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Fugees Rapper Says Lawyer’s Use of AI Helped Tank His Case, Pushes for New Trial
A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense attorney for a Fugees rapper ...
Northern U.S. to See Warmer Temps This Winter Thanks to El Nino
The winter weather outlook for the northern tier of the continental U.S. is expected to be warmer than average thanks to an El Nino system, according to NOAA's U.S. Winter Outlook released by the ...
Small and Midsize Businesses Unprepared for Cyber Attack
Just 7 percent of small and midsize business owners say they will experience a cyber incident within the next 12 months, highlighting a lack of preparedness for cyber-related attacks, according to ...
Researchers Recommend Governments, Businesses Should Spend More on AI Safety
Artificial intelligence companies and governments should allocate at least one-third of their AI research and development funding to ensuring the safety and ethical use of the systems, top AI ...
Communities Can’t Recycle or Trash E-Cigarettes. So, What Happens to Them?
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are ...American Family Shuts Down Some Systems to Investigate ‘Unusual Activity’
American Family Insurance shut down "several business systems" after the insurer said it "detected unusual activity in a portion of its network." In an email to Insurance Journal, the Madison, ...
Changes to NCCI’s Experience Modification Factor Take Effect Nov. 1
Alterations to the experience modification factor, or e-mod, rules by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) will impact 36 states where the NCCI governs the workers compensation ...
Gulf Coast Oil Patch Dodges Hurricanes This Season
A very active Atlantic hurricane season so far this year has not sent storms across U.S. oil and natural gas fields in the northern Gulf of Mexico, sparing energy companies billions of dollars of ...