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Judges need education on AI and deepfake evidence. gettyAI is showing up in courtrooms faster than most courtrooms have had a chance to adjust, and there are not yet many forums where judges can compare notes on it with each other. That is the gap the Judicial AI Consortium is filling. JAIC is a judges-only forum launched in January 2026 by three sitting judges: Judge Scott U. Schlegel of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the District of Colorado and Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the Western District of Texas.It is a room…
Key Takeaways Laosrimongkol, a serial side hustler, found inspiration for her next business in her family’s factory. After a false start with flavors that played it safe, she leaned into her Thai heritage. Now, Bangkok Bites averages $5,000 a month and is on track for $100,000 revenue in 2026. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Chanya (Bella) Laosrimongkol, 34, who splits her time between Bangkok, Phuket and New York City. Laosrimongkol officially launched her side hustle Bangkok Bites, a line of Thai-inspired plant-based protein snacks, in October 2025. Her business is bringing in about $5,000 a month and is on…
Published April 24, 2026 03:16PMOne of the most destructive wildfires in National Park Service (NPS) history, the Dragon Bravo Fire tore through the Grand Canyon in 2025, scorching nearly 150,000 acres. Federal officials now say the response from government agencies was inadequate—and that much of the devastation may have been preventable.During a Senate hearing on April 22, 2026, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum spoke to his agency’s plans for wildfire management strategies. When asked about coordination between state and federal agencies by Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, he recalled the Grand Canyon’s catastrophic fire. “Last year at Dragon Bravo, where we…
There appears to be a recent epidemic of users hijacking companies’ AI-powered customer service bots to turn them into generic AI assistants. The goal is to get the branded bots to do their bidding, without having to subscribe to an AI service. Sometimes, people force the bots to do things that they are not supposed to do, like giving extraordinary product deals and even helping them to take legally problematic actions. Most recently, a wave of LinkedIn posts and social media videos went viral for claiming that users had tricked McDonald’s customer service virtual assistant to abandon its burger-centric purpose…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Margaret and Ian Wishingrad launched Three Wishes Cereal from their one-bedroom apartment in 2019 after finding zero healthy cereal options for their baby. The grain-free, high-protein brand is now sold in more than 15,000 stores after they bootstrapped it with $250,000. The couple had to completely redefine their power dynamic to save both their business and their marriage. Margaret Wishingrad remembers standing in the cereal aisle of her grocery store, reading ingredient labels. It was sugar and grains for days. She had a baby boy who just started on solid…
What to watch this weekend.Credit: Netflix / HBO / Independent Film CompanyComplicated relationships, creepy cults and action-packed new takes on The Most Dangerous Game. Love and murder. Spinoffs that literally nobody asked for. Cartoons about cats and documentaries about apes. There’s a little bit of something for everyone this weekend when it comes to new TV shows and movies on all your favorite streaming apps.This guide includes both brand new shows and movies as well as ongoing series streaming weekly, plus new theatrical releases in case you, like me, enjoy a trip to the movie theater from time to time.…
Key Takeaways Dancy officially launched Azuna in 2019 and saw sales accelerate during the pandemic. For the first couple of years, Dancy handled everything himself — all the way to $3 million in sales. Now, Azuna has a team of 50, nearly $100 million in annual sales, and is eyeing an eventual sale. Serial entrepreneur Scott Dancy has only had an employer for about three months in his entire life — and that’s fine by him. Image Credit: Azuna. Scott Dancy. In 1995, a new college graduate of University of Rochester in upstate New York, Dancy moved to Atlanta for…
Published April 24, 2026 01:14PMOfficials in Nepal have hatched a bold plan to kickstart the climbing season on Mount Everest and end a lengthy delay caused by dangers in the Khumbu Icefall, the cascading glacier just above Base Camp.The plan involves helicopters, ropes, and coordination among various governmental agencies and industry groups working on the mountain. “This is one of the greatest collaborations,” Thaneswar Guragai, the general manager at Nepali outfitter Seven Summits Treks, told Outside. “And this is how it should work. There is a risk factor, but this is what it is. So, let’s do this.” The start of…
The main reason Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran fires people? Having a bad attitude. On a recent podcast episode of The Burnouts, Corcoran shared that after hiring her first salesperson from another firm and training her “like crazy for a year-and-a-half,” there was one thing training couldn’t fix: her attitude. That experience taught her a straightforward, non-negotiable hiring principle. While skills can be taught, a good attitude cannot. “I learned a very valuable lesson: [if you] have somebody who has a bad attitude, they’re going to suck up other people into their attitude,” Corcoran said in the podcast episode. One…
Key Takeaways Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says Gen Z workers have to “start at the bottom,” take on unglamorous work and prove they are reliable, meticulous and tireless before bigger opportunities arise. Over nearly three decades at Amazon, Jassy has seen that standout performers are “learning machines” who constantly seek new skills. Drawing on his own experience, Jassy says his early career was about experimenting and figuring out what he didn’t want to do, not nailing a perfect plan. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, 58, says that Gen Z won’t get their dream jobs on day one. His latest advice to…