General Motors To Pay $12,750,000 in Penalties for Allegedly Selling Contact Info, Names, Geolocation and Behavior Data of Drivers to Insurance Firms and Data Brokers

GM's pivot to energy storage highlights a strategic shift towards diversified battery applications, potentially reshaping market dynamics. The post General Motors signals potential shift away from LFP batteries in future EVs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

GM's strategic move into sodium-ion energy storage could diversify its revenue streams and enhance its sustainability profile long-term. The post General Motors partners with Peak Energy to expand into energy storage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

GM's sodium-ion battery venture could enhance US energy storage resilience, reduce costs, and shift the competitive landscape post-2028. The post General Motors partners with Peak Energy to develop sodium-ion batteries for energy storage systems appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers. It's releasing a new commercial energy storage system strategy, anchored by newly developed sodium-ion batteries for industrial-scale grid applications. And it's launching a new feature for EV owners that it says will help simplify public charging. Right now, millions of EVs are sitting idly in driveways across … Read the full story at The Verge.

Windows 11 does a lot under the hood to speed up a PC’s performance, but PCs tend to slow down over time as they accumulate apps, files, drivers, and other detritus. Even zippy new Windows 11 devices can be sped up — and protected against future slowdowns — with a few minor system tweaks. It’s simple to make your Windows PC run faster. Just follow these tips. Top ways to speed up Windows 11 Disable programs that run on startup Turn off unused apps with high resource usage Use Efficiency mode Use automatic Windows maintenance Kill adware and bloatware Turn off search indexing Clean out your hard drive Disable shadows, animations, and visual effects Disable transparency Change your power settings Turn off Windows tips and tricks Disable Game Mode Update device drivers Turn off background app permissions Roll back your PC to a previous state Restart Windows Read on for details. Note: This story covers Windows 11 version 25H2. If you have an earlier release of Windows 11, some things may b

From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.

The post Detroit automakers have cut over 20,000 U.S. salaried jobs as AI looms appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The former General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit, April 15, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — As artificial intelligence expands, it threatens to exacerbate a growing trend for America’s largest automakers: the elimination of white-collar workers. The “Detroit Three” automakers have together cut more than 20,000 U.S. salaried jobs, or 19% of their combined workforces, from recent employment peaks this decade, according to public filings and employment data from the companies. Reasons for the job declines vary by automaker, but in general are tied to evolving technological changes in the automotive industry, with the rise of software-defined vehicles, autonomous and all-electric vehicles, and, increasingly, AI. “Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.,” Ford CE

GM's strategic shift towards AI talent highlights a broader industry trend prioritizing innovation and competitiveness in autonomous tech. The post General Motors lays off 600 IT workers to hire AI specialists appeared first on Crypto Briefing.