Technology/Science
European Luxury Cars May Drive Themselves Before Google Rollout
Cars could be driving themselves down the world's streets far sooner than expected, thanks to a change in a global treaty backed by European countries. A little-noticed amendment to the United ...
British Researchers Studying Childhood Brain Development Impact of Mobile Phone Use
British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children's brain development. The Study of ...
Smoke Detector Recall By Google’s Nest Labs Reveals 440,000 Shipped in U.S.
Google Inc'.s Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke detectors, according to a U.S. government notice on Wednesday that provides the first public revelation of how many of the smart home appliances ...
NOAA Forecasts 3 to 6 Hurricanes for Atlantic Storm Season
Three to six hurricanes will probably form in the Atlantic this year in what is forecast to be a near- to below-normal storm season. Eight to 13 named systems are expected in the six-month season ...
If Cars Drive Themselves, How Will Actuaries Make Sense of Data to Price the Risks?
Scientists and engineers predict the day is near when cars drive themselves, but that doesn't mean that traveling on the highway will be entirely carefree. There will be accidents, and someone will ...
Cost of Climate Change Hitting the World’s Biggest Companies, Threatening Supply Chains
Drought, hurricanes and rising seas are becoming more significant threats to the world's biggest companies and the risk is accelerating, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Companies planning ...
From the FBI: Could Your Computer Be Infected by Blackshades?
In connection with the Monday's announcement from representatives from the FBI New York Field Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York about an international effort ...
FBI Announces Massive Cyber Crime Bust; Takes Down Blackshades Malware
Law enforcement officials in more than a dozen countries arrested about 90 people in a U.S.-led crackdown on the makers and users of software designed to steal identities and remotely control ...