Technology/Science
FAA Reviewing Drone Sightings by Pilots Near JFK Airport
U.S. aviation regulators are investigating three reports since Nov. 16 of drones flying close to airliners near New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Pilots on a JetBlue Airways Corp. ...
Small Texas Quake Stirs Fracking Critics
A light earthquake shook the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of North Texas on Saturday night, leaving no known damage or casualties but stirring concern about the potential of the area's oil and gas fracking ...
Risk Point Launches Mobile Weather App for Auto Dealers Insurance Program
Last week, Risk Point, LLC announced the release of a weather alert application, Risk Point Alert, designed specifically for the auto dealer industry. Risk Point Alert sends push notifications to a ...
Plug-and-Play Solar Panels Now Ready for Homeowners
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) successfully completed the first public installation and interconnection of its Plug and Play PV Systems, a novel residential rooftop ...
Foreign Governments Have Hacked U.S. Grid, NSA Head Says
Several foreign governments have hacked into U.S. energy, water and fuel distribution systems and might damage essential services, the top national security official said. Those intrusions have left ...
EBI Platform Combines Telematics With CRM and Marketing Tools
A new telematic platform is being marketed to insurance companies worldwide as "the first permanent communication channel between car insurance companies and their customers." The Event-Based ...
Here’s One Way Insurer CIOs Can Prepare For a Digital Transformation
With insurers facing an ever-increasing use of technology in their daily activities, the pressure is on for chief information officers to anticipate both current and future needs – for the ...
Advice From a Futurist
If you think the colors of the triangular yield sign on North American roadways are yellow and black, then you might not be ready to lead your organizations into the future. While futurist Jack ...