Technology/Science
Insured Flood Losses In Germany At Least $5 Billion: AIR Worldwide
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses in Germany from the recent floods in central Europe at between $5.3 and 7.8 billion (EUR 4.0 billion and EUR 5.8 billion), adding that ...
Soggy British Weather Likely To Stay: Scientists
The best advice for visitors to Britain—pack an umbrella—is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry ...
Scientists Agree Climate Change Is Real, World Bank Leader Says
The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said on Wednesday. World ...
eBay CEO Confident Of Getting China Payments License
eBay Inc.'s PayPal division will become the first foreign company to secure a payments license in China, CEO John Donahoe predicted, but he cautioned that the e-commerce giant is taking a cautious ...
Cyber Disclosure To SEC Not Universal; Even Insurer Fails To Report: Willis
A majority of the U.S. listed Fortune 500 firms are following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Guidelines by providing some level of disclosure regarding cyber exposures, but disclosure is not ...
Census Report Shows Smartphones Bridging Digital Divide Among Ethnic Groups
While disparities in Internet use persist among racial and ethnic groups, smartphones appear to be helping to bridge the digital divide, according to a report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau earlier ...
U.S. Mayors Aim For Resilience To Weather, Energy Challenges
U.S. mayors pledged Monday to make their communities more resilient to increasingly severe floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires, which they said was more efficient and cost-effective than ...
FDA Urges Protection of Medical Devices From Cyber Threats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, citing potential cyber threats to medical devices, on Thursday urged medical device makers, hospitals and other medical facilities to upgrade their protections ...