Former GM exec Dan Ammann joins ExxonMobil
Ammann becomes president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions on May 1......»»
New Twitter CEO named, with likely moderation clashes ahead
As widely rumored, the new Twitter CEO has been named as former NBCUniversal advertising exec Linda Yaccarino. Platform owner Elon Musk was making good on a promise he made last year, to abide by the results of a poll telling him to resign as the co.....»»
Former ByteDance exec claims China had access to TikTok data
TikTok is feeling the heat again after a former executive at its parent company, Byte Dance, made a series of damning claims in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit......»»
NBCUniversal ad exec Linda Yaccarino will be the new Twitter CEO
Linda Yaccarino, formerly an advertising executive at NBCUniversal, has stepped down from her position to assume the CEO role at Twitter.Twitter will have a new CEOTwitter owner Elon Musk recently made the announcement on the platform when he reveale.....»»
“Meaningful harm” from AI necessary before regulation, says Microsoft exec
"Did anybody suffer at least a thousand dollars' worth of damage" because of AI? Enlarge (credit: HJBC | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus) As lawmakers worldwide attempt to understand how to regulate rapidly advancin.....»»
Apple losing key operations exec in charge of TV+, TV app, and sports
Apple is losing another top executive in its Services business. Pete Distad, who leads the company’s Apple TV+ and sports businesses, is departing the company later this month. This comes following the departure of Peter Stern, Apple’s vice pres.....»»
Nikon Z 8 camera arrives with 46MP sensor, 8K60 video
The much-anticipated Nikon Z 8 mirrorless camera is now official, marrying professional features with a compact and portable body.The new Nikon Z 8The Z 8 joins Nikon's growing mirrorless lineup, slotting between the Z 7II and the top-of-the-line Z9......»»
GM hires Apple cloud services exec Mike Abbott to lead software team
Mike Abbott says GM has "massive opportunities" ahead as the automaker develops software aimed at consumers and businesses......»»
Apple Cloud exec hits the road to lead GM"s software department
Mike Abbott, the former vice president of engineering for Apple Services, has departed to head up General Motors' newly created software department.Abbott, joining as a senior leadership team member, will head up a newly-integrated software departmen.....»»
VW Credit names new CEO in exec shuffle
Ernst Jan van Eijkelenburg will become CEO of VW Credit, the German automaker's captive finance arm, effective June 1, succeeding Jens Effenberger, who is returning to a position in Germany......»»
AutoNation customer experience exec Cannon to retire; CMO named
A veteran retail industry marketing executive will become the dealership giant's new CMO. Marc Cannon will pivot to AutoNation's philanthropic efforts and then retire by the end of 2023......»»
Apple quietly drops lawsuit against former Apple Silicon exec who left company to run his own chip startup
Apple has quietly withdrawn its lawsuit against former executive Gerard Williams III, in a filing posted on Friday (via Bloomberg). Williams was described as critical to the development of the high-performance A-series and M-series Apple Silicon chi.....»»
FBI agents search home of FTX exec who gave millions to Republicans
Ryan Salame formed "megadonor" team with SBF, gave $24M to mostly GOP candidates. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The FBI on Thursday reportedly searched the home of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who ran t.....»»
GM joins collaborative for vehicle software development
The automaker wants to help the industry develop a standard software foundation that makes the back-end work of building and connecting different vehicle applications faster and easier......»»
Apple responds after GM joins Tesla and Rivian in ditching CarPlay support
Over the last several weeks, CarPlay has been in the headlines quite a bit thanks to GM’s decision to bail on the platform and Rivian’s continued resistance. Apple, however, isn’t concerned and has recently updated its website to promote the f.....»»
AMD joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program
AMD has announced it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners – like AMD – who provide integrated solutions on AWS. The program helps AWS Partners dr.....»»
Intruder joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage program
Intruder has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a technology partner, giving organisations the ability to easily monitor their cloud systems for potential security breaches and vulnerabilities. As part of the collaboration, customer.....»»
Apple paid Masimo exec millions of dollars to steal pulse oximeter tech, claims company
Apple paid a Masimo exec millions of dollars worth of shares – as well as doubling his salary – in order to persuade him to bring patented blood oxygen tech to the company, claims a new report today. Today’s report is the latest episode in a l.....»»
AI computation needs growing faster than Moore"s Law, says MediaTek exec
The computational demand brought about by AI model training will be the key driving force for chip growth in the future, according to B. S. Liang, senior director of the strategic technology exploration platform at MediaTek......»»
Former Toyota-GM exec Mark Hogan, longtime bridge between U.S. and Japan, dies
Mark Hogan helped lead General Motors, Toyota and supplier Magna over a career spanning more than four decades......»»
Syncro joins forces with Proofpoint to offer MSPs an email security suite
Syncro has launched a new agreement with Proofpoint to enable Syncro’s MSP partners to offer their customers access to Proofpoint’s email security and security awareness training solutions. “This reseller agreement not only allows our MSPs to g.....»»