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Updated September 23, 2026 10:37AMFor this story Outside associate editor Madison Dapcevich spent three days at the 2026 North Fork Championship, a kayaking competition, in Idaho interviewing athletes, fans, and organizers. Dapcevich is a dedicated paddler herself, and wrote about the intersection of whitewater culture and competition at the race. I’m seated alongside hundreds of whitewater fans, shoulder to shoulder, on the edge of a highway as semi-trucks whiz behind me. The roar of their engines is drowned out by the thumping howl of Jacob’s Ladder, a famously rowdy rapid on the North Fork of Idaho’s Payette River, which is just…

Attention AI agent shoppers: Not every platform welcomes you with open arms. Meta recently introduced Muse, its new AI agent built to handle tasks like online shopping. But when users tried to get Muse to buy something on Amazon over the weekend, they hit an error message that read: “Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed,” according to TechCrunch. Basically, Muse isn’t welcome as a shopper on Amazon, and anyone trying to check out through the agent will have to look elsewhere. Part of this is straightforward business rivalry.…

Tesla-stans have had to wait nine long years for the new Tesla Roadster. The car is finally getting ready for its close-up, but you’ll need to plop down $50K to reserve one. Tesla just reopened Roadster reservations, asking buyers to put down $5,000 upfront by credit card, described as fully refundable, then wire an additional $45,000 within 10 days to lock in their spot, according to Fox Business News. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Tesla first opened $50,000 Roadster reservations back in November 2017, promising production by 2020. Nearly nine years later, that original batch of buyers still hasn’t…

The “explosive diarrhea” outbreak that scared people away from lettuce over the summer is finally over. But for Taco Bell, the traffic problem persists. The outbreak, tied to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, sickened nearly 20,000 people nationwide beginning in July. Taco Bell pulled lettuce, cilantro-onion mix and pico de gallo early on, but the damage was already done. Traffic fell 18.1% by July 15, then plunged to -30.9% just two days later compared to the chain’s own average from earlier in the year, according to data cited by Restaurant Business. Taco Bell fought back with deep discounts, $1…

Updated September 23, 2026 07:33AMKey takeaways: The American College of Sports Medicine released its 2026 list of the nation’s 100 fittest cities. This annual report ranks the community health and fitness across major U.S. cities. Our contributor, Jen Murphy, who regularly reports on fitness, casts an Outside lens on the rankings and features the best ways to be active outdoors, from new trails and parks to urban waterways, in the top 10 fittest cities. Urban living doesn’t mean you’re beholden to a gym. Cities can be awesome outdoor playgrounds for fitness. I spent much of my twenties and thirties living in…

Published September 23, 2026 04:59AMIn 2026, can a climber actually afford to settle down without selling their soul or giving up their sport? Sure, you could spend your life living out of a tent, vehicle, or clandestine cave. But many of us, at some point, would like a roof over our heads. The problem is that the places that readily come to mind as climber towns are so dang expensive. From Estes Park in Colorado and Bishop in California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, and New Paltz, New York average home values hover around half a million or more.Inflation isn’t…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Before chasing the market everyone else is already targeting, look for the one nobody’s bothered to study yet. Before signing off on a big expense, ask whether it builds something durable or just looks good in a press release. When weighing whether to bring in outside expertise, I look for someone who’s already made the mistakes I’m about to make, not someone repeating a generic framework. Ask, “Would this hold up against the most current information available, or am I working from an assumption that’s a year or two stale?”…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the smartest leadership strategies I’ve ever seen involved coffee, toast, hash browns and grits.A client of mine was the only person of color on her company’s executive team. Like many executives, she understood that relationships shape careers. Yet the usual advice — golf outings, after-work drinks and exclusive networking events — didn’t fit her world. Rather than forcing herself into someone else’s playbook, she created her own.Once a month, she invited people from across the organization to breakfast. Administrative assistants sat beside project managers. Analysts shared a table with hourly…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways There isn’t just one correct way to build a successful startup, despite what conventional wisdom might tell you. Playing the long game, making teamwork part of my business strategy and saying “no thanks” to remote work helped make my startup, Jotform, a global success. Anyone thinking about launching a startup will quickly discover there are a lot of rules. Find a cofounder, raise venture capital and go to Silicon Valley — stat. If you want to succeed, you’d do well to follow the playbook, or else face total, humiliating failure. …

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The biggest reason that virtual events fail is that companies try to simply produce them as a replica of an in-person event. By clarifying the outcome, observing your audience, narrowing the content, nominating the right presenters, engaging with the audience throughout, communicating the value and taking action after the event is over, you will have a successful virtual event. We have all been to traditional events — trade shows, in-person meetings, client gatherings. Sure, they play a significant role, but they are no longer the only way to build relationships…