Technology/Science
Safety Advocates Chip Away at Tesla’s Post-Fatality Autopilot Defense
Tesla Inc.'s ardent defense of its Autopilot system is getting heat from safety advocates who question a key data point the company has been citing to plead its case. Several times since an ...
Cloud-Based Business Email Accounts at Increased Risk of Hacking
Cyber criminals are targeting business email accounts at an accelerated rate, particularly at organizations using cloud-based programs, says a new report from specialist insurer Beazley. The top two ...
CMO Marr Succeeding Co-Founder Craig as Valen Analytics President
Valen Analytics, an Insurity company, announced Tuesday that Chief Marketing Officer Kirstin Marr has been appointed president of the company, effective immediately. Dax Craig, who served as Valen's ...
Kespry Promises Drone-Powered Roof Inspections in One Hour for Insurance Adjusters
Kespry, a drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, announced new capabilities for accelerating the assessment of roof hail and wind damage for residential, multifamily and commercial ...
Tesla Draws Negative Response for Blaming Autopilot Death on Driver
Consumer-safety advocates and autonomous-vehicle experts criticized Tesla Inc. for issuing another statement about the death of a customer that pinned the blame on driver inattentiveness last week. ...
SimpleSafe Hires Adviser to Vet Takeover Bid
Home-security technology company SimpliSafe Inc. is working with deal adviser Qatalyst Partners to help evaluate an acquisition offer, according to people familiar with the matter. SimpliSafe's ...
Tesla Insists Driver to Blame for Fatal Crash; Victim’s Family Hires Attorney
Tesla Inc. again placed blame for a fatal crash involving a Model X last month on the driver as the man's family hires a firm to explore legal options. The March 23 death of Walter Huang happened on ...
Chubb Injects New Free Online Cyber Index Into Data Breach Battle
Chubb has put two decades worth of its own commercial cyber claims data into an online index that shows the cyber threats for organizations based on their size and industry. Access to the new ...