Technology/Science
CDC Reports First U.S. Case of Deadly MERS Infection from Middle East
A deadly virus from the Middle East has been found in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. The patient, an American health-care provider who ...
Five Things About Google’s Self-Driving Cars
The director of Google's self-driving car project wrote in a blog post Monday that development of the technology has entered a new stage: trying to master driving on city streets. Many times more ...
Now Mastering City Streets: Google’s Self-Driving Cars
Google says its self-driving cars are motoring along: they can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take control. But city driving—with its obstacle course of stray walkers, ...
An Employer’s Guide to Securing Data in the Mobile Device Age
Do you remember when Palm introduced its revolutionary products back in 1997? Life then was simpler when it came to protecting corporate information on mobile devices, such as the PalmPilots and ...
Gas-Gobbling Bacteria May Help with Oil Leaks, Greenhouse Gases
A type of bacteria that eats natural gases may provide a small defense against leaks such as BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and curb global warming, a scientific report said on Monday. The ...
Former EQECAT President Keogh Now at Ultimate Risk Solutions, LLC
Bill Keogh, who left EQECAT last year to join TigerRisk Partners, has now left the reinsurance brokerage to become chief executive officer of Ultimate Risk Solutions, LLC. Ultimate Risk Solutions is ...
El Niño and Hurricanes By the Numbers: Assured Research Analysis
Forecasters are weighing in on the chances of an El Niño event developing later this year, with some assigning probabilities as high as 65 percent. But what exactly does that mean for U.S. property ...
Powerful Quake Strikes off Coast of Vancouver Island: AIR
The magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island Wednesday is not expected to cause significant damage, but AIR Worldwide says a more powerful quake in the area ...