Technology/Science
Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the ...
Anthropic’s Claude Chatbot Goes Down for Thousands of Users
Anthropic PBC's artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and related consumer-facing applications went down on Monday, with the startup saying it has been grappling with "unprecedented demand" for its ...
Hackers Used AI to Breach 600 Firewalls in Weeks, Amazon Says
Over the last five weeks, a limited number of hackers broke into more than 600 firewalls across dozens of countries with the help of widely available artificial intelligence tools, according to ...
AI Got Beat by Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard
Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional U.S. model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer ...
Two-Thirds of Independent Agencies Plan to Increase AI Use This Year, Survey Says
More than two-thirds of independent agencies plan to increase use of artificial intelligence in the next 12 months, though just 8% said AI is currently embedded in their daily workflows, according to ...
Global InsurTech Funding Surges on Record Re/Insurance Investments: Gallagher Re
Investments in global InsurTech rose 19.5% during 2025 to $5.08 billion from $4.25 billion in FY 2024, marking the first annual increase since 2021, according to Gallagher Re's Q4 Global Insurtech ...
Munich Re Unit to Cut 1,000 Positions as AI Takes Over Jobs
Munich Re's primary insurance unit ERGO aims to cut about 1,000 positions in Germany, partly as a result of its increased use of artificial intelligence. The cuts affect simple and repetitive tasks ...
AI Claim Assistant Now Taking Auto Damage Claims Calls at Travelers
The Travelers Companies announced the launch of AI Claim Assistant, a fully agentic intelligent voice service to handle customer claim calls. The service, developed using OpenAI model capabilities ...
AI Needs Its Own Risk Class: Lockton Re
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by organizations across all industries is changing the commercial risk landscape; it's time to consider making AI its own ...