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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The digital industry has traded quality for performance. Since nearly everything can be measured, the temptation to let those numbers stand in for quality is nearly irresistible. A culture of “learned timidity” emerges when data overrides judgment. Teams become skilled at making work that avoids criticism, not work that is genuinely good. Rebuilding a craft culture inside a metrics-driven industry happens through the repeated choice to hold the work to a standard that the data alone cannot confirm. At some point in the last 15 years, the digital industry made…

A luxury cruise ship is currently being held off the coast of West Africa after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus—a rare infectious disease typically carried by rodents—killed three passengers and infected three others.  The World Health Organization (WHO) shared the news of the suspected outbreak in a post to X. According to the organization, one case of hantavirus on the ship, MV Hondius, had been confirmed through laboratory testing, and there are five additional suspected cases.Of those six affected individuals, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa. According to an official update from Dutch company…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The most effective leaders approach regret with humility. They use it to make better future decisions, sharpen their judgment and improve their leadership skills. Learning from regret requires discipline — soliciting tough feedback, owning mistakes and turning failures into learning opportunities. Even the most successful CEOs can point to decisions they wish they’d made differently. What sets great leaders apart isn’t the absence of mistakes; it’s how they respond to them.Throughout my career, I’ve noticed that the most effective leaders approach regret with humility, using it as a tool to…

The music industry has seen disruption before. Vinyl gave way to cassettes, CDs to Napster, downloads to streaming. Each shift rewired how the music industry distributes and monetizes songs but did not change what music fundamentally is or the fact that humans have always created it. Artificial intelligence doesn’t just change how music moves. It challenges who owns it and who gets paid for it. The real threat of AI isn’t that it can make songs. It’s that it reveals how fragile the music industry is. For years, artists have operated inside a system where millions of streams translate into fractions of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was an existential crisis for founders like me — one that came out of nowhere and had nothing to do with the strength of our businesses. Overnight, something as basic as access to our own capital was thrown into question.It exposed a hard truth: much of the startup ecosystem was built on assumptions that had never been truly tested under pressure. Founders were suddenly forced to confront questions most had never seriously considered — how secure their banking relationships really were, how resilient their capital structure…

You might remember ZenBooths—Amazon’s contribution to corporate well-being. These were booths installed in the middle of warehouses, equipped with a fan, a potted plant, and a monitor playing meditation videos. The company called them mindful practice rooms. Employees called them despair chambers. The internet called them coffins for workers—workers who, incidentally, didn’t even have time to use the bathroom because of crushing productivity demands.ZenBooths are, I think, a fitting metaphor for modern corporate wellness. According to Gallup, employee engagement dropped to 20% in 2025—the lowest it’s been since the COVID-19 lockdowns. Companies are pouring money into all kinds of initiatives,…

GameStop is playing the biggest game of its life: a bid to buy eBay, a company nearly four times its size, according to The Wall Street Journal. The videogame retailer and meme stock, led by billionaire Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen, is preparing a takeover offer for the $46 billion online marketplace. GameStop’s market cap sits at just $12 billion, meaning Cohen would need massive debt financing to pull off the deal. The two companies may seem like odd bedfellows, but there is strategic overlap. Both companies have pivoted hard into collectibles — trading cards, sports memorabilia, Pokémon — and eBay’s…

Published May 4, 2026 05:07PMFor the real-life heroes who save lives and aid our communities when they need it most, getting there is half the battle. For decades, Defender’s legendary capability has empowered humanitarian efforts, helping aid workers navigate the rural roads, flood zones, wilderness areas, and beyond to deliver vital resources like medical attention, rescue, or emergency food. In 2021, Defender added to that global legacy with the launch of the Defender Service Awards Presented by Chase, a program that supports mission-driven nonprofits that are out there on the ground, making communities safer, healthier, and better for the people…

The bill establishes a regulatory framework for digital commodities—“defined by the bill as digital assets that rely upon a blockchain for their value”—and would enable the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate cryptocurrencies. The Senate is planning a crypto markup later this month.Shares in Circle Internet Group (CRCL) rose over 18% in afternoon trading on Monday at the time of this writing, while Coinbase Global (COIN) surged 7%. Coinbase is a distributor in Circle’s USDC stablecoin.After months of negotiation between bank and cryptocurrency lobbies, Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) finalized a…

Ashley Owens was the maid of honor at her friend’s Las Vegas wedding on Saturday, but when she woke up that morning, her Spirit Airlines flight home no longer existed. Spirit Airlines shut down at 3 a.m. Saturday after bondholders rejected an 11th-hour $500 million bailout from the Trump administration, ending a 34-year run. Owens had to leave the wedding early to catch a 1 a.m. Frontier flight to Dallas, and her bridal party nearly missed their hair and makeup appointments because they were rebooking flights. “We were scrambling,” she told The New York Times. “It’s insane.” The collapse cost…