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I’ve sat across from enough designers to know that the moment someone starts questioning whether to leave their role, they rarely lack options, they lack permission. And most of the time, that permission is being held hostage by a story that got repeated so many times it just became as normal as talking about the weather. Now I’m not talking about fear you can name and argue with. What I’m describing is different. Quieter. It’s the background noise that makes staying feel like wisdom and leaving feel like recklessness. It shows up in how designers talk about their timelines, their…

Published May 13, 2026 03:30AMKamryn Renae had just taken mushrooms in Brazil when she decided to hike 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada.It was late February this year, and Carnival, Brazil’s countrywide party to celebrate Lent, was coming to a close. Renae was weeks away from her 22nd birthday and wondering what she should do next. She’d spent much of the last year living in a Subaru Forester, chasing the sunshine between Florida and Washington. Diagnosed at age 12 with Hashimoto’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that leads to hypothyroidism and an aversion to cold, Renae was forever on the hunt…

Smart city and communication network concept.gettyThe organizations behind the Matter smart home standard and the OpenADR energy management protocol are officially teaming up, with a new partnership aimed at making connected homes more useful, energy-efficient and affordable.The Connectivity Standards Alliance, which oversees a bunch of smart home protocols, including Matter, and the OpenADR Alliance announced the “formal liaison agreement” this week, that will see the two standards will work alongside each other in future smart energy systems.The idea is that Matter handles communication inside the home between smart devices and an energy management gateway, while OpenADR 3 manages communication between…

Jensen Huang left Carnegie Mellon University’s class of 2026 with a message that pushed back against graduation season anxiety: There’s no better time than now to start a career. During a commencement speech on Sunday, the Nvidia CEO told the new grads that “the timing could not be more perfect.” “Your career starts at the beginning of the AI revolution,” he told the crowd of 5,800 undergraduate and graduate students.  This sentiment landed better with Carnegie Mellon grads—the university widely recognized as the birthplace of artificial intelligence and robotics—than it did with others. Last Friday at the University of Central…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The global skills gap carries a projected cost in the trillions, driven by product delays, quality failures, and unrealized revenue across industries. AI career tools, from resume optimizers to credential-stacking platforms, are filling a preparation gap that most universities have been slow to close. Workers who can demonstrate AI competency command significantly higher wages than peers in comparable roles without those skills. Technology alone isn’t enough. The strongest career outcomes pair AI tools with structured human mentorship. In 2014, which feels like the Stone Age now, a fixed-income desk I…

Studying the impact of AI on human loneliness is gaining traction and revealing important insights.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the latest research on whether generative AI and large language models (LLMs) can aid people in reducing a personal sense of loneliness. The truth is that in some ways, yes, and other ways no, namely that it is a mixed bag and depends on significant factors. I say this because some in the media are misinterpreting or overinflating new research on this crucial matter and making outrageous and false claims that humans always outdo AI when it comes to battling human…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Authenticity isn’t established through branding statements — it’s built through repeated encounters that allow people to determine whether a brand’s presence and behavior hold together in a believable way. When a brand’s digital and physical experiences feel mismatched, customers notice. The underlying logic and principles should stay consistent across environments. Structure is what makes authenticity sustainable. Without a system that defines how a brand behaves, each new expression of the brand becomes an interpretation rather than an extension of a core identity. Authenticity is often framed as something a brand…

On May 11, media entrepreneur Byron Allen announced a deal to buy a majority stake in BuzzFeed—the millennial-favorite news site that closed its Pulitzer Prize-winning news division in 2023. Allen is swooping in as savior of the 20-year-old publication, which otherwise would have had to file for bankruptcy as a result of its shrinking revenue. Allen will replace founder Jonah Peretti as CEO of BuzzFeed; Peretti will become president of BuzzFeed AI. “Our vision is to build on the iconic foundation of BuzzFeed and HuffPost by expanding into free-streaming video, audio, and user-generated content,” Allen said in a statement announcing…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Consumers are now using AI tools to research, compare and narrow options before they ever visit a retailer’s website. Purchase decisions are often being made during the AI conversation itself, not on the checkout page. Have you noticed how the moment of choice for customers has evolved over the years? Traditionally, the journey began with a Google search, followed by a visit to a retail website where consumers explored products and made purchasing decisions. Today, much of that process is being delegated to artificial intelligence.Instead of browsing categories, consumers are…

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – MAY 8: Cody Rhodes speaks during SmackDown at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 8, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)WWE via Getty ImagesWWE’s first ever premium live event in Italy is set for May 31. The first pieces of the card have already begun to come together. The crowd will be electric for this event. There’s nothing like the energy in an arena in a city of country that doesn’t get to see a ton of live WWE shows. Because of this, WWE will likely pull out all of the stops…