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SEC Clamping Down on Compliance Breaches Via WhatsApp, Zoom
With text messages and emails under tightened surveillance, financial firms may now have to screen staff video calls for possible rule-breaking, amid concern regulators are poised to scrutinize such ...
Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses
Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.'s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids' social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California ...
Major Cyber Attack Could Cost Global Economy $3.5 Trillion: Lloyd’s
A cyber attack on a major financial services payments system could result in widespread business disruptions, potentially costing the global economy $3.5 trillion over a five-year period, according ...
California Family Pleads Guilty in $38M Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
A guilty plea was entered yesterday by three Sacramento, California family members relating to charges that they participated in a nationwide catalytic converter theft conspiracy, according to U.S. ...
California Regulators Oppose PG&E Plan to Bury Power Lines to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Pacific Gas & Electric—one of the nation's largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California's deadliest wildfires—wants to bury power lines in some of its most at-risk areas ...
Virtual Driving Assessment Can Predict Teen Drivers’ Crash Risk
New research has found that driving skills measured on a virtual driving assessment (VDA) at the time a teen receives their license aids in predicting crash risk. "The VDA is designed to take drivers ...
NHTSA Probing Pedestrian Risks With GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise
U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday opened a probe into whether General Motors' GM.N self-driving unit Cruise is taking sufficient precautions with its autonomous robotaxis to safeguard ...
Some Buyers Wait Months for Cyber Policies With Coverage Gaps
According to privileged access management Delinea's report, Closing the Cyber Insurance Gap - 2023 State of Cyber Insurance, a significant gap is emerging between insurance carriers and organizations ...