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Majority of Consumers Worried About AI-Related Identity Theft
Findings from a new survey indicate eight in 10 U.S. consumers are worried that artificial intelligence technology will be used for identity theft crimes, according to Nationwide. Generative AI has ...
Cannabis Workplace Occupational Hazards Questioned After Asthma Death
The U.S. cannabis production industry's first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a ...
NY Sues PepsiCo for Plastics Pollution; Template for Other States?
New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottles, caps and ...
Store Designer Says Retailers Should Identify Core Shoplifters
Imagining how shoppers might use a space is core to retailers' bottom line, and one veteran store designer from HFA Architecture + Engineering recommends they do the same with thieves. "Good store ...
Safety Agency Asks Automakers to Install Speed Warning System After Deadly Crash
Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking safety regulators to figure out how states ...
Fortune 500 Companies Vulnerable to Cloud Risks, Partial Outage Could Result in $20B Loss
New research indicates members of the Fortune 500 could suffer direct financial losses in excess of $20 billion due to a partial outage of third-party cloud services, according to Parametrix, a ...
Report Highlights Latest Toy Hazards; Choking, Asphyxiation Rank Highest
The latest "Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Report" found there were 11 deaths, and an estimated 145,500 emergency department-treated (ED) injuries in 2022 associated with toys for children 12 years ...
Consequences From Climate Change Now Affect Every Region of U.S.
Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive new government report says. ...