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GM Names Former Apple Executive to Head Consolidated Software Team
GM Names Former Apple Executive to Head Consolidated Software Team
May 09, 2023  |  Personnel

General Motors (GM) has named former Apple executive Mike Abbott to lead a new software organization. As executive vice president, software, Abbott will lead a...

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GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects
GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects
April 02, 2023  |  Connected Economy

General Motors has enlisted Google to help build infotainment systems for electric vehicles. The automaker will stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems beginning...

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ChatGPT-4 Looks to Push AI Innovation Beyond Shiny Object Category
ChatGPT-4 Looks to Push AI Innovation Beyond Shiny Object Category
March 15, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

It has been about four months since OpenAI brought its ChatGPT system to proverbial life. Since evangelists believe the consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) tool has...

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ChatGPT Will ‘Be in Everything’ GM Exec Says
ChatGPT Will ‘Be in Everything’ GM Exec Says
March 12, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

“ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” said General Motors Vice President Scott Miller. And eventually, that “everything” could include your new Chevy or Buick....

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Report: Goldman Sachs Seeks Alternatives for Consumer Business
Report: Goldman Sachs Seeks Alternatives for Consumer Business
February 28, 2023  |  Banking

Goldman Sachs is reportedly “considering strategic alternatives” for its consumer business. Speaking at the bank’s investor day Tuesday (Feb. 28), CEO David Solomon discussed the...

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US Car Sales Hit Lowest Level in 10+ Years
US Car Sales Hit Lowest Level in 10+ Years
January 04, 2023  |  Economy

When carmakers release their 2022 sales figures this week, they’re unlikely to bring good news. Across the industry, American auto sales are projected to be...

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Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

“What price will put you nice folks into a used car today?” The cartoonish used car pitches of yesteryear vanished with the pandemic used car...

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Tech Boosts Driver Confidence in Repair Shop Recommendations
Tech Boosts Driver Confidence in Repair Shop Recommendations
July 11, 2022  |  Technology

Customers have often been uneasy about the recommendations they receive from automotive dealership’s service departments and the trade-in values they are offered from the sales...

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Smoother Payments Key to Streamlining Electric Vehicle Charging, Stakeholders Say
Smoother Payments Key to Streamlining Electric Vehicle Charging, Stakeholders Say
July 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

As automakers, charging networks and others work to speed the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by streamlining the ownership experience, payments at charging stations are...

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