GM axing CarPlay is part of a larger automaker battle over control and revenue

<p>GM is joining Tesla and Rivian in not including Apple CarPlay in vehicles. Automakers hope to build a new revenue stream by selling subscriptions through the infotainment center.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/gm-do...on-revenue

VinFast announces a $2.5 billion infusion from founder, Vingroup

<p>Vuong, Vingroup’s founder who in 2019 said he would commit $2 billion of his wealth to VinFast, will personally give $1 billion to VinFast within the next year. </p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/vinf...r-vingroup

Bosch to buy California microchip maker TSI Semiconductors, invest $1.5 billion

<p>Bosch plans to acquire a California microchip maker and invest around $1.5 billion in it to help meet growing demand for silicon carbide chips in electric vehicles.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/bosch...conductors

Tesla drops Model Y starting price below the average U.S. vehicle

<p>At $46,990, the base Model Y now costs $759 less than the average amount paid for a car or truck in the U.S.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/tesla-dro...us-vehicle

Lithia exits Alabama with sale of Subaru store; sells 2 other dealerships in Q3 deals

<p>Lithia Motors made its first divestiture of 2023 with the sale of a Subaru store in Alabama, which was the auto retail giant's entry into the southeastern state. The group also sold two other dealerships last year in third-quarter transactions.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/lithia-...ealerships

Tesla broke U.S. labor law by silencing workers, official rules

<p>The judge ordered Tesla to cease and desist from violating workers' rights and to post notice of the violations in the service center and email it to employees.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/service/tesla-b...cial-rules

Battery startup Sparkz strikes partnership with auto workers union

<p>Sparkz and the UAW said they had signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a national labor-management agreement and statement of neutrality.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/batte...kers-union

Group 1 Automotive improves first-quarter revenue as net income drops

<p>Acquisitions, service business growth and elevated vehicle pricing helped the Houston dealership giant improve its revenue numbers in a tough market.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/group-1...come-drops

Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes

Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) to the cloud.
"This change means users are better protected from lockout and that services can rely on users retaining access, increasing both convenience and security,"

https://thehackernews.com/2023/04/google...cloud.html

Google Cloud Introduces Security AI Workbench for Faster Threat Detection and Analys

Google's cloud division is following in the footsteps of Microsoft with the launch of Security AI Workbench that leverages generative AI models to gain better visibility into the threat landscape. 
Powering the cybersecurity suite is Sec-PaLM, a specialized large language model (LLM) that's "fine-tuned for security use cases."
The idea is to take advantage of the latest advances in AI to augment

https://thehackernews.com/2023/04/google...ty-ai.html