GM to invest $1.4 billion in Brazil by 2028
GM is set to invest 7 billion reais ($1.42 billion) in Brazil between this year and 2028, in a bid to boost "sustainable mobility." .....»»
GM CEO Mary Barra back at No. 1 of Most Powerful Women in Business
Fortune recognized Mary Barra for steering General Motors through last year's UAW contract talks and strike while also improving the automaker's profitability and stock price......»»
DirecTV/Dish merger has a problem as debt holders object to $1.6 billion loss
Debt holders oppose $1.6 billion value reduction, throwing wrench into TV merger. DirecTV's agreement to buy the Dish satellite and streaming TV business from EchoStar is facing o.....»»
OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion
OpenAI has nearly doubled what investors think it's worth—but there's a catch. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has now raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that values.....»»
Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines
One billion people experience migraines, yet the perfect treatment is still out of reach. Can a vibrator offer a surprising solution?.....»»
Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK's answer to Darpa. But can it put the country back on the scientific map?.....»»
Nvidia just released an open-source LLM to rival GPT-4
Nvidia just released a 72 billion-parameter, open-source LLM that will rival GPT-4.....»»
Dish creditors “revolt” over DirecTV merger, try to block loss-making deal
Debt holders oppose $1.6 billion value reduction, throwing wrench into TV merger. DirecTV's agreement to buy the Dish satellite and streaming TV business from EchoStar is facing o.....»»
Just how empty is GM"s Renaissance Center?
It’s no secret that General Motors' Renaissance Center has become a bit of a ghost town, but we’ve not known with any level of specificity just how empty it is, until now......»»
Toyota will invest $500 million more into air-taxi startup Joby Aviation
The additional funding will bring Toyota Motor Corp.'s investment in Joby Aviation to $894 million......»»
Fires taking Amazon closer to "point of no return": Expert
A year ago, Carlos Nobre, one of Brazil's top climate scientists, was a rare voice of optimism about the future of the planet......»»
SAFE X equips CISOs with integrated data from all their existing cybersecurity products
Safe Security launched SAFE X, a generative AI-powered mobile app for CISOs. SAFE X delivers CISOs real-time business impact insights into their cybersecurity posture, enabling better decision-making and risk prioritization. CISOs often invest millio.....»»
U.S. issues $2 billion electric vehicle tax rebates since Jan. 1, Treasury says
The U.S. government has issued $2 billion in advance point-of-sale consumer EV tax credit payments since Jan. 1 covering more than 300,000 vehicles, the Treasury said Oct. 1......»»
Authoritarian populism has weakened democracy in Brazil, says study
The rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil has weakened structures that stabilize democracy—mirroring trends in wider global society and potentially making it harder for the country to strengthen its democracy in future, a new study reveals. The.....»»
Q3 sales slip at GM; September volume off at Toyota, Hyundai, Kia
U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to drop in September and the third quarter, with analysts expecting volatility the rest of the year as affordability remains a challenge and the U.S. presidential election looms......»»
Q3 sales slip at GM; September volume off at Hyundai, Kia; Mazda gains
U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to drop in September and the third quarter, with analysts expecting volatility the rest of the year as affordability remains a challenge and the U.S. presidential election looms......»»
Stellantis extends production halt for electric Fiat 500 on poor demand
Despite the temporary production halt in output, Stellantis reiterated plans to invest $111 million to build a high-performance battery variant of the Fiat 500e......»»
Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country
With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus pandemic are coming out again......»»
The grid is insufficient for renewables. BPA has a $2 billion plan.
The grid is insufficient for renewables. BPA has a $2 billion plan......»»
Apple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claims
Apple dropped out of the $6.5 billion investment round at the 11th hour. Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. (credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty) A few weeks back, it was reported that Apple was explori.....»»
New method achieves first-ever imaging of pathogens on lettuce leaves in real-time
As the global population surpasses 8 billion, the challenge of producing sufficient food becomes increasingly pressing. The Netherlands stands as the world's second-largest food exporter, efficiently cultivating a wide variety of crops. However, plan.....»»