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Authors Sue Apple Over Use of Books in AI Training
Technology giant Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence systems, part of an expanding legal fight ...
Nearly $13T in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks: Report
A little more than one in four homes in the U.S., representing $12.7 trillion in real estate value, are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a recent Realtor.com report. "Climate ...
New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans
In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an ...
NCCI Offers Labor Market Insights
NCCI analyzed BLS employment data and offers the following observations from Stephen Cooper, Executive Director and Senior Economist: Another disappointing jobs report revealed employment growth of ...
Exclusive: Applied System Acquires AI-Enabled Risk Digitalization Firm Cytora
Applied Systems announced the acquisition of Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, in an effort to accelerate connecting the dots within the insurance ecosystem, ...
Two Upgrades and a Downgrade: Rating Actions on CinFin, Next, Erie
Actions announced by credit rating agencies early this month included Fitch's upgrade of Cincinnati Financial Corporation's ratings, AM Best's upgrade of Next Insurance US and downgrade of Erie ...
Tornadoes Considered Scariest Natural Disaster: Survey
New research suggests Americans consider tornadoes to be the scariest of all natural disasters. Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by MasterLock, the survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly ...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Rising Temperatures
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday. Climate change is making ...