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Published May 4, 2026 05:02AMFellow nature lover Carley Fortune cemented herself as one of my favorite authors with her knack for transportation. While romance isn’t my go-to genre, Fortune’s heartwrenching and nostalgia-washed story arcs, often featuring rekindled teenage love, have always pulled me in. But what keeps me glued to the page is her ability to whisk me straight into parts of Canada I’ve never experienced, whether that’s the sundrenched shores of Barry’s Bay or the sweeping landscapes of Prince Edward Island. Her sense of place is exquisite. When I read that her fifth and newest book, Our Perfect Storm…

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.  On any given workday, you might find Whatnot employees hawking trading cards, apparel, or other items on the digital live-shopping app. They’re not slacking on the job or trying to make rent—they’re actually evaluated on whether they’ve spent time selling and buying on the app.   “We only exist to the extent that we provide our customers a lot of value,” says cofounder and…

Cuban said young professionals shouldn’t look to big companies—which have already put a pause on hiring entry-level roles, especially for software engineers and programmers. Instead, he said, they should shift their focus to outsourcing their AI skills to smaller-scale companies.“If I was graduating today, or if I was a 16-year-old looking for a job, I would learn everything there is to know about AI. And I would go to small and medium-size businesses and say, ‘Let me walk in the door,’” Cuban said.As these systems constantly develop, they require modifications and updates. Cuban said that managing a company’s AI systems—or…

Published May 4, 2026 03:30AMI’ll sky-watch on any clear night of the year, but in my book, there’s nothing like stargazing in the northern hemisphere’s summer—especially in 2026. The next few months are packed with interstellar action: not one but two eclipses, extended hours with the Milky Way core, and near-perfect conditions for the prolific Perseid meteor shower.Warm summer nights are also my favorite time to learn and navigate between famous star patterns. I can even spot portions of many constellations, including Ursa Major and Boötes, while stargazing in my backyard in light-polluted Cleveland, Ohio. If admiring the cosmos is…

CEO of Black Girls Code, Cristina Mancini shares her perspective on leaders treating DEI as a brand strategy rather than a true commitment. Source link

Chriselle Lim didn’t come from a perfume background, but she didn’t let that stop her. She realized there is always room for new brands that bring a different perspective. Source link

If you’re still copy-pasting the same formatting requests or resorting to “write this like a professional” prompts every single time you open ChatGPT, you’re working too hard.There’s an essential feature buried in the Settings menu called Custom Instructions. In short, it lets you set permanent preferences so you don’t repeat prompts.Think of it as a set of persistent filters. Instead of reminding ChatGPT that you hate long-winded intros or that you need everything delivered in a clean table, you tell it once and it remembers forever.Setting it up is a breeze: Click your profile name or icon in the bottom-left…

Most founders believe their job is to stay deeply involved as their company grows. But that instinct often becomes the very thing that holds the business back. As companies scale, what once made them successful—founder-led decision-making, strong creative direction, tight control—can start to create bottlenecks. Teams can’t become truly autonomous, leadership layers struggle to emerge and the organization remains tied to the founder’s perspective instead of evolving beyond it.I saw this firsthand after a decade of building Kurppa Hosk with business partner Thomas Kurppa. Nothing was broken; we had become a globally renowned creative agency. But growth was becoming constrained in…

A 52-year-old guide and mountain worker died while hiking from Gorak Shep to Base Camp, marking the first 2026 fatality for the Everest industry Hikers ascend from Gorak Shep to Base Camp along the Khumbu Glacier (Photo: Heath Holden / Getty Images)Updated May 3, 2026 07:55PMMount Everest‘s guiding industry has experienced its first fatality of the 2026 climbing season on the world’s highest peak.On Sunday, May 3, a 52-year-old mountain guide named Lakpa Dende Sherpa died while trekking from the village of Gorak Shep to Mount Everest Base Camp. According to Seven Summits Treks, the outfitter that employed Lakpa Dende,…

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps.The recent International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy drew 2,000+ journalists, including 526 speakers, for four days of conversation about what’s next for our field. It was one of the most vibrant conferences I’ve attended.I spoke on a panel about how journalism training evolves when AI does entry-level work. I also attended 15 other sessions. Five ideas stuck with me, each about how journalism can be more human, more sustainable, and more inventive, even as the industry contracts.Live Journalism ResonatesMadrid-based Diario Vivo puts journalists and ordinary people on…