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GM executives leave amid robotaxi investigation |
Nine executives at General Motors's (GM) autonomous vehicle unit left Wednesday amid a safety investigation into a crash involving a Cruise vehicle. |
A spokesperson for Cruise confirmed nine individuals, including "key leaders," have "departed" from the company following an "initial analysis of the Oct. 2 incident and Cruise's response to it," our colleague Miranda Nazzaro reported. The executives included leaders from departments such as legal, government affairs and commercial operations, along with safety and systems. The spokesperson did not name the individuals who left. "As a company, we are committed to full transparency and are focused on rebuilding trust and operating with the highest standards when it comes to safety, integrity, and accountability and believe that new leadership is necessary to achieve these goals," the spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. The departures come after the company came under fire for a crash in October where a Cruise vehicle dragged a pedestrian to the side of the road due to a software error. It also comes less than a month after now-former CEO Kyle Vogt resigned. Read more in a full report at The Hill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Rebecca Klar and Julia Shapero — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. |
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Threads — Meta's rival to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter — launched in "countries across" Europe on Thursday. "Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. "Welcome everyone." European Union (EU) officials said in July the launch of the platform in Europe would be delayed because of privacy concerns. "Today, we're beginning to expand Threads to countries across Europe. … |
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| Federal agents recently seized about 1.4 million unauthorized e-cigarette products from the Chinese manufacturer of popular brand Elf Bar, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday. The joint operation at a cargo examination site at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in a seizure of products worth more than $18 million, the agencies said. In addition … |
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A new update coming to Google Maps will give users more local control over their location data, including the ability to delete the places they've been. |
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s mother on Wednesday said she is “furious” at President Biden after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied a $885.5 million subsidy for SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink. “I am the mother of @elonmusk His goal is to make this world a better place. @POTUS wants to stop him. Have you any idea how furious I am?” Maye Musk wrote in a post on X, the platform … |
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TikTok change may complicate court challenges |
TikTok quietly changed its terms of service in a way that could make it more difficult to bring legal action against the company, The New York Times reported. |
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Branch out with other reads on The Hill: |
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Pope, once a victim of AI-generated imagery, calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence |
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great. Francis added his voice to increasing … |
LONDON (AP) — Amazon won’t have to pay about 250 million euros ($273 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favor of the U.S. e-commerce giant Thursday, dealing a defeat to the 27-nation bloc in its efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance. The ruling by the EU’s … |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The rocky relationship between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a rising conservative populist star, is … Read more |
| The Supreme Court must decide if it will immediately weigh in on whether President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his actions on and … Read more |
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