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White House Unveils Safety Initiatives to Mitigate AI Risks
U.S. President Joe Biden will take wider-ranging action on artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday by seeking to increase safety while protecting consumers, workers and minority groups from the ...
GM Halts Operations of All Cruise Robotaxis Nationwide
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public ...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers Comp Exception
A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that makes workers compensation the exclusive remedy for most workplace deaths and ...
Liberty Mutual Announces 850 Additional Layoffs
Boston-based global insurer Liberty Mutual has confirmed that it is laying off about 850 workers, or 2 percent of its workforce, in the U.S. The terminations will be felt in several departments this ...
Markel Leadership Changes, Sanders to Retire by 2024 Year End
Bryan Sanders, president of Markel's Specialty division, will retire by Dec. 31, 2024, according to an announcement made today by Markel Group Inc. In addition, effective Dec. 1, 2023, Sanders will ...
Pumpkin Carving Can Lead to Serious Hand Injuries
Carving pumpkins is a fall tradition for many, but as Halloween approaches, Dr. Ari Mayerfield, hand surgeon at the New York Group for Plastic Surgery, warns parents and children to use caution and ...
Companies to Be Held as Joint Employers of Contract, Franchise Workers Under U.S. Labor Rule
A U.S. labor board on Thursday issued a final rule making it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, reviving an ...
Scientists Don’t Know Why Otis Intensified to a Category 5 Hurricane so Quickly
Hurricane Otis turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out how — and why they didn't see it coming. Usually reliable computer models and the forecasters ...