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The Race to Waterproof Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals
Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that's nearly complete. This ...
U.S. Treasury Wants Financial Firms to Examine Cloud Services
U.S. Treasury Department officials are urging the financial sector to address potential challenges in using cloud computing services, warning in a report on Wednesday that failure to do so could ...
Drenching In California: Most Homeowners Have No Flood Insurance
Last Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks ...
Supreme Court: New York Gun Carry Law Still In Force For Now
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from "sensitive places"' including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law ...
NJ Gun Carry Law On Hold For Now
Suggesting that New Jersey's recent concealed carry law infringes on the public's Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. ...
U.S. FCC Proposes Additional Spectrum for Drone Communications
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules to make licensed radio spectrum in the 5 GHz band for the rising number of unmanned aircraft ...
No Ransomware Cover in BOP Policy, Ohio Supreme Court Rules
A businessowners insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical damage or loss, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. "Computer ...
Independent Adjusters Charge Florida Insurers With Doctoring Damage Estimates
Do some Florida property insurance companies hire independent adjusters to inspect property claims, then routinely alter their inspection reports to reduce estimated ...
Spyware Hacks of Federal Workers Could Run Into Hundreds, Lawmaker Says
A U.S. government probe into how many mobile phones belonging to diplomats and government workers have been infected with spyware could "easily run to the hundreds," ...