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Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets.Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that starting April 20, passengers will only be able to carry one charger on their planes, and they won’t be allowed to put it in the overhead bin or in their checked luggage. The airline already requires passengers to keep their chargers in the open while they are using them, so flight attendants can act quickly if they start to overheat.The new Southwest rule…

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I recently noticed a paradox among a team of developers. With AI, engineers started writing code faster and getting answers in seconds, yet they also reported feeling more exhausted than before.AI hasn’t actually reduced the amount of work that needs to be done. Instead, it has fundamentally changed its nature. We can now run multiple tasks in parallel and perceive this as productivity. Up to a point, it is. But eventually, managing tools and constantly switching between them becomes more draining than performing the original tasks themselves. In some cases, it even slows down the process of finding a solution.I’ve…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI infrastructure is no longer neutral. Your vendor choice now directly shapes risk, cost, and market access. “Good enough” chips plus availability can beat top performance when scaling AI across constrained or fragmented markets. The global race in AI is often framed as a battle of models, data or talent. But beneath all of that sits a much less visible layer — infrastructure. And right now, that layer is being reshaped by a growing rivalry between Huawei and Nvidia.At first glance, this looks like a technical story about chips. In…

One of the biggest barriers people face to their productivity is an inability to focus. Most people are highly distracted and distractable, which makes it hard to sustain the level of attention required to complete complex tasks and to think through difficult problems.Chances are at least part of your problem is self-inflicted. We have created environments with lots of attention-grabbing information. You have learned to seek out that information regularly. Indeed, your brain has timing mechanisms in it, and the desire to check your phone or your web browser may interrupt you at regular intervals, even when you’re trying your…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The right business structure and overlooked deductions can save entrepreneurs thousands annually — yet many never make the switch. Smart tax planning isn’t seasonal — it’s a year-round system that can compound savings and fuel business growth. Tax season can be brutal for even the most organized entrepreneurs. Not only do you have to take time out of your business to deal with the ins and outs of filing, but you’re forced to come to terms with just how much of your hard-earned money is going to the government each…

It’s a tough time to own fast-food restaurants. Franchisees for popular chains such as Applebee’s, Subway, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen have filed for bankruptcy recently, and another has joined them. Multiple entities associated with Friendly Franchisees Corporation (FFC), owner of 65 Carl’s Jr. locations across California, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Restaurant Business first reported.Carl’s Jr. was founded almost 85 years ago and is known for its charbroiled burgers. FFC has yet to state whether any Carl’s Jr. locations will close as a result of the bankruptcies. Its founder, Harshad Dharod, owns the five associated entities that filed for bankruptcy…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways User journey maps tell you what someone is trying to accomplish, what questions they carry, what information they need at each stage and what may help them keep moving with confidence. Journey maps are significantly more useful when they’re grounded in personas and real user behavior. Pairing journey maps with sentiment analysis helps teams understand not just the path users took, but how that path felt — surfacing hesitation, confusion and other signals that are easy to miss in analytics. Some websites feel easy to move through almost immediately. You…

Lowe’s Foundation is making a major investment in future skilled tradesworkers. On Tuesday, the home improvement retailer announced it would commit an additional $200 million to training 250,000 tradespeople by 2035 through its Gable Grants program, bringing its overall commitment to $250 million.The investment comes amid a rising need for skilled tradespeople driven by a surge in AI developments. According to Jones Lang LaSalle’s 2026 Global Data Center Outlook report, the global data center sector is expanding by about 14% a year. Over the next four years, nearly 100 gigawatts of capacity will be added, which will require a $3…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Waiting for AI to mature or for external guidance is riskier than starting imperfectly. Early adoption builds judgment, confidence and shared understanding that compounds over time. The advantage comes from the muscle built through practice — knowing when to trust AI, when to challenge it and how to ask better questions. That only develops through early, imperfect use. The longer leaders wait, the more their organizations drift without them. It’s important to model that it’s safe to experiment, reflect and adapt in real time. Every CEO I talk to has…