A business contributor writing for Entrepreneur argues that most virtual events fail because companies simply replicate in-person event formats instead of redesigning content for virtual consumption. The writer cites a firsthand case from a large customer during the Covid-19 pandemic whose livestreamed event lost most attendees before it ended, and proposes a seven-step framework covering outcome clarity, audience awareness, content focus, presenter selection, engagement, value communication and post-event follow-up.
Researchers report on a plant species that reproduces sexually yet generates offspring with clone-like genetic uniformity, a pattern documented in a study published via Nature. The finding challenges the usual expectation that sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity among offspring.
George Lucas revealed he intended to continue making Star Wars movies before shifting his focus to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. He did not detail what those future films would have involved, only confirming the plan existed at one point.
The FCC is taking public comments on a rulemaking that would override state and local permitting rules for wired broadband deployment, including a 120-day permit deadline and limits on fees charged to providers. Groups representing mayors, counties and cities—including the US Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities—filed comments in September opposing the plan, calling local permitting essential for public safety rather than a deployment barrier. Broadband providers support the FCC's proposal.
An international team of scientists conducting a periodic assessment of Earth's systems found that seven of nine defined 'planetary boundaries' have been crossed, according to the report. These boundaries cover areas such as climate, biodiversity and freshwater that researchers consider critical to maintaining a stable environment for human life.
Entrepreneur and Cruise Planners are hosting a free webinar on how entrepreneurship can help working mothers balance career and family, moderated by Terry Rice with guests Summer Bowers and Tammy Overcash. The two women co-own the same Cruise Planners franchise but arrived there through different careers: Bowers left teaching after military relocations disrupted her career and grew a travel-focused social media following into a business, while Overcash's path was separately built around her own career and family circumstances.
A September 14 memo from Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik instructs staff to only enforce ESA prohibitions when an action specifically intends to target an animal, exempting incidental deaths like a ship striking a whale or a tree-felling that kills roosting bats. This follows an earlier 2024 rule change that removed habitat destruction from the ESA's definition of harm, which officials said was meant to reduce costs for landowners.
Entrepreneur's September 2026 issue profiles nine small businesses from its America's Favorite Mom & Pop list, focusing on how they designed their storefront signs to reflect their identity. Owners of shops like Latinx with Plants, Staci's Sandwich Joint, and Dead People's Stuff explain the reasoning behind their sign choices, from cultural symbolism to clean, glowing storefronts meant to draw in passersby.
Joby Aviation flew a modified Cessna Caravan autonomously across the United States, covering 3,199 miles from Concord, California, with stops in Fort Worth and South Carolina. The onboard system independently handled taxiing, takeoff, landing, weather diversions and route changes, while a safety pilot on board did not intervene. Joby says it's the first fully autonomous cross-country airplane flight, and the trip ended with a symbolic pass near the Wright brothers' first flight site in Kitty Hawk.
Alibaba introduced a new, more powerful AI chip as part of its strategy to control both the hardware and software underlying its artificial intelligence efforts. The company also outlined plans to build larger AI models going forward.
Alibaba shares rose about 3% in Hong Kong after the company revealed its next-generation Zhenwu V900 AI chip, claiming triple the performance of its predecessor released in May. At its Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, Alibaba also outlined plans to grow its cloud unit's global data center capacity beyond 20 gigawatts by 2032 and confirmed its Qwen 4 model is currently in training.
An autonomous aircraft flew 3,199 miles across the United States without any manual control inputs from the onboard safety pilot. The flight is being described as the first successful transcontinental journey completed entirely by an aircraft's automated systems.
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