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STELLA AI SELECTED TO JOIN GM IMR DDS PROGRAM

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GM Approves STELLA AI for GM IMR DDS Program Revolutionizing GM Dealership Operations

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — STELLA Automotive AI, the leader in conversational AI for the automotive industry, has been selected for General Motors’ (GM) In-Market Retail (IMR). This collaboration gives GM dealerships access to STELLA’s advanced AI platform, revolutionizing customer engagement, boosting operational efficiency, and capturing top line revenue.

Now, GM retailers can utilize STELLA’s powerful AI platform to provide seamless customer engagement across multiple channels, including live chat, text, and voice interactions. This ensures that customer inquiries are addressed promptly, driving engagement and maximizing sales and service opportunities. With established integrations and direct access to leading service schedulers and DMS providers such as Reynolds and Reynolds, CDK, Xtime, myKaarma, and more, STELLA delivers a frictionless, multi-channel experience that ensures fast, professional interactions and elevates customer service, setting a benchmark for customer service excellence.

Rich Sands, CEO of STELLA Automotive AI, shared his excitement about the announcement, saying, “We are proud to provide GM dealers with our industry-leading AI platform that offers natural conversational capabilities across all customer preferred channels including voice, text, and webchat. Our flexible real-world configuration options and proven certified data integrations create a truly frictionless customer experience. This collaboration further reinforces our commitment to defining the future of AI in automotive retail, showcasing how STELLA’s innovative AI platform delivers measurable results for both dealerships and their customers.”

STELLA’s intelligent AI platform empowers dealerships to effortlessly engage customers while preserving the essential human touch. By automating key processes and other key tasks, STELLA eliminates hold times, reduces costly BDC overhead, and accelerates customer engagement. This automation enables dealerships to efficiently manage higher volumes of customer inquiries, ultimately empowering service advisors to focus on the customer experience without compromising personalized service, resulting in improved satisfaction, operational performance, and driving better business outcomes.

To learn more about how STELLA Automotive AI is revolutionizing the automotive retail experience, visit www.stellaautomotive.com today.

About STELLA Automotive AI
STELLA Automotive AI is the leading provider of intelligent conversational AI technology for the automotive industry. With its simple-to-deploy SaaS platform, STELLA automates repetitive customer service tasks, improves communication, and connects customers with experts in real-time. By using natural language processing, STELLA is revolutionizing the automotive retail experience—helping dealers and OEMs improve efficiency, boost customer satisfaction, and increase profitability.

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Director, Marketing 
STELLA™ Automotive AI
E: shelli.clark@stellaautomotive.com
C: (913) 485-2145

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ChatGPT is expanding its capabilities for the apartment search; the property website is at the center of it all

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WESTLAKE, Texas, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In response to ChatGPT’s newest apartment search advancements, Jonah, the leading provider of premium, fully integrated websites for the multifamily industry, informs on the authority of the property website.

New features within ChatGPT present users with a comprehensive assembly of apartment listings, including an interactive map, generated sentiment-based summaries, and individualized listing cards for each property.

The organization of this information directs the user through a curated list of apartments that match the sentiment of their search. As a user scrolls through the summaries, they can expand each option to view a fully tailored property listing card with a key call to action to the property website.

ChatGPT forms these summaries from a wide breadth of sources, maintaining a priority of a select few, including apartment ILS’s, localized blog content, and property websites. This use of source information is unchanging within the new advancements.

What Jonah urges the multifamily industry to observe, however, is the shift in the importance ChatGPT places on the property website as the next action in the user’s journey.

“Apartment searching within ChatGPT has become sophisticated enough that prospective renters now begin their search there. Beyond serving as a foundational source of information, ChatGPT is also positioning the property website as the logical next step in the renter’s journey. We continue testing our platform across all major AI models to ensure our clients stay ahead of evolving technologies like ChatGPT,” said Yuri Star, CEO of Jonah.

This property website handoff should not be understated. ChatGPT is essentially serving as its own apartment-searching platform, pulling details and creating a curated set of personalized listings. As prospective renters turn to this highly tailored search environment to begin their search, the destination ChatGPT has chosen to direct them next is crucial, and that is the property website.

About Jonah
Jonah builds beautiful, powerful, fully integrated websites exclusively for multifamily. Our industry-leading technology is designed to make your job easier and your properties more profitable. With the best shopping experience in multifamily, Jonah helps your portfolio generate more leads and drive more leases. Learn more about our property websites.

