Scout Motors names former VW executive Burkhard Huhnke as CTO
Burkhard Huhnke held various roles in a 20 year span at Volkswagen Group. The hiring of a chief technical officer follows Scout's hiring of a chief production officer and chief design officer this year......»»
The 14 best Super Bowl OLED TV deals, starting from $600
We've picked out all the best OLED TV deals for the Super Bowl including major names like Sony, Samsung, and LG. Every price range is catered for here......»»
A New Nonprofit Is Seeking to Solve the AI Copyright Problem
As battles rage over AI copyright, a new nonprofit seeks to elevate "fairly trained" AI models. Ed Newton-Rex publicly resigned from his executive job at a prominent AI company last year, following a disagreement with his bosses ove.....»»
Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle
Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and repeated executive turnover. Initially planning to make a fully autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel, those lofty ambiti.....»»
Lithia regional president named chief customer officer
Lithia Motors Inc. has named Regional President Adam Chamberlain its chief customer officer......»»
Morgan Automotive Group acquires South Motors, Vista Motors in Florida
Morgan Automotive begins 2024 with a multistore purchase, the biggest in company history......»»
Crime blotter: Arrest in case of iPhone taped to airplane toilet
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, an executive sues Apple over a stolen iPhone, a prisoner stands accused of using iPad to solicit minors, and a pig enters the Apple Store in Brazil.The Apple Store in Rio The latest in an occasional AppleInsider ser.....»»
Zuckerberg’s AGI remarks follow trend of downplaying AI dangers
Zuckeberg and Altman both tamp down fear and hype with casual statements about AGI. Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on September.....»»
BYD plans $14 billion investment in smarter car features
EV maker BYD will invest 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) to develop smart-car features, its founder and chief executive officer said. He didn’t give a specific time frame for the investment or more details......»»
Who is Carlos Zarlenga? New Stellantis N.A. COO headed Mexico unit
The former General Motors executive in South America replaces Mark Stewart, who spent five years as the top North American executive for Stellantis and predecessor Fiat Chrysler......»»
Famous xkcd comic comes full circle with AI bird-identifying binoculars
Swarovski AX Visio, billed as first "smart binoculars," names species and tracks location. Enlarge / The Swarovski Optik Visio binoculars, with an excerpt of a 2014 xkcd comic strip called "Tasks" in the corner. (credit: xckd / S.....»»
Ally names president of dealer financial services as interim CEO
Douglas Timmerman has been with Ally for more than 30 years and is credited with strengthening relationships with 22,000 dealer customers......»»
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total pay drops to $63 million for 2023
Apple today published its annual proxy statement for investors, revealing a number of details about executive compensation, shareholder proposals, and more. Notably, the filing includes details on compensation for Apple executives, including Apple.....»»
Apple Board of Directors shuffle sees Al Gore & James Bell retire
As Al Gore and James Bell reach the Apple Board of Directors retirement age of 75, Dr. Wanda Austin joins the board.Apple ParkApple's board of directors has been filled with some of the most prominent names in business and culture in recent history......»»
SEC seeks $45 million from bankrupt Lordstown Motors
The amount represents "monetary remedies for violations of federal securities laws," the SEC said......»»
Vanta appoints Jadee Hanson as CISO
Vanta announced that it has appointed Jadee Hanson as its CISO, overseeing Security, Enterprise Engineering, Privacy and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), reporting directly to Vanta’s CEO Christina Cacioppo. Hanson is the latest executive to.....»»
Apple finance executive departs to become CFO at Sonos
Longtime Apple finance executive Saori Casey is leaving Apple to become chief financial officer at Sonos, a smart speaker maker and HomePod competitor.SonosSonos has often been referred to as "the Apple of speakers" since it focuses on premium hardwa.....»»
EV supply chain, price key concerns in KPMG automotive executive survey
Auto executives are concerned with supply chain resiliency and profitability in regard to the EV transition, KPMG said in survey released Tuesday......»»
Fisker names third accounting chief since October as shares plunge
Fisker said it named Angel Salinas as chief accounting officer after the EV automaker lost two previous top accountants since October. Its stock price is down by about a third this year......»»
Hilco Streambank to oversee sale of Shift Technologies" digital assets, IP
Advisory firm Hilco Streambank said it has taken on managing the sale of trademarks, domain names and other intangible assets of Shift Technologies, an e-commerce used-vehicle retailer that filed for bankruptcy last year......»»
GM robotaxi unit Cruise offers $75,000 to resolve crash probe
General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit offered on Friday to pay $75,000 to resolve an investigation by California regulators into its failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car......»»