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Amazon Web Services launched two autonomous AI agents that can investigate production incidents and run penetration tests without human oversight, pricing them aggressively enough to challenge the economics of traditional DevOps and security staffing.The AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent, now generally available after a five-month preview, represent what AWS calls “frontier agents.” Unlike conventional AI assistants that respond to individual prompts, these systems operate independently for hours or days, make decisions across multiple steps and scale to handle concurrent tasks across an organization’s entire application portfolio. AWS is not just selling tools to build agents. It is selling…
Key Takeaways Keefe brainstormed her business plan while working in corporate. She left 70-hour corporate work weeks behind to build her ice cream business, Clementine’s. Now, fresh off a $6 million fundraising round, Clementine’s continues to expand. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Tamara Keefe, 50, of St. Louis Missouri. In 2014, burnt out from nonstop travel and 70-hour work weeks in her corporate marketing role at a Fortune 500 company, Keefe made ice cream in her kitchen “as a comfort project.” Keefe’s friend suggested she parlay her passion into a business. A side hustle was born: Keefe drafted the…
During a stressful time, it makes sense to crave something cheap delivered straight to your door. That’s where fast furniture comes in.These are simple pieces made with a mishmash of plastics, fiberboard, and chipboard that aren’t built to last. They can typically be ordered online, are mass-produced, and ship unassembled in a flat-packed box.They get the job done, but once thrown out, their ingredients generally can’t be recycled and don’t break down well.“It’s of little emotional value, it’s fleeting, and it is not going to accompany you through your life’s journey,” said furniture and design expert Deana McDonagh with the University of Illinois…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways As costs rise and supply chains remain unpredictable, businesses are increasingly turning to refurbished assets instead of buying new. Many refurbished products cost 40–70% less, helping startups preserve capital, scale faster, and stay flexible in uncertain markets. The model also supports sustainability through circular economy practices. Successful businesses prioritize value, efficiency and lifecycle thinking over novelty, using smarter capital allocation to build leaner, more resilient companies. Supply chains remain volatile. Costs keep going up. Sustainability has shifted from optional to critical. And amid this turbulence comes a surprising trend: Businesses…
A yellow-legged hornet (also called the Asian hornet) targets bees and is causing alarm after becoming an invasive species in three Southern states.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesResidents of three Southern states are urged watch for aggressive non-native, yellow-legged hornets that prey on defenseless honeybees and decimate colonies in hours.Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia are trying to contain and eradicate this destructive invasive species.From Southeast Asia, the yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) have caused alarm in the U.S. since they were discovered three years ago in Savannah. The insects are thought to have entered the U.S. from a ship. Alabama Placing Traps at…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways International expansion tests whether your model adapts, not just whether demand exists. Compliance enables entry, but cultural alignment determines whether your business actually succeeds. Strong domestic performance proves viability, but not transferability across legal and cultural systems. International expansion is often discussed as if it were a question of appetite: if the domestic business is strong, if capital is available, and if the target market looks large enough, then growth abroad can seem like the natural next step. However, we have found that the real question is not whether a…
Novo Nordisk just launched a new subscription program for Wegovy customers. In an announcement Tuesday, the Danish GLP-1 maker said the new program will help “reduce cost uncertainty” so that people can maintain access to their obesity drugs. Wegovy contains semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist used for chronic weight management. Novo Nordisk also promised savings of up to $600 per year for the pill form of the drug and up to $1,200 per year for the injections with a 12-month subscription. Eligible patients can choose the self-pay options that work best for them. A three-month plan will cost users $329 per…
Key Takeaways LinkedIn has hired three-time world Sudoku champion Thomas Snyder as its first-ever principal puzzlemaster. Snyder has created more than 10,000 puzzles across his career, and intends for LinkedIn games to be a daily brain warm-up that could lead to fun discussions with colleagues. LinkedIn views games as part of a “very intentional path” that the platform has taken, Laksh Somasundaram, senior director of product at LinkedIn, told Business Insider. LinkedIn offers members access to free puzzles as part of a deliberate engagement strategy. The architect behind LinkedIn’s puzzle push is Thomas Snyder, a three-time world Sudoku champion and…
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: The Oracle logo is displayed on a building at an Oracle campus on March 10, 2025 in Redwood Shores, California. Oracle will report third quarter earnings today after the closing bell. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe shock, turmoil, and heartache of being handed a pink slip or weathering a downsizing is hard to fathom. Yet, after a recent round of Oracle layoffs, there’s now a way to peek behind the corporate curtain. Several workers at the Texas-based tech giant expressed the shock of being part of what one former employee called an RIF…
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