DEARBORN, Mich. >> Ford’s new CEO, Jim Hackett, revealed a little about his plans — and a lot about himself — when he talked to media after his appointment. He spoke of the importance of the company’s core auto business, inspiration from his former football coach — University of Michigan legend Bo Schembechler — and keeping the company “fit.”

Hackett wouldn’t say whether that would be accomplished with job cuts, but his turnaround of furniture company Steelcase included thousands of layoffs. Last week, Ford said it would cut 1,400 white-collar jobs in North America and Asia.

Google tracking tool raises privacy concerns

SAN FRANCISCO >> Google says its new tool will track how much money people spend in merchants’ brick-and-mortar stores after clicking on their digital ads. The analysis will be done by matching the combined ad clicks of people who are logged into Google services with their collective purchases on credit and debit cards. Google says it won’t be able to examine the specific items purchased or how much a specific individual spent. Still, privacy advocates are worried.

Computer beats top go player in China

WUZHEN, China >> A computer has defeated China’s top player of the ancient board game go, earning praise that it might have finally surpassed human abilities in one of the last games machines have yet to dominate. Google’s AlphaGo is due to play Ke Jie two more times this week as well as other top-ranked Chinese players.

Fiat Chrysler accused of emissions fraud

DETROIT >> The U.S. government says Fiat Chrysler used software on nearly 104,000 Ram pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokees that makes them emit fewer pollutants during emissions tests than in real-world driving. The company disputes the charges.

Nokia and Apple sign pact to settle disputes

HELSINKI >> Nokia and Apple have settled their numerous legal disputes after signing an agreement to work together. Nokia, once the world’s No. 1 cellphone maker and now a networks provider after selling its ailing mobile-phone sector to Microsoft in 2014, described the pact as “meaningful.”

ON THE MOVE

Atlas Insurance Agency has announced promotions for the following three individuals:

>> Irlene Torres is vice president of Information Technology. Since joining Atlas in 2002, Torres first served as an account manager, then account manager supervisor and lastly IT unit manager.

>> Steven Pang is an assistant vice president of Client Consulting Services. Pang joined Atlas in 2006 and was recently promoted as a Client Consulting Services manager.

>> Daniel Gick is an assistant vice president of Construction Sales. Gick joined Atlas in 2013 and led the firm’s Construction Unit by serving as a resource for clients and colleagues.

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