Here are some tips to check if a vehicle is stolen for free: Run a VIN Check There are many websites like VinCheck.info that provide free VIN number searches to see if a vehicle has been reported stolen. Enter the 17 digit VIN and the database will indicate if it has any stolen vehicle records associated with it. Check the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) The NICB works with insurers and police authorities to track and flag stolen vehicle records. You can perform a free VIN check through their VinCheck tool to uncover any related theft history reports if it was insured at the time of in ..read more

Imagine needing specific details about your car’s history, specs, or recalls – your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) holds the key! This unique 17-character alphanumeric code acts as your car’s fingerprint, offering a wealth of information. But where does this elusive code hide? Buckle up, as we embark on a VIN-finding adventure across different car models and years! Cracking the VIN Code Before the hunt begins, let’s break down the VIN’s structure: 1st digit: Country of origin 2nd digit: Manufacturer ID 3rd digit: Vehicle type 4th-8th digits: Features and specs 9th dig ..read more

Tractor Supply Company extended President and CEO Hal Lawton‘s employment contract and key transitions on its Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors elected long-standing member Edna Morris as Chairman of the Board. Morris succeeds Cynthia Jamison, who is retiring, effective May 11, 2023, following the company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Additionally, Tom Kingsbury resigned, effective February 6, 2023, as a member of the Board of Directors to focus on his new role as CEO at Kohl’s Corporation. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we thank Ci ..read more

What do you think about this content Twitter advertises a fee of $100 per month for the base layer of its API Twitter has announced that it will charge $100 per month for the lowest level API. This comes a week after the social media giant announced that it would be shutting down free API access. The new Core Fee 4 will allow developers to achieve “low level API usage”, without specifying how this will be implemented. Twitter planned a February 9 date to shut down free access to its API, but later extended it to February 13, but failed to provide details on restructuring API pricing and acce ..read more

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. posted another strong quarter to end 2022, delivering a 19.6 percent increase in revenue to $851.3 million in Q4, reflecting growth in each operating segment, major product category and region. The fourth quarter revenue growth was achieved despite a $37.8 million negative foreign currency impact on fourth quarter 2022 revenue. Topgolf segment revenue increased 21.9 percent to $409.5 million (+22.9 percent constant-currency) in Q4, compared to the prior-year quarter. Same venue sales grew approximately 11 percent compared to pre-pandemic sales in 2019, reflecting ..read more

Tokens of the Beast Infinite Jest Big Rush Tokens of the Beast OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the premier chatbot du jour, but it’s still plagued by a host of issues — some more baffling than others. Enter researchers Jessica Rumbelow and Matthew Watkins of the SERI-MATS machine learning group, who found that if you ask ChatGPT about a bizarre series of keywords, it seems to inexplicably break the bot, Vice reports. The basis of ChatGPT’s language processing consists of tokens, or common strings of characters found in text. And for whatever reason, a group of tokens comprising Reddit usernames and ..read more

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The next generation of EV batteries will feed energy to your home — and the grid Advice by Michael J. Coren Climate Advice Columnist February 7, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EST Listen to this article read aloud. It is read and produced by NOA. Find more on the NOA app. When the power went out at Nate Graham’s New Mexico home last year, his family huddled around a fireplace in the cold and dark. Even the gas furnace was out, with no electricity for the fan. After failing to coax enough heat from the wood-burning fireplace, Graham’s wife and two children decamped for the comfort of a relative’s house unti ..read more

In an action directly aimed at banning the Pride flag from being flown, the City Council of Huntington Beach, California has voted to exclusively allow government flags to be flown over City Hall. In 2021, the City Council voted unanimously to fly the Pride flag in June to honor Pride month, but many are now arguing doing so is discriminatory against other groups. Councilman Pat Burns (R), who led the effort to ban the flag, said in a statement that the city “should avoid actions that could easily or mistakenly be perceived as divisive” and that “All are equally valued members of our community ..read more

The U.S. government is offering a $5 million reward for information to put MS-13 gang leader Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, also known as “El Porky,” behind bars. Archaga Carías is the highest-ranking MS-13 gang member in Honduras and is responsible for importing large amounts of cocaine into the United States, along with directing the gang’s other criminal activities, including money laundering, murder, kidnappings and other violent crimes, the State Department said in a press release announcing the reward. “The arrest of such a prominent leader as El Porky creates suspicion, division, and ins ..read more