Technology/Science
How a Solar Storm Almost Sparked a Nuclear War
A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force's budding efforts to monitor the ...
Cyber Terrorism a Major Concern for U.S. Businesses
U.S. businesses focused on addressing crisis management in the event of an on-premise terrorist attack may be leaving their information systems vulnerable to a cyber attack. According to The Global ...
Software Safety Ratings Could Help Cyber Insurers on Pricing
A famed hacker who nearly 20 years ago told Congress he could take down the internet in 30 minutes is now going after the computer software industry, whose standard practices all but guarantee that ...
Environmental Risk: Investors Worrying about Data Centers’ Water Use
Data centers, used by governments and large corporations to house their computer systems, have one big environmental problem: They get hot. To keep them from overheating, large data centers can pump ...
July 2016: Hottest Month in Earth’s Recorded History
Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. Even after the fading of a strong El Niño, which spikes global temperatures on top of man-made climate change, July ...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Tossed by Texas Judge
A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The ...
New U.S. Audi Vehicles Will Have Ability to Talk to Traffic Signals
German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car ...
Climate Change Modeling Is Closer Than You Think
For the last few years you got a common response from catastrophe modelers who advise the property/casualty industry when asked about including the effects of climate change in modeling. It went ...