Former GM exec Dan Ammann joins ExxonMobil
Ammann becomes president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions on May 1......»»
Bay Area scientist with bees in his bonnet gives Gov. Newsom a buzz in his ear
Among the presidents of nations, high-profile dignitaries, and leaders of household-name companies like Visa, ExxonMobil and Microsoft who descended on San Francisco last week to speak at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation events was a Santa Cruz comp.....»»
Nissan joins foreign automakers hiking wages at U.S. auto plants after UAW deal
The Japanese automaker said it will hike top wages for workers at U.S. manufacturing plants by 10 percent in January......»»
Amazon joins Black Friday M3 MacBook Pro price war, driving prices down to $1,449
After sitting on the sidelines for the past week, Amazon has joined retailers like B&H and Adorama in discounting Apple's new M3 MacBook Pro models during its early Black Friday sale.Save $150 on the M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, bringing the price of the.....»»
MyQ blocks third-party support, Matic is a new style of vacuum, & more on HomeKit Insider
On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, we talk about how Chamberlain's MyQ blocks third-party API access, we discuss the best HomeKit light switches for 2023, and special guest Mikah Sargent joins the show.HomeKit InsiderMyQ has had a.....»»
Volkswagen aims to bring under-$35,000 EV to U.S. in 3-4 years, exec says
Options include VW plants in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Puebla, Mexico, as well as a new South Carolina assembly plant planned for VW subsidiary Scout......»»
Intel versus Apple Silicon battle still alive despite M3 chips, claims CEO
Hopes of an Intel versus Apple Silicon battle are still alive, claims the US chipmaker’s chief exec – despite the Cupertino company having raised the bar yet again, with the M3 series. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said that the company is on track.....»»
Lucid joins other automakers by adopting Tesla charging plug
Lucid Motors has become the latest automaker to announce that it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles......»»
Firefox lost users during “failed” Yahoo search deal, says Mozilla CEO
Mozilla could be “biggest loser” if DOJ wins Google trial, ex-Google exec says. Enlarge / Mitchell Baker, Mozilla CEO, at a conference in 2019. (credit: Horacio Villalobos / Contributor | Corbis News) This week, Moz.....»»
Toyota joins ‘the Tesla plug’ club
Toyota has become the latest major automaker to ink a deal with Tesla to adopt the NACS plug on its fully electric vehicles from 2025......»»
Ford has "reached our limit" on UAW contract proposal, exec says
"We've actually stretched ourselves to get to this point," Kumar Galhotra said of Ford's most recent offer after the UAW expanded its strike to include the highly profitable Kentucky Truck Plant......»»
Roborock joins Prime Big Deal Days with best deals on robot vacuums
Are you tired of spending endless hours cleaning your home? Well, say goodbye to those cleaning hassles. Roborock is here to revolutionize your cleaning game and simplify your life. The company has some of the best robot vacuums on the market. If you.....»»
Don"t expect a budget Google Pixel phone anytime soon
A Google exec explains why we won't be getting an ultra-cheap Google Pixel phone in the near future......»»
Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode
But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn't as private as believed. Enlarge / Apple AI executive and former Google search lead John Giannandrea. (credit: Steve Jennings / TechCrunch / Flickr) In iOS 17, Apple recently made i.....»»
Duality Technologies joins AWS Partner Network to provide secure data collaboration
Duality Technologies has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and launched its secure data collaboration platform in AWS Marketplace. Duality Technologies underwent the comprehensive AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) to ce.....»»
From Godzilla to The Creator, Gareth Edwards makes beautiful doomsday blockbusters like no one else
The Creator joins Rogue One and Godzilla on the list of beautiful blockbusters by director Gareth Edwards, the poet of downbeat multiplex movies......»»
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide
Google exec said users get hooked on search engine like “cigarettes or drugs.” Enlarge (credit: Yulia Reznikov | Moment) The US Department of Justice has finally posted what judge Amit Mehta described at the Google s.....»»
Ann Minooka joins Synopsys as CMO
Synopsys announced the appointment of Ann Minooka as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to Sassine Ghazi, president and COO of Synopsys. Minooka joins the company with more than two decades of marketing leadership experience in th.....»»
Google deal may have kept Apple from building search engine, exec says
Apple is contractually obligated to defend Google search deal, DOJ says. Enlarge / Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue. (credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff | Getty Images North America) One of the most anticipa.....»»
AutoNation joins Pendragon bidding war
A week ago, Lithia Motors Inc. revealed a potentially transformative deal to acquire the dealership and fleet businesses of U.K. auto retailer Pendragon and secure a pathway to a dealership management system. Now it faces yet another bid from a rival.....»»
Bob Lutz joins board of lightweight wheel supplier Carbon Revolution
Australian carbon-fiber wheel maker Carbon Revolution named former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and other veteran U.S. auto executives to its board, pending the completion of its upcoming SPAC merger......»»