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Drive an older Buick Regal? You may need to drive it to your nearest dealer. General Motors is recalling certain 2012 and 2013 Buick Regal models because of an issue with the rear suspension toe links that could increase the likelihood of a crash. The recall affects 17,050 Buick passenger cars that were sold or registered in 22 high corrosion states and Washington, D.C., according to the recall notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall, submitted on Tuesday, expands on two others that the Detroit-based automaker has filed since late February related to the same issue. Only about 1% of the 17,000-plus vehicles identified may have a defect, which was caused by the Chinese supplier failing to properly apply corrosion protection which could eventually cause the toe link to thin and ultimately fracture. GM noted in the latest recall notice that its not aware of any accidents or injuries that have been associated with its investigation. Notification letters are expected to be mailed to affected car owners in mid-April. The Buick Regal marked the end of an era for the automaker: In 2020, GM discontinued making this model of passenger car amid slumping sales, leaving the brand to focus exclusively on SUVs. RECALL DETAILS As indicated, GMs recall is very limited in scope and only affects 2012 and 2013 model year Buick Regal vehicles. The automaker identified 4,751 affected 2012 Buick Regals and 12,299 affected 2013 Buick Regals, encompassing both the Turbo and GS trim-level vehicles for both model years. Because of the risk of corrosion, GM has identified vehicles that were ever registered in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, or Wisconsin. If you drive one of the affected Buick Regal models, you can take your car to a dealer, which will replace the rear suspension toe link and adjuster fasteners free of charge.
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AI promises massive productivity gainsthat is if employees are willing to use it and can figure out how to integrate it into their workflows. In the rush to reap the benefits of AI, KPMG one of the “big four” accounting firms, headquartered in London, just launched a new incentive program for its US advisory division. Per a new Business Insider report, the program, called “AI Spark Innovation”, is offering cash prizes for consultants who excel in AI innovation. The payouts will be hefty. US Vice Chair Rob Fisher told BI that the “outsize” cash awards will be “materially larger than an end-of-year compensation award.” Fisher continued, Its really intended to be a pretty exciting amount of money, especially for our more junior staff, because theyre fixed dollar amounts. The upside relative to salary is more for our less tenured folks. The goal of KPMG’s cash awards isn’t just to increase productivity, however. The program incentivizes employees to change the way they think about their success and focus on innovation rather than billable hours. Fisher said the cash awards will be offered for those who can “show off the incredible thing they’ve done with AI”, and those ideas should aim to inspire adoptable change throughout the company. Fisher added, Were trying to figure out how we get all that grassroots innovation unlocked by trying to bring some more carrots forward to our folks. While KPMG’s cash awards announcement feels like a new wave of incentivizing AI integration, companies have already been ramping up their efforts to get employees excited about using the technology more broadly. According to a 2025 Lightcast study, job postings that mentioned at least one AI skill offered salaries of 28% higher than those that did not mention any. For jobs that mentioned two AI skills, pay was 43% higher. Despite the salary gains that AI offers, integrating it into a daily work routine is still a hard sell for some employees. According to one 2025 report from enterprise technology services firm Kyndryl, 45% of CEOs say their employees are actively resistant to the technology. From that lens, KPMG’s incentive plan makes sense. In fact, Akhil Verghese, founder and CEO of AI engineering firm Krazimo, tells Fast Company it’s “a brilliant move” explaining that it’s essential for leaders who want to get their employees to embrace AI to get their input on ideas. “It makes your employees part of your company’s AI adoption journey,” the CEO explains. Likewise, Verghese says the push for new ideas can help employees begin to utilize the technology while also helping to dispel some fear around AI. “Many early stage AI deployments fail because the technology is still nascent” and that the “most valuable part” about moving towards integration is “less about the results and more about building an AI-literate employee pool.” From that lens, KPMG is being innovative, and Verghese believes that other companies will follow suit “if they’re smart.” He adds that doing so only “encourages experimentation” and “builds the kind of workforce that will be incredibly valuable for the future.”
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Medical equipment maker Stryker was allegedly hit with an Iran-linked cyber attack on Wednesday right after midnight ET, causing a global outage across its system, with staff and contractors saying a logo of an Iran-linked group appeared on the login page, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news. Shares of the Michigan-based global medical technology company (SYK) were down nearly 4% in early afternoon trading on Wednesday at the time of this writing. What happened? According to the report, staff said cellphones, laptops, and other devices that run on Microsoft’s Windows operating system to connect to Stryker’s technology systems had been wiped. Fast Company has reached out to Stryker for comment and further details. The logo, which allegedly appeared on login pages, was for Handala, a pro-Iran and pro-Palestinian hacking group, the WSJ article reported. On one Reddit thread, a user posted “My wife had 3 Stryker managed devices wiped around 3:30 AM EDT. Their Entra login page was defaced with the Handala logo, it’s still up as of this post.” On that same thread, another user replied “Yep! Woke up to wiped computer and phone, low key thought they finally fired me lol.” Handala was also behind a breach of the Academy of the Hebrew Language’s website on Wednesday, according to The Jerusalem Post, which reported that the group posted the message, There is no need to learn Hebrew anymore. You wont need it for much longer. Stryker has offices in the U.S. and in the Middle Eastern countries of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Both countries have been targeted by Tehran as it retaliates against U.S.-Israeli strikes in the war with Iran. That war is in its 12th day. What is Stryker Corporation? Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology (or medtech) companies. It develops medical, surgical, and neurotechnology products and services, impacting more than 150 million patients a year. The company was founded in 1941 by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Homer Stryker in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where it is still based. The company has U.S. offices in Michigan, Minnesota, California, and internationally. Stryker financials Stryker reported strong fourth-quarter earnings for 2025, beating expectations with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $4.47 versus an expected $4.39; and revenue of $7.2 billion, beating analyst expectations of $7.12 billion.
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