Nissan Recalls 166,000 Vehicles in North America Over Ignition Switch Snafu

Nissan is recalling roughly 166,000 vehicles due to an ignition switch issue that could cause the vehicle’s engine to shut off while driving. The automaker said 153,000 of the recalled units are in the United States, with another 13,000 in Canada. Hoping to stave off additional problems before the matter can be resolved, Nissan has requested […]

Join us at IGNITION: Future of Media!

Business Insider Hello, everyone! Our 8th annual IGNITION: Future of Media conference is about 6 weeks away. We’ll be at the Time Warner Center in New York City. We would love to see you there. This year, we’ll be joined by, among others: Bharat N. Anand, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Robert Bakish, President […]

GM to settle state ignition claims for $120 million

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – General Motors has agreed to pay $ 120 million to resolve claims from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over faulty ignition switches, state attorneys general and the company said on Thursday. The largest U.S. automaker had previously paid about $ 2.5 billion in penalties and settlements over faulty ignition switches […]

EA and Twitch revealed the secrets of e-sports at IGNITION 2016

Business Insider The world of e-sports is massive and still growing, and advertisers are wondering how they can profit from this phenomenon. Kevin Lin, COO of Twitch, and Peter More, chief competition officer of EA, sat down with Business Insider’s Steve Kovach at IGNITION 2016 to discuss the role advertisers play in e-sports. In addition […]

GM ignition settlement unsettled: Trust dumps $10B deal announced last week

NEW YORK — In a blow to people suing General Motors over faulty ignition switches and other alleged vehicle defects, a trust that holds many GM liabilities from before its 2009 bankruptcy has canceled a settlement that sought to force the automaker to pay $ 1 billion in shares to resolve millions of claims. The […]

Billion-dollar deal reached in ignition case, and GM is furious

Plaintiffs suing General Motors over faulty ignition switches and other alleged vehicle defects have reached a $ 1 billion settlement requiring the automaker to turn over that amount of stock, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said in a court hearing on Friday. GM lawyer Richard Godfrey strongly criticized the agreement, telling U.S. District Judge Jesse […]

Mazda to Launch Skyactiv-X Engine with Compression Ignition in 2019

– Mazda may be dipping into the past with its new factory effort to restore first-generation Miatas, but the company otherwise has its sights set on the future. Mazda announced that it is expanding its environmental initiative by setting new efficiency, safety, and sustainability goals for the coming decades. The most significant development is a new generation of […]

National Ignition Facility recreates the interior of heavy stars

Enlarge (credit: Lawrence Livermore National Lab) In a lot of ways, stars are our model for creating nuclear fusion here on Earth, with fusion power often promoted as “harnessing the power of the Sun.” For all that, however, we have some surprising gaps in our understanding of what’s going on inside stars. That’s partly because […]

Lachlan Murdoch of 21st Century Fox and News Corp. to speak at IGNITION 2017

21st Century Fox Want to stay up to date with this year’s IGNITION conference and all things media? Subscribe here to receive our free weekly IGNITION newsletter. Business Insider is excited to announce that Lachlan Murdoch will speak at IGNITION 2017: The Future of Media. Lachlan, the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, serves as […]

Verizon’s president of media and telematics, Marni Walden, to speak at IGNITION (VZ)

Verizon Want to stay up-to-date with this year’s IGNITION conference and all things media? Subscribe here to receive our free weekly IGNITION newsletter. 2017 is shaping up to be a huge year for Verizon. Between AOL’s merger with Yahoo and major advancements with its 5G network, which it plans to test this year, the telecommunications […]