Nearly two years into his current position as secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unlikely ascendance still seems like a paradox—or at least a dark joke. Somehow, a person best known for being one of the world’s loudest vaccine skeptics, eating an entire weird zoo’s worth of roadkill, and having a literal brain worm stands at the helm of the U.S. government approach to health, of all things. As the political scion’s second annual MAHA Summit proves, however, Kennedy is actually the platonic ideal of an HHS secretary for the second Trump administration. With its conspiratorial…
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A federal judge has granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion megamerger.In a Wednesday order, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín ruled that the proposed consent decree was a “fair, reasonable, and good faith approach to address the competitive harms” alleged by the states’ lawsuit. Paramount, which was bought by Skydance just last year, previously called the antitrust challenge the last hurdle ahead of closing its Warner merger.The companies now expect to complete the deal on Oct. 6. Shortly after Martínez-Olguín’s ruling…
Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party’s chances in November.A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve of the Republican president’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low.A majority, 65%, of U.S. adults now blame Trump’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control, signaling growing weariness over…
People seeking travel experiences better suited to their introverted personality are in luck. Announced on September 29, Sweden’s new Introvert Travel Agency caters its services specifically to introverts, people who typically prefer quiet introspection and solitude or small-group interaction over noise and crowds. An initiative by Visit Sweden, the idea is to tap into the Nordic country’s cultural norms that, according to the agency’s website, favor personal space, freedom to roam, and structured socializing. “Many travelers are looking for something surprisingly simple: the freedom to decide when they want company and when they don’t,” Susanne Andersson, CEO of Visit Sweden,…
Early generative AI models, circa 2017-2022, were “stochastic parrots.” That is, they generated language by choosing the statistically most likely next word based on patterns in their training data, rather than truly understanding what they were saying. Beginning in 2023, artificial intelligence labs began releasing large language models (LLMs) that had evolved beyond autoregressive next-token prediction, as researchers call it. For many people, the stochastic parrot definition stuck. And lately, the “they’re just stochastic parrots” argument has been used as a way of downplaying the potential risks of huge language models such as OpenAI’s Astra models or Anthropic’s Mythos models.…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When downtime piles up, don’t push teams to work faster. Rushing creates safety risks and quality problems. You first need to understand what’s causing the downtime. Track it by cause — equipment failures, scheduling, materials, staffing, weather, etc. — and measure its true cost rather than total hours lost. Clear communication, safety, employee training, data-driven improvement and post-project reviews help remove obstacles without encouraging rushed or unsafe work. Downtime rarely announces itself politely. One minute a crew is moving; the next, a stalled machine brings everything to a halt. That…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Fear often disguises itself as diligence, showing up as endless analysis, extra approval layers and a reluctance to experiment while competitors move ahead. Before approving any AI initiative, define the business problem, the measurable outcome, how you’ll track progress and what you’ll learn if it fails. I once worked with the leadership team of a company generating more than $2 billion in annual revenue. The CEO had just delivered a polished presentation outlining the company’s AI strategy. The roadmap looked thoughtful, the investment plan seemed clear and every answer projected…
Many people have asked how bad it will get. Will there be civil war and blood in the streets? I do not see a revolution in the United States in the sense that one side is all-powerful and seeks to eradicate its opponent. The risk that the United States will break up, as in Canada and Europe, does not imply outright civil war. The break will likely come first, and it will form along the lines of the LEFT vs. the RIGHT. The good news is that the fall of the West is inevitable since no political state lasts forever.…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most industry-leading companies tumble at some point. Companies like IBM, Blockbuster and Motorola lost dominance by failing to anticipate or adapt to technological and market shifts. Getting to the top requires a resilient, growth-oriented team. Leaders need to set ambitious goals, embrace challenges and continually reinforce those priorities as the organization grows. Staying on top requires ongoing execution. Ask what got you here, which mistakes to avoid and what you can implement to grow market share and earnings. Holding the top position in your industry is enviable. Market dominance often…
Imagine the people needed to fill a football stadium, multiple times over. Since Trump returned to office, the federal payroll has been cut by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire global workforce of Apple — TWICE. Depending on which government employment series you use, the reduction is between roughly 271,000 and 336,000 workers. Apple employs about 166,000 people worldwide. Think about that for a moment. You could eliminate the equivalent of two companies the size of Apple from the federal payroll, and for most Americans, daily life simply continued. So I have a very simple question: what were all…