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Published September 29, 2026 08:45AMIf New York is the city that never sleeps, Austin is the city that never gets back to its resting heart rate. This is weird, because the place averages nearly 30 days of triple-digit temperatures a year, and its worst summers flirt with three months of them. When I moved here a decade ago, I was amazed that a single Saturday in fall could include a trail run chased by a dip in clear spring water, followed by an afternoon inside a college-football crowd of a hundred thousand, then topped off by a night of sweaty…

Developers racing to build AI data centers are getting creative. NorthPoint Development told every one of the 4,500 households in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, that each will get a $10,000 check if the town lets it build a data center, according to The Wall Street Journal. The $45 million payout is part of a 15-building project on 1,300 acres in the Pocono foothills, on top of $120 million NorthPoint plans to spend on community investments over 15 years. The developer’s letters said residents could spend it on “really whatever you want.” But many locals aren’t buying what they’re selling. Jeff Fasnacht,…

From last-gasp-of-summer slides to first-taste-of-fall hiking boots, here’s what readers actually bought this month. (Photo: Canva)Published September 29, 2026 04:40AMSeptember is shoulder season, and nowhere was that clearer than in this month’s clicks on Outside. Readers were split between gear for the last gasp of summer (comfy slides, budget-friendly coolers) and gear to fuel their excitement for the fall adventures ahead (hiking boots, sleeping pads, and gear boxes to haul it all in). Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what Outside readers couldn’t stop clicking on in September—the list might just spark some inspiration for your own adventures. Hoka Ora Recovery…

Published September 29, 2026 03:00AMReporting Note: To report this story, author and registered dietitian Roxana Ehsani spoke with two fellow registered dietitians about adjusting carbohydrate fueling plans in the cooler weather. If you’re like me and love the feeling of the warm sun on your skin and sweat dripping as your feet hit the pavement, the end of summer can leave you feeling a bit bummed out. That said, there is something special about running through the cool autumn air with the crunch of leaves under your feet. And, like many other runners, I do run a bit faster and…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The first 60 days set the trajectory for a CEO’s entire tenure. They should prioritize listening and learning to understand the company’s culture and its strengths and weaknesses. Most new CEOs focus on reaching out to the obvious stakeholders, but the real edge comes from also reaching out to the former CEO, partners, recently exited clients and frontline employees. Look out for the faster-horse instinct among employees, watch for patterns over volume, ask where cross-functional friction occurs, build a KPI-based scorecard, and avoid restructuring too early. According to Equilar, between…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leaders often mistake their own familiarity with a task for clarity, leaving teams to guess at what success looks like. Before handing off important work, say the outcome, show what good looks like, check for understanding and recap the agreement in writing. Most leaders walk away from a conversation believing they handed over a map. Their teams often walk away holding something closer to a postcard: pretty, partial and not nearly enough to get them where they’re supposed to go. That space between what the leader meant and what the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Before investing in AI, observe the people whose work it will change, since their extra clicks, workarounds and slowdowns reveal where technology can actually help. Measure AI by whether it improves business outcomes, not by adoption numbers or activity dashboards, because a system can be technically accurate and still miss what matters. A few months ago, I sat with the leadership team of a global retailer that had invested heavily in an AI recommendation engine for its customer service operation. On paper, the rollout looked like a success. Response times…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leaders who treat every setback as a crisis pass pressure down the organization, so stay calm, reconfirm priorities often and force the business to make tradeoffs instead of pushing them onto your team. High performers still need backup and recognition, and visibly rewarding extraordinary work keeps them invested when the pressure doesn’t let up. Why is everything either a trophy or a trauma? We seem to have lost the middle. Every success becomes cause for a huge celebration, while every problem becomes a crisis that demands an immediate response. Bring…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Instead of studying founders’ habits, study the communication, accountability and process systems that make successful companies’ results repeatable. When you admire a company, ask what behavior it encourages, what system reinforces it and how you could build and measure a smaller version in your own business. At some point, every business owner has looked at a successful company and thought, “I wish I had thought of that.” Maybe it’s Salesforce. Maybe it’s Costco. Maybe it’s Patagonia. Maybe it’s a competitor that seems to have figured something out before everyone else.The…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When essential knowledge and decision-making live primarily in the owner’s head, the business develops significant “key-person risk” and struggles when the owner is unavailable. Scaling past yourself follows a specific sequence: exposure, pattern recognition, insight, then systemized action. Delegating tasks isn’t the same as transferring the thinking behind them. Handing off work without passing on the pattern recognition and insight that shaped it just creates dependence disguised as delegation. When the accumulated insight of the owner becomes the shared capability of the organization, the business becomes more scalable, more resilient…