Gigamon appoints Shane Buckley as President and CEO
Gigamon announced the appointment of Shane Buckley as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 18, 2022. After 10 years, Paul Hooper is stepping down from the CEO role but will remain an active member of the Gigamon Board of Direc.....»»
No last-minute reprieve, US ban on some Apple Watch sales now in effect
Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 blood oxygen sensors are patent-infringing. Enlarge / The Apple Watch Ultra 2. (credit: Apple) Apple is banned from selling the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the US after President.....»»
US agency tasked with curbing risks of AI lacks funding to do the job
Lawmakers fear the NIST will have to rely on companies developing the technology. Enlarge / They know... (credit: Aurich / Getty) US president Joe Biden’s plan for containing the dangers of artificial intelligencealrea.....»»
As France moves to limit the rights of migrants, research reveals just how reliant on them it is
Once again, France finds itself in the grip of a political crisis. After the pension reform of June, which prompted more than one million people to take to the streets, president Emmanuel Macron's framework immigration bill passed on Tuesday December.....»»
US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon
This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut. Enlarge / Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a National Space Council meeting Wednesday in Washington. (credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) One of t.....»»
People love to vote in a new democracy—and then they rapidly lose interest
Poland's recent election has been hailed as a great triumph of democracy in a global environment of democratic backsliding. It brought to power a coalition of pro-democratic forces led by Donald Tusk, the former president of the European Council......»»
Apple could avoid US Apple Watch ban with software update
While Apple waits for President Biden's administration to make a decision about the ITC's Apple Watch ban, the company is working on a software update that may help avoid stopping sales for now.A software update could prevent an Apple Watch banMasimo.....»»
Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit
The latest UN climate summit, COP28, was always going to be controversial. It was held in a state whose economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas—the United Arab Emirates. The summit president, Sultan Al Jaber, remains head of the Abu Dhabi Natio.....»»
Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century
The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years met with President Joe Biden on Thursday at the White House, where he showed off an moon rock on display in the Oval Office that was collected in the Apollo era......»»
GM"s Cruise fires 9 leaders amid ongoing self-driving investigation
New President Craig Glidden writes "new leadership is necessary" amid purge......»»
A volcano on Hawaii"s Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers
Shane Palacat-Nelsen's voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii......»»
GM names Marissa West as N.A. president, shuffles product development execs
Product development and purchasing chief Doug Parks will retire after nearly 40 years with the automaker, and Rory Harvey will fill a newly created role as president of global markets......»»
E3 is dead, confirms ESA president
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, once the key annual event in the games industry, is no more, according to the ESA......»»
Battery startup Our Next Energy replaces founder with new CEO amid cash crunch
Democratic politicians such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have touted ONE as a poster child of President Biden’s agenda to wean the U.S. off China by supporting American manufacturing and green jobs......»»
Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon in November
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a record low for the month of November, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government touted its environmental record at the UN climate talks......»»
Apple exec departure leads to major iPhone, Apple Watch reshuffle
Tang Tan is leaving the company, and multiple people will shift to take his place. Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) According to a report in Bloomberg, Tang Tan, vice president of Product Design, is lea.....»»
Apple"s vice president of product design leaving in February
Tang Tan, Apple's vice president of product design, is leaving the company in February, marking another high-level departure in recent history. Apple's vice president of product design leaving in February Sources in the company say that the departure.....»»
Confident about safety of AI: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
The president and CEO of the chipmaker to ChatGPT says the rise of AI is no cause for concern......»»
New report illuminates why OpenAI board said Altman “was not consistently candid”
Insider report details clash over one board member's criticism in an academic paper. Enlarge / Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI, seen here in July 2016. (credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images News).....»»
Opinion: COP28 president is wrong—science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)
According to the president of COP28, the latest round of UN climate negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, there is "no science" indicating that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to restrict global heating to 1.5°C......»»
BorgWarner CFO Kevin Nowlan to retire; Craig Aaron up next
Craig Aaron, BorgWarner's vice president and controller, will succeed Kevin Nowlan, effective March 1. Nowlan will remain with the company in an advisory capacity through April 1......»»