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Sujeet Indap / Financial Times: Used car marketplace Carvana, whose stock fell from $360 to $4, has now rallied to $86, avoiding a financial abyss after restructuring its $9B debt in 2023 — Online used-car dealer's cost cuts pay off even as sales volumes lag pandemic frenzy — Ernie Garcia insisted for years Carvana … Sujeet Indap / Financial Times: Used car marketplace Carvana, whose stock fell from $360 to $4, has now rallied to $86, avoiding a financial abyss after…

More than a million Palestinians have sought refuge from the ongoing assault in the southern Gaza city As President Joe Biden continues to be embroiled in the Israel-Hamas war amid a re-election campaign, the White House issued a statement detailing Biden’s Monday call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the readout, the president and prime minister discussed hostage negotiations in Qatar and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Per the statement, Biden and Netanyahu have “agreed to…

Location of individuals and graves discussed in the text. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2310545121 Blood relations and kinship were not all-important for the way hunter-gatherer communities lived during the Stone Age in Western Europe. A new genetic study, conducted at several well-known French Stone Age burial sites, shows that several distinct families lived together. This…

As the Jake Gyllenhaal-led Road House remake gears up to hit Amazon Prime this March, its director, Doug Liman, has dropped a bombshell. The filmmaker shared his plans to protest the movie’s premiere, along with provided details regarding how Amazon Studios has decided to make it a streaming-only release, despite Liman allegedly initially signing on to make the movie for a theatrical audience.Doug Liman put Amazon on blast in a Deadline editorial just as the first poster for the movie dropped online. In his words: When…

Dear Liz: My adult children both have money left in 529 accounts that I control as well as uncashed savings bonds given by generous grandparents. We were able to get them through college without needing the funds, but neither has decided to continue with graduate education and the funds have been stranded because of the high tax rate on non-education use. With the recent rule change for 2024, we plan to start converting the 529s into Roth IRAs, but this will take several years as we understand the contribution limits.…

Will technology, automation, or AI take our jobs? This is something we hear a lot at the moment - but it’s always been this way. Right back at the start of my career, I automated something that was canned the moment I left as folks were afraid of losing their job. Some background to why I am writing this post. I was reading a tweet today from Michelle Bakels that was a cautionary tale from her enterprise days. I’m not going to dump the entire text here - go read the tweet as it’s fascinating, but the TL;DR is folks are…

THQ Nordic has once again delayed . The revival of the totemic survival horror series was originally supposed to debut in October before the publisher pushed back the release date . THQ Nordic now says that Alone in the Dark will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on March 20, 2024.The main reason for the latest delay is to prevent the folks at developer Pieces Interactive from having to work long hours over the holidays to ensure the game would ship next month. "With our initially planned release date in January 2024,…

Driving on Indian roads presents a challenge, exemplified by numerous online instances proving the same. Videos showcase individuals carelessly driving, riding, and even walking on the roads. Riding on the wrong side and reckless driving are prevalent issues. Despite surveillance cameras and stringent rules in place, people persist in these behaviors. Such disregard for traffic regulations often results in accidents, and tragically, lives have been lost on these roads. One particular video demonstrates the quick…

IKEA isn't going to be making a play for top tech company anytime soon, but it has kept up an offering of solid smart home devices. Its latest releases are a trio of affordable smart home sensors for everything from open doors to water leakage.First in the lineup is the Parasoll door and window sensor. You can mount it on your door or window (basically any access point) and receive a notification if they open or close unexpectedly. It also pairs directly with an IKEA smart bulb. Speaking of light, there's the Vallhorn…

WeGotIT! essay organization chart. Credit: Journal of Special Education Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1177/01626434231165977 Artificial intelligence is making headlines about its potentially disruptive influence in many spaces, including the classroom. A group of educators that includes a University of Kansas researcher has just published a position paper reviewing AI's potential in special education, calling for patience and…