Carvana executive faces criminal charges in Illinois
In mid-May the Illinois Secretary of State filed several motor vehicle-related charges against Paul Breaux, who is identified on Carvana's investor relations website as the company's general counsel since August 2015......»»
Arizona TSMC facility continues to fight cultural battles, rising costs & logistical hurdles
Apple chip partner TSMC faces significant barriers that impede the Arizona chip fabrication facility's progress, and the culture clash between American and Taiwanese employees doesn't seem to be getting batter.TSMC's Arizona facility grapples with ri.....»»
The UK"s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
The Scottish government's decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it's easy to set one with a big political flourish, but harder to follow through with a careful plan to achieve it......»»
Pretax charges drop Sonic Automotive"s Q1 net income
The company said $7 million in pretax charges contributed to a 12 percent dip in first-quarter net income......»»
A shade closer to more efficient organic photovoltaics
Transparent solar cells will transform the look of infrastructure by enabling many more surfaces to become solar panels. Now, materials called non-fullerene acceptors that can intrinsically generate charges when exposed to sunlight could make semitra.....»»
Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
While Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year, experts say spring is the time to take action against that insect—as well as another damaging invasive species that has made far more inroads and go.....»»
FTC bans noncompete clauses, declares vast majority unenforceable
Chamber of Commerce vows to sue FTC, will try to block ban on noncompetes. Enlarge / Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan talks with guests during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 03, 2024 (credit.....»»
Flat faces and difficulty breathing: How pet trends have harmed animal health—and what we can we do about it
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. We've molded some of them to have large protruding eyes, sloping backs and shortened legs through selective breeding......»»
Veoneer names longtime Forvia executive Nik Endrud CEO following sale
Veoneer appointed longtime Forvia executive Nik Endrud as its CEO, less than two months after being acquired by a New York private equity firm and after two other major sales of its business units......»»
Apple Arcade is about fun, not profit, says exec in charge
Apple executive Alex Rofman says Apple Arcade was not set up to make the company money, but also insists that game developers are getting an income.Apple ArcadeApple Arcade launched in 2019, and was then included in the Apple One bundle in 2020. Toda.....»»
Deadpool & Wolverine’s new trailer shows more profanity and MCU action
The latest Deadpool & Wolverine trailer finally gives us Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in all of his comic book costume glory, as well as a few other familiar faces......»»
Tesla"s Elon Musk faces robotaxi skeptics, sales drop in Q1 earnings report; broad price cuts launched
CEO Elon Musk will face tough questions after a Q1 sales decline and reports Tesla stopped work on an affordable EV in favor of a dedicated robotaxi without human controls......»»
Tesla"s Elon Musk faces robotaxi skeptics, sales drop in Q1 earnings report
CEO Elon Musk will face tough questions after a Q1 sales decline and reports Tesla stopped work on an affordable EV in favor of a dedicated robotaxi without human controls......»»
Early Galaxy S25 Software Details Emerge
Samsung is working to upgrade its Galaxy AI software and we should see the upcoming Galaxy S25 offer better AI than the Galaxy S24. According to Daum, Cho Cheol-min, the Executive Director of System LSI Business Department at Samsung Electronics, say.....»»
Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track
YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time. Enlarge / A sample image from Microsoft for "VASA-1: Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces Generated in Real Time." (credit: Microsoft).....»»
AuditBoard expands executive team to support the next phase of growth
AuditBoard announced it has brought on public SaaS company veteran Jeff Harper as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to help scale the organization and infrastructure, continue to attract and retain exceptional talent, and steward AuditBoard’s aw.....»»
Why the kookaburra"s iconic laugh is at risk of being silenced
Once, while teaching a class of environmental science students in China's Hebei University of Science and Technology, I asked who knew what a laughing kookaburra was. There were many blank faces. Then I tilted my head, much like a kookaburra does, an.....»»
Stellantis avoids plant shutdowns by paying auto supplier "under hostage threat"
The automaker paid MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions of Illinois to keep pinions and gears flowing to a pair of plants in Kokomo, Ind......»»
IT and security professionals demand more workplace flexibility
The concept of Everywhere Work is now much broader, encompassing where, when, and how professionals get their work done — and flexibility has become a key workplace priority, according to Ivanti. Ivanti surveyed over 7,700 executive leaders, IT and.....»»
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 17, 2024
Client Security Officer Unisys | USA | Remote – View job details The Client Security Officer (CSO) is part of Unisys account management team servicing its clients as cybersecurity representative alongside the Client Executive and the.....»»
Research team identifies culprit behind canned wine"s rotten egg smell
While it is the fastest growing sector of the wine-packaging market, canned wine faces a few hurdles. It's not considered as elegant as wine in a bottle, and it's not as popular as the formerly maligned "wine bag in a box." There is also the unfortun.....»»