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New England Could See More Monster Storms Like Hurricane Lee
When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the ...
Climate Change Sends Most Indicators of Earth’s Health Into Danger Zone: Study
From dangerously warm temperatures to vast species extinctions, humans are living on a planet that is becoming inhospitable—with only three key health markers considered safe, according to a new ...
Tech Leaders Endorse AI Regulation at Rare Washington D.C. Summit
The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the U.S. Senate. But there ...
50 Shades of Catastrophe Model Vendor Transparency
There are two players in the tug of war that is the implementation of a catastrophe (CAT) model—the user and the vendor. Users require a sophisticated CAT model that pulls together multiple ...
Hyundai, Kia Urge U.S. Court to Reject Social Media-Prompted Theft Lawsuits
Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by 17 cities for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles. The ...
Perils, CyberAcuView Launch U.S. Cyber Industry Loss Index
A U.S.-focused Cyber Industry Loss Index has been launched by Zurich-based Perils and CyberAcuView, an independent U.S.-based organization formed by leading cyber insurers, to keep capital flowing in ...
U.S. Weather Disasters Set Billion-Dollar Record With Months To Go
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there's still ...
Jury Awards $745M in Death of Woman Struck by Driver Who Used Inhalants
A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident. ...