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Car Services Groups Warn of Unfair Competition as EU Data Plan Stalls

 (This March 31 story has been corrected to say Laurianne Krid is director general of FIA Region I, part of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and not director general of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, in paragraph 8) Car services groups on Friday warned a stalled EU proposal to ensure fair access to valuable […]

GM Plans to Phase Out Apple Carplay in EVS, With Google’s Help

 General Motors plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems allow users to mirror their smartphone screens in a vehicle’s dashboard display. GM’s decision […]

US, Partner Countries Call for Controls to Counter Misuse of Spyware

The United States and some of its partner countries on Thursday called for strict domestic and international controls to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware. The joint statement was issued by the governments of Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The […]

Sweden to Upgrade Berzelius Supercomputer with Nvidia AI Systems

Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) systems to aid in understanding various diseases such as cancer and make it among the world’s fastest AI supercomputers. The system has also developed large language models capable of drafting a speech or answering questions in Swedish, sporting 20 billion parameters, a measure […]

Ericsson Sees Margin at Lower End of Target, Pushes for Cost Cuts

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it would reach the lower end of its long-term target of a profit (EBITA) margin of 15-18 percent by 2024 as several of its more profitable markets show signs of slowing down. The company, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of 5G technology, forecast the 5G radio […]