IJR News — today's news from every sideLuxury Cars Show Steep Depreciation, Mazda Lowers PriceAuto — Sep 5, 2026Luxury Mercedes-Maybach models, including the GLS600 and S680, are trading at surprisingly low used-car prices relative to their high original MSRP, underscoring steep depreciation but creating strong value for well-equipped, low-mileage examples. Buyers should weigh maintenance costs, service histories, and rare configurations (like the V12 S680 and Manufaktur specs) when evaluating private-party bids against market averages that often span roughly $150,000 to $185,000 for recent builds.
Runway Debuts Media Router for Generative Media — Jul 23, 2026Runway launched Media Router, an AI model router on the Runway Dev platform that automatically selects the optimal image, video, or audio model based on quality, speed, or cost, routing requests across Runway's models and third-party options. It marks Runway’s shift toward becoming an infrastructure layer for generative media, offering cost control through token-based pricing, auditing, moderation, and private instances, with early integration from partners like Adobe, Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, Expedia, Shutterstock, and Quora.
Priya Raman Public schools are underfunded and now they want to hand out even more money for private tuition. Priorities seem backwards here. Priya Raman $2 billion for a broker with 600 staff shows how hot the specialty insurance space still is right now. 
