Technology/Science
Zombie Storms Threaten More Damage After Hurricanes
A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm's meteorological energy won't keep making mischief. ...
Disgruntled Workers Hacking Employers Is on the Rise, FBI Says
Employees with an ax to grind are increasingly using Internet cloud services and other computer tools to hack their current or former companies, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ...
Ebola ‘Tipping Point’ Could Come By Late January: RMS
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic, according to a new report by catastrophic risk modeling ...
Drugmakers Seek Indemnity for Ebola Vaccines
Drugmakers are looking for some kind of indemnity from governments or multilateral agencies against possible losses or claims arising from the widespread emergency use of new Ebola vaccines in ...
Workers Comp Writers Using More Mobile Device Apps and Other Tech Advances
Workers compensation insurers are increasingly turning to mobile device applications and other technology innovations in their bid to remain a force in the industry and serve their clients, Novarica ...
FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...
Apple, Facebook Offer Egg-Freezing Insurance Coverage For Employees
Apple Inc. is following Facebook Inc. by offering company insurance coverage to women who wish to freeze their eggs. Facebook started providing the benefit, which applies to employees and their ...
Worsening High-Tide Floods Could Make City Sections Unusable: Study
Flooding during high tides, which used to be rare, is now common in some places and could worsen to the point that sections of coastal cities may flood so often they would become unusable in the near ...