychological safety and structure are key drivers of creativity. Teams perform best when people feel safe to speak up and when there are clear boundaries around flexibility. Organizations that succeed don’t pursue every idea; they prioritize and choose the ideas that are worth sustaining. Leadership has traditionally been associated with authority, decisiveness and expertise. The expectation has been clear:…

While smartwatches have spent the last decade fighting for our attention with buzzing notifications and glowing screens, a quieter revolution has been moving down to our fingers. Yes, the smart ring market has matured from a niche experimental category into a legitimate hardware battleground where the stakes involve more than just step counts. For anyone looking to track their health without (or while) strapping a small computer to their arm, the landscape is now crowded with options that balance high-end aesthetics with serious sensor arrays. Here are some to check out. Oura Ring 4 ($349 + $6/month) The Oura Ring…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A 2024 report from McKinsey & Company found that 36% of employed Americans — roughly 58 million people — identify as independent workers, with many using side hustles to supplement their primary income. When you’re building something on the side — whether it’s freelance coding, selling vintage finds or coaching clients — every dollar of revenue feels hard-won. So when tax season arrives, the real question isn’t just how much you made, but how much you get to keep.That shift is happening at scale. A recent Bankrate survey found that 27% of…