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Published October 16, 2026 11:24AMIn 1953, Tenzing Norgay, alongside mountaineer Edmund Hillary, made the first ascent of Mount Everest. Usually, the names are reversed, but Tenzing—Apple TV+’s new feature film about the first summit of the world’s highest mountain—takes this historic mountaineering figure out of the shadow and into the foreground. Both men stood on the 29,032-foot peak together, but Tenzing, a highly experienced Nepali-Indian Sherpa who spent two decades pioneering Himalayan routes, had not been the main focus of this moment in mountaineering history until now. The first ascent of Everest has often been told as a story of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For the last thirty years, digital marketers have been focused on keeping bots out. The very term “bots” had a negative connotation, and the layers and layers of protection we’ve built are now a liability to brands’ web stacks. This isn’t because security stopped mattering… It hasn’t. But all of the CAPTCHAs, rate limits, login walls, fingerprinting and internet fortresses we’ve tried to build must be re-examined in the modern context of AI. Brands may be doing themselves a disservice with the default position that automated traffic is hostile until proven otherwise.…

The price of chocolate may be skyrocketing, but that hasn’t stopped Americans from dropping serious cash on Halloween candy, according to NBC News. Candy and gum are up 8.1% from a year ago. Still, the National Retail Federation projects Americans will spend $4.1 billion on sweets this season, part of $13.5 billion in total Halloween spending. It may seem a bit batty, but for some it’s about giving kids the trick-or-treating experience they remember. Abby Mynatt, a 21-year-old college student in Tennessee, told NBC News she still remembers the thrill of getting Reese’s Cups. “I want to give that to…

OpenAI found something spying on it from inside its own office walls, and it wasn’t an LLM. But it took one to catch him. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device in a conference room at the company’s San Francisco headquarters. Officials say he was trying to gather intel on OpenAI’s technology. The FBI arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old from Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Oct. 9, after a complaint was filed against him. An OpenAI spokesperson told The Associated Press the company found the device, then “used…

The 54-mile path winding through Cambria and Indiana Counties is a scenic outdoor escape by day. But after nightfall, the abandoned mining towns and centuries-old cemeteries give you the chills. (Photo: Shawn Grenninger / 500px / Getty)Published October 16, 2026 03:37AMI’ve lived in Pennsylvania’s Cambria County for most of my life, and each year I spend countless hours and miles taking in the gorgeous views of the creek splitting a hilly mountainside along the Ghost Town Trail (GTT). The 54-mile hiking and biking trail stretches from Nanty Glo to Ebensburg, with a 32-mile loop in the middle. My lifetime fascination…

Published October 16, 2026 03:40AMWe’ve said it once, we’ll say it again: if you’re on the hunt for cheap gear, REI’s clearance section is tough to beat. First off, there are thousands of deals ripe for the plucking. And not only are you able to score bargain-bin pricing on all of those sweet, sweet pieces of gear—we’re talking up to 50 percent off—but REI’s famous Satisfaction Guarantee applies to discounted items. If you’re an REI Co-op member, that protects a sales purchase for 365 days. That’s virtually unheard of in this racket! Now, as much as we love REI’s sale…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways More free time does not automatically bring fulfillment. You have to learn how you like to spend it. Money improves happiness when it buys back time and you decide deliberately where that time goes. At 36, I sold the fintech company I had spent years building and walked away with an eight-figure exit. No client needed an answer. No product roadmap demanded a decision. No inbox confirmed that I was useful. I thought it would feel like freedom. It felt like an identity crisis.As CEO, I had been time-starved but…

Pickleball is booming, but one of its fastest-growing franchisors just got dinked. The Picklr has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, according to Sports Business Journal. Its founder and CEO, Jorge Barragan, is taking the blame, saying the company agreed to guarantee lease payments for about 40 early franchise locations. “We signed, unfortunately, too many corporate guarantees that landed on the holding company, and that’s on us,” he told SBJ. “I own it.” Founded in 2021, The Picklr began franchising two years later and now has more than 70…

Beachgoers in Europe have been slathering on bemotrizinol (or BEMT) for more than 25 years. Now it’s finally on American store shelves, the Associated Press reports. The sunscreen ingredient absorbs both UVA and UVB rays and causes little skin irritation. AP notes that BEMT has studies backing its safety and that it has minimal absorption into the skin. What took so long? The FDA’s slow process for approving over-the-counter ingredients. BEMT was first filed for review in 2005 and finally got the green light in June, the first new sunscreen ingredient permitted in the U.S. since the late ’90s. Australian…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Delaying difficult conversations allows small problems to grow into larger conflicts, frustration and resentment. Focus on the behavior rather than personal criticism, clarify expectations collaboratively, and reinforce confidence in the employee’s ability to improve. Employees lose trust when feedback is held back, not when it’s shared early. A weekly check-in helps leaders make it a habit. One of the most expensive mistakes leaders make is waiting too long to have a conversation they knew they needed to have.I’ve watched it happen over and over again. A leader notices something small.…