The release of Kimi K3, the latest model from Moonshot Labs, a Chinese AI firm founded by a former Carnegie Mellon computer science graduate, has shaken both the AI and political worlds. In an instant, the seemingly comfortable lead held by U.S. frontier AI labs over their Chinese competitors appeared to narrow sharply. K3’s release has rattled the chattering classes in Washington and Silicon Valley. In response, they have begun fighting among themselves. Samuel Hammond, director of AI policy at the Foundation for American Innovation, says Washington had been operating under the assumption that China remained several months behind the…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Know what you’re signing. Review the FDD with an attorney and ask questions before committing. Follow the system. Franchising works best when franchisees stick to the brand’s proven model. Relationships matter. Strong communication and support are just as important as the contract itself. Let’s face it. There’s nothing fun or entertaining about a Financial Disclosure Document (FDD), which your prospective franchisor is legally required to provide, so you will have full transparency into the deal you’re considering. It’s a contract, with page after page of dry, densely composed legal language for your attorney to wade through and explain. Like all contracts, the FDD is a roadmap to the kind of business relationship you will have…
Tom Howell IV has a day job in fintech marketing, but on weekends, he has a side hustle as an ump for Little League games. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. “I got hit in the face, groin, shin, foot, hand and head,” he told the Wall Street Journal. But the bruises aren’t the real problem. Nearly 70% of new officials quit within three years, and the top reason isn’t errant fastballs. It’s abuse from parents, coaches and fans. Nearly 12% of officials reported being physically assaulted during or after a game, and almost 69% say sportsmanship is getting…
The Terminator movies continue to become more premonition than fiction. On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that two of its AI models hacked a startup—oh, and they did it completely on their own. That’s right: The AI models went rogue during an internal test of cyber capabilities and got into Hugging Face, an open-source AI community. Hugging Face alerted OpenAI to what the latter is calling an “unprecedented cyber incident.” But don’t worry (read: worry a lot), as it won’t be unprecedented for long. In its announcement, OpenAI states that it’s “something we expect to become more commonplace with the proliferation of…
The never-ending debate about voter ID has come to the home of never-ending pasta. Over the past few days, a clarification from Olive Garden about guests providing ID to use their Never-Ending Pasta Pass has become a flashpoint for prominent conservatives. Several have seized on the comic possibilities of boasting that the preeminent fast-casual Italian chain is more vigilant about fraud than Democrats. “It shouldn’t be harder to get a mid Fettuccine Alfredo,” the argument goes, “than it is to vote in the midterms.” Abigail Jackson, the White House deputy press secretary, made the comparison recently, as did Virginia Foxx,…
When it launched a decade ago, Away captured the hearts of millennials with its colorful, affordable suitcases with ridges. Those original customers are now in their thirties and forties, traveling around the world with their kids—many of whom are entering their tween years. Away wants to equip the entire family for their trips. This week, it launches a new collection called In-Between, aimed squarely at tweens and teens. The products were carefully designed with focus groups of young people, and a new marketing campaign offers a glimpse into the way they live and travel. [Photo: Away] The Bags Tweens Need…
The CEO of Allianz just announced that the travel division of the German insurance giant will cut up to 1,800 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months. The business unit employs around 22,600 people. Roughly 14,000 of them answer customer inquiries and settle claims by phone; all of these positions are ripe for AI-driven transformation. And Allianz is far from alone in cutting these types of jobs. In February, Munich Re announced job cuts of around 1,000 positions because the repetitive work could be done more efficiently by AI models. Jobs like these are the most obvious place to…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Something subtle but significant happened last holiday season — and most brands missed it.Before heading to Amazon or a retailer’s website, millions of consumers turned to tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini to research what to buy. It wasn’t a novelty. It was a behavioral shift — one that could redefine how commerce works over the next decade.The data makes that clear. As many as 30% to 45% of U.S. consumers used AI during their holiday shopping journey. At the same time, Adobe reported a 1,200% year-over-year surge in traffic from generative…
QUESTION: You have mentioned that the neocons never look behind the end of the nose. Do they ever assess the risks correctly? Is it because they are just biased by what you have pointed out in Wolfowitz’s policy? D ANSWER: I have studied military tactics. As I have said, my father was a colonel with General Patton from North Africa to Berlin. In any military action, you must begin every operation with a detailed look at the enemy. Before a commander approves a mission, the staff MUST explain the opposing force’s capabilities, intentions, and likely courses of action. Get the threat…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The team behind a popular restaurant in London cracked the code for authentic content sharing and built a massive audience. The restaurant creators never set out to become YouTube stars. It just happened. Their philosophy for anyone trying to make it on YouTube is to keep it scrappy and authentic. Make your restaurant the main character. Some restaurants use YouTube to market their business, and some use it to help build one. Inside Fallow in London, the restaurant is buzzing with customers. On social media, it’s even busier. When Will…