Technology/Science
Google Wallet Privacy Suit Moving Forward
A federal judge has rejected Google Inc.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the technology company of invading the privacy of users of its Google Wallet electronic payment service by sharing ...
IBM $3B ‘Internet of Things’ Unit, Weather Co. Alliance to Benefit Insurers
IBM is investing $3 billion to build an "Internet of Things" division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it ...
Microsoft Scanner App Now on iPhone, Android Devices
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday last week that it would bring one of its most popular apps, which lets people take photos of a document and turn it into a editable file, to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and ...
Is Wind Turbine Noise Causing Health Problems? Researchers Begin Study
Wind turbines provide clean, abundant energy and bolster America's power grid. But across the world people are banding together to fight wind farms, blaming noise for interrupted sleep and a host of ...
Self-Flying Drones May Increase Risks: Lawyer
Drone liability cases aren't likely to be the next big litigation trend for plaintiffs' attorneys, but there may be more risks on the horizon when drones start taking off without pilots at the ...
XL Launching VC Initiative to Fund Innovation
XL Group has announced the creation of a new venture capital initiative, XL Innovate. XL Innovate will be financially backed by XL and will invest in companies that have a strategic focus on ...
TAG Heuer or Apple: Which Smartwatch Would You Prefer?
The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced last month to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic ...
AIR Worldwide and FirstBest Collaborate on Integrated Underwriting Product for Commercial Insurers
AIR Worldwide and FirstBest Systems, provider of insurance software solutions for U.S. and global insurance carriers, have announced a collaboration that will integrate AIR's catastrophe modeling ...