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Consumer Watchdog Fines Fifth Third Bank $20M for Forced Auto Coverage, Fake Accounts
A wide range of alleged illegal activities has cost Fifth Third Bank hefty penalties, according to a statement released yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An alleged repeat ...
Crypto Hacking Thefts Doubled to $1.4B in in First Half of 2024
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, ...
Shock Hazard Prompts Recall of Nearly 1M Power Adapters Sold With Baby Sound Machines
Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep. The plastic surrounding the AC ...
Chubb Shakes Up North American Insurance Leadership
Chubb said it has made several executive leadership changes in its North American general insurance business, with John Lupica becoming executive chairman. Lupica was vice chairman of Chubb Group and ...
CSU Ups 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast After Harbinger Beryl
After Hurricane Beryl's erratic development over the Atlantic and across the Gulf Coast, the team at Colorado State University have upped their 2024 hurricane season forecast. The forecasters ...
Survey: AI Set to Save Professionals Up to 12 Hours a Week by 2029
Results from a new survey predicts AI will free up to 12 hours per week within the next five years, with four hours per week saved in the next year alone. This, according to global content and ...
June Marks 13 Months in a Row Heat Record
Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that the planet will soon see an ...
The Battle Over J&J’s Bankruptcy Plan to End Talc Lawsuits
Eron Evans died in 2016 at 41 of ovarian cancer, leaving behind two daughters. Her grieving mother, Darlene, blames Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder – and she's pursuing a lawsuit her daughter ...