Technology/Science
Global Cyber Bank Theft Raises Security, Insurance Questions
In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 ...
GM’s Internet Connected Car: Brought to You By Allstate?
Dan Akerson is pushing General Motors Co. to build cars that the U.S. automaker's top executive hopes will attract a target demographic: his grandkids. "I have grandchildren that have only grown up ...
Warning: Online Background Checks May Violate Fair Credit Law
Federal regulators this week warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Federal Trade Commission sent ...
No Tweets for Buffett’s Second-in-Command Munger
So they are not completely in sync after all. A day after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett set up his own account on Twitter, his second-in-command, Charlie Munger, said he has no ...
The Imperfect Science of Predicting Floods
Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of floating hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river. ...
Bird Flu Worries Rise with Budget Cuts
The World Health Organization's ability to police the new strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people in China is being jeopardized by budget cuts, according to a top U.S. official. "One of the ...
Patent Claims Cause Firms to Drop Business Lines: Study
Patent demands are taking a big toll on technology companies, with results that range from forcing companies to tweak their products to exiting their business altogether, according to a study from ...
Applied Systems Acquires IVANS P/C Business
Insurance software vendor Applied Systems has completed its acquisition of the property/casualty business of IVANS, a major supplier of managed network, electronic data interchange (EDI) and ...