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More Extreme Weather Due to Record High CO2 Levels Last Year: Report
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and "turbo-charging" the Earth's climate and ...
New California Law Aims to Stabilize Insurance for Those Unable to Get Private Coverage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an ...
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners Insurance Data
The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul ...
Weak Governance of Artificial Intelligence Raises Risks of Cyber Attacks: Moody’s
Weak artificial intelligence (AI) governance practices pose a growing risk of data breaches, warns a report published by Moody's Ratings. Large numbers of companies and organizations "have no rules ...
Just Knowing Help Is There Makes All the Difference
People who feel supported by family, friends and colleagues tend to have better mental health, perform more effectively at work and experience positive outcomes in other areas such as physical ...
California City Requires Bolstered Staffing to Address Retail Crime
A California city has found a new way to fight rampant retail theft. In August, the city of Long Beach passed an ordinance requiring increased staffing at stores. The ordinance, which goes into ...
Mini-Meditations Are a Way to Foster Peace of Mind at Work
The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying those ...
Viewpoint: AI Will Replace Most Humans, But Then What?
Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades. Artificial ...