Podcast: Why GM is betting on a high-tech start-up
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GM believes a Silicon Valley-backed start-up can help engineer its way toward energy independence; MySpace bows to political pressure, but are other social networkers now on tap?
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DETROIT -- First Cadillac, then Chevrolet, now Saturn. After spending billions to revamp two of its most storied brands, General Motors Corp. has turned its attention to one of its newer makes -- an estimated $3 billion effort to inject some excitement in the Saturn lineup and create a portfolio that appeals to a broader audience.
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A big company needs some big ideas in order to grow bigger.
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The CEO of Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) believes that exercising an option forcing General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to buy its loss-mired car unit would probably result in more work for the operation
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NEW YORK Want to find people who just bought a snowblower? How about a hunter who enjoys off-roading, happens to be in the market for a pickup and is leaning toward a Chevy? What about the people others turn to for recommendations about electronics? Perhaps you'd like to speak to a couple million pragmatists?
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Billionaire tech entrepreneur makes his first appearance on the corny ABC reality show on Tuesday night. On his blog, he gives some hints.
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A small company delivering ads to net-based games is being snapped up by Google for $23 million. Plus: Darwinia developer eyes consoles. In Game|Life.
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Will the search engine leviathan end the hunt for a commercial hybrid? In Autopia.
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Autopilot alcomobiles for drunk drivers US motor heavyweight GM is determinedly presenting itself as a technological innovator ready to break with its old-school, big iron image. The car colossus' CEO, Rick Wagoner, has been giving speeches and briefings in recent days boosting his firm's efforts in development of new, greener prime movers and radical electronics.â¦
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General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.
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Sure, the UAW got back to work and Wall Street revved up GMâs stock. Now comes the carmakerâs real challenge: creating a car Americans will buy.
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Eager to ensure a supply of fuel for the fleet of flex-fuel ethanol-capable vehicles it is building, G.M. has invested in a start-up bio-fuel producer,  Coskata, Inc.
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General Motors and DaimlerChrysler say they&#39;re teaming up to develop hybrid technology for use in their vehicles. The two giant automakers say they have signed a memorandum of understanding.
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Two years ago,I publicly floated the concept that IT should start thinking more like entrepreneurs. What a disaster! I was speaking at a meeting of CTOs, and I mentioned that Iâd heard of a few IT departments that were focusing, at least in part, on creating saleable new products and services for their companies. I asked the group what they thought of the idea.
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Dealers describe General Motors&#39; new incentive program which puts no-haggle prices on special tags. DETROIT  - General Motors Corp.
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Blog: General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to be a keynote speaker at 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show.
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DETROIT - As bargainers for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. continue to haggle across a table in Detroit, the big issue in the critical contract talks comes down to this: If GM pays the union to take on the company's huge retiree healthcare obligations, can the UAW's investments return more than the rate of healthcare inflation?