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Insurance Industry Employee Confidence Tanks on AI Concerns: Report
A new report highlights insurance industry employees' growing negativity toward AI job displacement, as sector employment dropped 21% YoY, and entry-level adjuster positions dropped 50% YoY. ...
Major Tech Companies Call for Cyber Defense Priority to Defeat AI-Driven Hacks
Major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are calling for a society-wide defensive surge to defeat what they describe as an impending wave of hacks driven by ...
World Inches Toward Catastrophic Climate Events: ‘Bigger Shocks Are On the Way’
In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The ...
Police Reports Undercount Cellphone Use Before Crashes: Study
A new study drawing on telematics data confirms that far more drivers are using cellphones in the lead-up to crashes than is reflected in police reports, according to the Insurance Institute for ...
Top 10 States Furthest Behind on Car Maintenance: CARFAX
New data shows that one in four drivers in at least 38 states nationwide are behind on recommended vehicle maintenance, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX. Mississippi has the highest ...
Near-Miss Data Can Expedite Self-Driving Vehicle Algorithm Training: Study
Researchers have developed a new approach to boosting self-driving vehicle algorithms that could significantly reduce the time and cost required to prepare automated vehicles for real-world ...
Higher Risk of Traffic Crashes Expected Over Labor Day Weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 434 people may die in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. during the 2026 Labor Day holiday period, a 2% increase from last year's holiday estimate. The Labor Day ...
Newsom’s Term May End on the Question of Who Pays for Wildfire Damage
The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment? ...