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When Organizations Invest in Preventative Security Measures, They Can Secure Liability Protections
The kind of news that is delivered everyday serves as a grim reminder of the escalating violence across the U.S. Evidently, the need for proactive measures to ensure safety has never been more pressing. Such violence is not limited to any particular locale. It’s actually permeating in so many different areas once considered […]
VuWall’s Security Features Utilize AV Over IP to Meet Workplace Security Demands
The significant shift in security demands has seen modest operation centers evolve into larger, more intricate spaces. This change isn’t just a nod to expansion but underscores the demand and importance of comprehensive security in modern businesses. Then enter AV over IP solutions, which replaces the old-fashioned bulky matrix switchers and provides a decentralized […]
GSX 2023: The Present And Future Of Cybersecurity Architecture With Johnson Controls
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of security systems and cybersecurity architecture is paramount for businesses. Johnson Controls, one of the biggest security system integrators in North America, recognizes the challenges faced by organizations in ensuring the reliability and uptime of their security investments. With the rise of connected devices, cybersecurity threats have […]
Tesla Wins Key Battle for EV Charging Dominance with GM & Ford Partnerships. Has It Won the War?
It’s almost a truism at this point that Tesla has the strongest brand presence and strategy in the whole EV market. Though they’re still outpaced globally by Chinese firm BYD, Tesla is the leading U.S. manufacturer for electric vehicles and as of Q1 2023, is only increasing its profits and market share. And earlier […]
2023 MotorTrend Truck of the Year and Which Five Mean Machines Stack Up
2023 MotorTrend Truck of the Year is in. Five mean machines competed for the 2023 MotorTrend Truck of the Year including the F-150, Silverado, Tundra, Sierra, and Ram 2500. Who was the winner? The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck won based on six different criteria. As only the second electric vehicle to unanimously […]
Texas Put Up Millions to Lure a Samsung Plant and Won. Will It Pay Off?
(Bloomberg) — Landing Samsung Electronics Co.’s massive new chip plant didn’t come cheap for Taylor, Texas. The question now is whether the investment will pay off. State and local officials offered a raft of incentives to lure the plant to the town, which is in Austin’s northeastern suburban fringe. It all could amount to hundreds […]
Is Ford’s Promotion Spree Enough to Appease Labor and Meet EV Production Demand?
Key Points: Ford’s promotion spree has seen hundreds of part-time workers promoted to full-time status. Many are trying to figure out why Ford made the decision ahead of their UAW deadline. The promotions seem to be a result of auto industry strikes and the labor movement. Commentary: Ford has recently promoted hundreds of their […]
The Ford Maverick Speeds Past an Early Milestone
The Ford Maverick doesn’t hit the roads until 2022, but that hasn’t stopped it from speeding past a milestone. The CEO of Ford, Jim Farley, announced the new hybrid truck has surpassed 100,000 pre-orders. We wanted to ask car expert and freelance writer Christopher Tepedino: What makes this particular truck so attractive to consumers, and […]
GM Undershoots Estimates on Chip Dearth, Lifts Full-Year Outlook
(Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. missed analysts’ profit estimates for the latest quarter but raised its full-year guidance as rich margins on pickups vied with nagging production cuts at its North American factories from a global semiconductor shortage. Soaring new-vehicle prices on high-margin pickups couldn’t make up for supply chain issues in the second quarter […]
Carmakers Learn to Live With Chip Shortage: Auto Sales Update
(Bloomberg) — Automakers’ sales soared in the second quarter as resurgent consumers snapped up sport utility vehicles and pickups, but thin inventories created by the global semiconductor shortage are tempering the pace of the industry’s recovery. General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Thursday that their sales soared in the most recent quarter, […]
Ford CEO: “We were able to offset almost all of the chip shortage impact.”
On the heels of the new electric F-150 announcement, Ford CEO Jim Farley claims that the company was able to offset most of the chip shortage impact in Q1 of this year. Watch or read below to see the rest of Farley’s comments on the chip shortage and the anticipated trajectory of the automaker. […]
Ford Unveils the Electric F-150, Aims to Shake up the EV Market
(Bloomberg) — Linda Zhang, chief engineer of Ford Motor Co.’s new electric F-150 pickup, steers a 3-ton rig onto a test track at the automaker’s suburban Detroit proving grounds and mashes the accelerator. In about four seconds, she says, “We’re at 60” miles per hour. Then, a heartbeat later as the G-forces bear down, “We’re […]