By Ben Yi, Grade 10 Spirit Airlines was an American ultra-low-cost carrier known for its extremely affordable prices. known for its bright yellow aircraft and unbundled, “a-la-carte” pricing. After accumulating massive post-pandemic debt and failed merger efforts, the company ceased operations and liquidated entirely on May 2, 2026, following a …
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By: Ben Yi, Grade 10 Tesla’s Robotaxis, announced mid-2025, initiated its first services in Texas with active deployment in Austin, Dallas, and Houston as of April 2026. Tesla’s robotaxi service is an on-demand ride-hailing system in which riders can book trips through an app that uses Tesla’s Model Y cars …
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For millions of students already stressed about final exams, the week of May 7, 2026, brought an unwelcome surprise: their school’s learning platform had been hijacked. The 2026 Canvas security breach is an ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting Canvas LMS, a learning management system operated by Instructure. In early May, Instructure …
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By: Ben Yi, Grade 10 With AI being one of the biggest markets in the world right now, it’s difficult to think of a world where it won’t be integrated into everyone’s lives within just a few years. Still, however, with how big AI currently is, the business model still …
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By Ben Yi, Grade 10 Over spring break, I visited my parents’ warehouse in California and worked there for a week. Compared to my time working for them over Thanksgiving, my overall takeaways are roughly the same except for two new conclusions that I’ve come to: First, there is a …
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By: Ben Yi, Grade 10 Oftentimes, being a good employee doesn’t always translate to being a good manager. The skills that go into making someone excel as an individual contributor (mostly within a team as opposed to working on something by themselves), such as focus, discipline, or personal efficiency, are …
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By Ben Yi, Grade 10 In his memoir, Shoe Dog, Phil Knight goes over the early days of Nike and how it all started. A particular detail is that Knight was a cross-country runner himself and his coach back at the University of Oregon used to take apart running shoes …
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