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Automakers Oppose U.S. Safety Agency’s Bid to Recall of 52M Airbag Inflators
Major automakers including General Motors, Toyota Motor and Volkswagen and two airbag makers said on Tuesday they oppose the U.S. auto safety regulator's bid to require the recall of 52 million ...
U.S. Regulators Add ArtificiaI Intelligence to Potential Financial System Risks
Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could create new risks for the U.S. financial system if the technology is not properly supervised, a panel of regulators warned on Thursday. The ...
Report: Workplace Fatalities Rise in Five Industries
A new six-year analysis of serious injuries and fatalities (SIF) sustained by workers in Transportation, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Mining and Utilities industries highlights a dangerous upward ...
Flooding Prompts Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge
Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how ...
Report: Majority of U.S. Workplaces Vulnerable to Health and Safety Risks
New research shows 97 percent of America's workplaces are still too vulnerable to health and safety risks, with 8.7 percent exposed to unacceptably high levels of risk, according to new findings ...
U.S. Safety Agency Estimates 700 Crash-Related Fatalities During the Holidays
An estimated 720 people may be killed on U.S. roadways during the upcoming holidays: 345 during the Christmas holiday driving period and an additional 375 during the New Year's holiday driving ...
Ignoring Lawyers, Meta Used Copyrighted Books to Train AI: Lawsuit
Meta Platforms' lawyers had warned it about the legal perils of using thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, but the company did it anyway, according to a new filing in a copyright ...
California Landscape Design Contest Focuses on Reducing Wildfire Risk
A landscape design contest underway at the University of California, Berkeley, is expected to produce innovative, affordable ideas for homeowners emphasizing wildfire defense while preserving ...