Technology/Science
Mega-Drought Looms for Western U.S.
The consequences of climate change paint a bleak picture for the Southwest and much of the Great Plains, according to a new report by Cornell University and NASA researchers. A "mega-drought" likely ...
Insurers Risk Falling Behind in Financial Sector Technology Race
At a time the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are ...
P/C Insurers Expanding Predictive Modeling, Usage-Based Offerings
Property /casualty insurance executives believe that over the past six years predictive modeling has become an essential or very important driver of improved performance and they are broadening their ...
Visitors to Forbes.com Spied on by Hackers; Financial Firms Targeted
The Forbes.com financial news site was infected by Chinese hackers with spying software that targeted specific visitors, including those at U.S. financial services and defense firms, according to two ...
Low Cost Robots Seen Replacing More Factory Workers: Research
The falling cost of industrial robots will allow manufacturers to use them to replace more factory workers over the next decade while lowering labor costs, according to new research. Robots now ...
Cyber Criminals Routinely Strike U.S. Brokerages and Advisers: SEC
U.S. brokerage firms and financial advisers are a routine target of cyber criminals and some have lost money as a result of fraudulent emails requesting transfers of client funds, the U.S. Securities ...
Uber, Carnegie Mellon, Link on Driverless Tech Research Partnership
Uber Technologies, the controversial app-based ridesharing service, is launching a partnership with a major university focused on developing new autonomous driving technology. Uber disclosed the news ...
Uber Investor Google May Be Ramping Up Its Own Ridesharing Service
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well-funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the ...