Technology/Science
What Is Blockchain and How Does It Work?
While everyone talks about blockchain, also known as mutual distributed ledger technology, just a few people actually know what this technology can do and how it could someday revolutionize the ...
OneBeacon Pilots Uber Driver Injury Protection Coverage in 8 States
An arm of OneBeacon Insurance Group is piloting usage-based driver injury protection insurance for Uber rideshare drivers. The new policy, from OneBeacon Accident and Health, has an initial rollout ...
Target to Resolve Data-Breach Probes With $18.5M Settlement
Target Corp. agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle investigations by dozens of states over a 2013 hack of its database in which the personal information of millions of customers was stolen. It's the ...
Italian Defense Company Will Release Anti-Ransomware Tool After ‘WannaCry’ Attacks
When a wave of ransom-requesting cyber attacks hit computers across the globe earlier this month, Leonardo SpA cyber-security experts had already warned clients that a larger-than-usual strike was ...
Toyota, MIT Media Lab Blockchain Partnership Could Help Set Insurance Prices
Toyota Research Institute, a wholly owned unit of Toyota Motor North America, said on Monday it has teamed up with MIT Media Lab and five other companies to explore blockchain technology for the ...
SCOTUS Tightens Laws on Where Patent Lawsuits Can be Filed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may make it harder for so-called patent "trolls" to launch sometimes dodgy patent cases in ...
China Reportedly May Delay Full Launch of New Cyber Security Rules
China may delay full implementation of controversial new cyber security rules, giving companies more time to prepare, two people who attended a meeting on Friday between the country's internet ...
A ‘Textalyzer’ May be One Possible Way to Fight Distracted Driving
Ben Lieberman just wanted to find out what may have caused the head-on collision that killed his 19-year-old son, Evan, on a highway north of New York City. It took a lawsuit and six months in court ...