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Ukraine Warns Another Massive Hacker Attack Coming From Russia
Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create "back doors" for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine's cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday. The hackers ...
StrategicClaim, a Software/Services Company Focused on Claims, Expands With an Acquisition
StrategicClaim, a P/C software and services company focused on claims, has made an acquisition. The Burlington, Mass. operation, which provides first notice and resolution services and software to ...
After Derailment Spills 230,000 Gallons of Oil in Iowa, BNSF Railway Pursues Service Restoration
BNSF Railway Co on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil ...
Climate Change Lawsuits Against 5 Oil Companies Dismissed by U.S. Court
A California federal court dismissed climate change lawsuits against five oil companies by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, saying the complaints required foreign and domestic policy ...
The Good and the Bad at Lemonade: Latest Chronicles
In a blog item titled "We suck, sometimes," a co-founder of Lemonade, the insurer powered by behavioral economics and artificial intelligence, revealed a recent 1,000 percent growth spurt but ...
Backup Driver Distracted In Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash; Streaming Hulu
The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix, ...
Toxic Danger in Teflon Chemicals EPA Previously Thought Were Safe
The chemicals used by a West Virginia factory to make nonstick products are dangerous at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had thought were safe, according to a federal study that had ...
Put Down the Video Games: WHO Declares Compulsive Playing as Mental Health Condition
Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now should be on guard for a danger in the real world: spending too much time playing. ...