Technology/Science
GM Ends OnStar Driver Safety Program After Privacy Complaints
General Motors Co. has ended its OnStar Smart Driver program after customers complained it violated their privacy. OnStar had cut deals with LexisNexis and Verisk to share personal driving data as ...
Audit Finds Passwords Under 7 Characters Can Be Cracked Within Hours
Passwords under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems' annual audit of hackers' ability to crack passwords. The good news is that due to the widespread ...
Climate Change to Cause $38 Trillion a Year in Damages by 2049
Climate change will inflict losses to the global economy worth an annual $38 trillion by 2049, as extreme weather ravages agricultural yields, harms labor productivity and destroys infrastructure, ...
Poll: Consumers OK With AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting
A poll to understand American consumers' attitudes toward artificial intelligence in the property/casualty insurance sector shows the strongest support for AI's use in ...
Verisk Launches Next Generation Catastrophe Models
Verisk, the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics and technology provider, has launched a suite of next generation catastrophe models. Verisk's suite of 100+ Next Generation Models (NGM) is designed ...
UK Stands to Lose 8 Million Jobs From AI, Analysis Warns
As many as 8 million UK workers are at risk of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence with current government policy, the Institute for Public Policy Research warned. AI already impacts 11 ...
‘AI Washing’ Troubles: SEC Fines Investment Firms, Issues Warnings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week said it settled charges against two investment advisers related to "AI washing," or essentially making false claims about their use of artificial ...
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow ‘Off the Charts,’ WMO Warns
All the major indicators of climate change smashed historic records last year, with some rising so steeply that the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization warned they were "off the ...