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As tech companies continue slashing jobs with impunity, workers are right to be fearful—and fed up. But it appears that overall layoffs may actually be slowing down, according to the latest report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.   In April, employers across the country announced 83,387 job cuts, an uptick of 38% from the 60,620 cuts during the month prior. That figure is, however, lower than it was in April 2025, when layoffs had reached 105,441. Overall layoffs for 2026 have also significantly dropped in comparison to last year: As of April, employers have disclosed plans for over 300,000…

Key Takeaways Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says that “people managers” who mainly run recurring meetings will have no real value in an AI-driven workplace. He sees middle management, especially managers who only oversee others’ work, as increasingly vulnerable to elimination as companies adopt AI. Chesky says managers will need to be directly involved in the actual work to be considered valuable. According to Airbnb’s CEO, one entire layer of corporate hierarchy will soon disappear.   Brian Chesky, who has led Airbnb as CEO since cofounding the company in 2007, spoke about the impact of AI on an episode of the…

Marty Cooper, inventor of the first cell phone, ignited a transformation of our culture. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images)Corbis via Getty ImagesI have had the privilege of meeting many great people in my career. From three presidents, Clinton, G.W. Bush and Obama, to most of the leaders in the tech world like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Gordon Moore and Andy Grove of Intel, along with dozens of others who pioneered the tech industry.But one person I have met numerous times who deeply stood out to me was Dr. Martin Cooper, the father…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Rideout believes most people fail because they “negotiate” with themselves instead of acting. He says taking the easy road early cost him opportunities, including the chance to pursue an MBA. After quitting an Ironman race, he vowed never to quit again, no matter the conditions. Most authors would take a victory lap when their book becomes a national bestseller. Not Ken Rideout. “I would have been happier if it made the New York Times list,” he says of his new memoir, Everything You Want Is On the Other Side of…

A new clip out of Yellowstone offers a rare look at the brutal reality of kleptoparasitism in the backcountry. Watch a pack of wolves challenge a grizzly for a seat at the dinner table—that is, until “king of the carcass” griz shows up.Encounters between wolves and grizzlies are rare, and not often captured on camera (Photo: Mark Newman/Getty Images)Published May 7, 2026 01:21PMWhen two apex predators confront each other in Yellowstone National Park, the result is nothing short of nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat type wildlife drama. There’s a new video of an encounter that proves it. A clip captured in early May shows…

At the Exceptional Women Alliance, we help senior women leaders mentor one another through shared insight. As founder, chair, and CEO, I speak with executives shaping how organizations evolve and perform. This month, I spoke with Jennifer Renaud, CEO of Kradle LLC and a board director with more than 30 years experience in digital innovation, commercial strategy, and customer-centered growth. She has guided companies through operating model transformation and post-integration growth. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across organizations, Renaud believes companies must rethink how decisions are made. Traditional hierarchies, designed for stability and control, often slow organizations when speed and…

Periodic Labs’ pitch to use automated laboratories to run thousands of physics and chemistry experiments for its AI models has captured investor attention with a new round valuing it at $7.5 billion.Corbis via Getty ImagesPeriodic Labs, a startup building an AI scientist that can use automated labs to make discoveries, is in advanced talks to raise at a $7.5 billion valuation in a round led by AMP, an investment vehicle founded by former Andreessen Horowitz general partner Anjney Midha, three sources familiar with the matter told Forbes.The round will be at least $500 million, two of the sources said. The…

Spirit Airlines abruptly ended operations in the early morning of Saturday, May 2 following a failed government bailout for Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. The company shutdown left customers stranded—it flew over 50,000 people the day before—and about 17,000 employees without a job, effective immediately. Now, some of those employees have turned to GoFundMe for support during this tumultuous time. Searching “Spirit Airlines” on the donation site leads to campaign after campaign from former captains, flight attendants, and ground staff. Many of the campaigns highlight that the person is looking for new employment, but until then, needs support to stay on their…

Jessi BuchananLifetouch Inc. 2025.When Jessi Buchanan’s mother took her to the doctor on April 28, 2025, she expected a stomach bug. What they found instead was a mass the size of a cantaloupe on Jessi’s right ovary. Within weeks, the then eigth-grader from Kentucky would be navigating one of the rarest pediatric cancers in the world — and insisting, with kind but unwavering conviction, that she be included in every decision about her own body.She was 13 years old.A Diagnosis Nobody Saw ComingJessi was an otherwise healthy girl who enjoyed horseback riding, volleyball, and coloring. Her symptoms – bloating, nausea,…

Walk down almost any city street, beach, or park, and you’ll see them: cigarette butts scattered along the curb, tucked into sidewalk cracks, or washed up along shorelines—4.5 trillion of them. They’re now so common they’ve become nearly invisible. But that ubiquity masks a growing environmental crisis—one that has only intensified as nicotine products evolve. For decades, cigarette butts have been the most littered item in the world. The filter—often mistaken as biodegradable—is made of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic that can persist in the environment for years. These filters don’t just sit there; they break down into microplastics,…