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ChatGPT is expanding its capabilities for the apartment search; the property website is at the center of it all

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WESTLAKE, Texas, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In response to ChatGPT’s newest apartment search advancements, Jonah, the leading provider of premium, fully integrated websites for the multifamily industry, informs on the authority of the property website.

New features within ChatGPT present users with a comprehensive assembly of apartment listings, including an interactive map, generated sentiment-based summaries, and individualized listing cards for each property.

The organization of this information directs the user through a curated list of apartments that match the sentiment of their search. As a user scrolls through the summaries, they can expand each option to view a fully tailored property listing card with a key call to action to the property website.

ChatGPT forms these summaries from a wide breadth of sources, maintaining a priority of a select few, including apartment ILS’s, localized blog content, and property websites. This use of source information is unchanging within the new advancements.

What Jonah urges the multifamily industry to observe, however, is the shift in the importance ChatGPT places on the property website as the next action in the user’s journey.

“Apartment searching within ChatGPT has become sophisticated enough that prospective renters now begin their search there. Beyond serving as a foundational source of information, ChatGPT is also positioning the property website as the logical next step in the renter’s journey. We continue testing our platform across all major AI models to ensure our clients stay ahead of evolving technologies like ChatGPT,” said Yuri Star, CEO of Jonah.

This property website handoff should not be understated. ChatGPT is essentially serving as its own apartment-searching platform, pulling details and creating a curated set of personalized listings. As prospective renters turn to this highly tailored search environment to begin their search, the destination ChatGPT has chosen to direct them next is crucial, and that is the property website.

About Jonah
Jonah builds beautiful, powerful, fully integrated websites exclusively for multifamily. Our industry-leading technology is designed to make your job easier and your properties more profitable. With the best shopping experience in multifamily, Jonah helps your portfolio generate more leads and drive more leases. Learn more about our property websites.

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Marine Biological Laboratory Appoints Nicole A. Theodosiou as Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education

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WOODS HOLE, Mass., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has appointed Nicole A. Theodosiou, Ph.D., as its next Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the Marine Biological Laboratory. She will join the MBL on September 8.

Theodosiou brings more than two decades of experience in science education, academic leadership, and program development. She joins the MBL from Union College in Schenectady, New York, where she held a number of leadership roles focused on curriculum innovation, faculty development, and undergraduate STEM education. Most recently, she served as Special Projects Director for Initiatives in Pedagogy & Course Design. Previously, she directed the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Initiative, led the Biochemistry Program, and served as a faculty member in the Department of Biology.

Throughout her career, Theodosiou has developed interdisciplinary educational programs, led faculty development initiatives, and advanced innovative approaches to teaching and learning. She is a member of the Society for Developmental Biology Academy and served on the Society’s Board of Directors as chair of its Professional Development and Education Committee, where she helped create professional development programs and educational resources for scientists nationwide.

At the MBL, Theodosiou will lead the institution’s educational programs, including its internationally renowned Advanced Research Training Courses (ARTCs), undergraduate and high school programs, and other educational initiatives that support the Laboratory’s mission of advancing biological discovery through research and education.

“Education has been central to the MBL’s mission since our founding in 1888,” said Nipam H. Patel, Director of the MBL. “Nicole brings a remarkable combination of scientific expertise, educational leadership, and strategic vision. Her commitment to experiential learning and developing innovative educational programs makes her an outstanding addition to our leadership team as we work to magnify the MBL’s educational impact for the next generation of scientists. “

Theodosiou has maintained a longstanding connection to the MBL throughout her career. She participated in the Laboratory’s Gene Regulatory Networks course in 2015, collaborated with the Marine Resource Center in support of her research, and has mentored students who have participated in MBL educational programs. She has described the MBL’s educational ecosystem as “unparalleled” and its tradition of learning by doing as closely aligned with her own philosophy of science education.

“The MBL has always been a place where scientific discovery and education go hand in hand,” said Theodosiou. “Its tradition of learning by doing and global community has inspired generations of researchers, including myself. I’m honored to join the MBL community and look forward to strengthening and building on its extraordinary legacy to inspire and train the next generation of scientists. “

Theodosiou earned a Ph.D. in Genetics from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Swarthmore College. Her research as a developmental biologist has focused on vertebrate evolution and development, while her educational leadership has emphasized creating accessible, research-driven learning environments that integrate science, education, and communication.

About the Marine Biological Laboratory

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is dedicated to scientific discovery—exploring fundamental biology, understanding biodiversity and the environment, and informing the human condition through research and education. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution.

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