Technology/Science
Latest Launches From Verisk, CSAA, American Modern
Verisk is offering a new usage-based program for auto insurers. CSAA Insurance Group has started a new network that highlights environmental sustainability. American Modern has launched an augmented ...
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
Level of Climate Change Worry Unchanged During Pandemic: UK Study
COVID-19 has not made people any less concerned about climate change—despite the pandemic disrupting and dominating many aspects of their lives, a study suggests. Over a period of 14 ...
Black Founders Face Venture Funding Drought
When Donnel Baird first pitched his idea in 2014 to create a technology platform that could help small apartment buildings and other urban structures become energy efficient, he got the U.S. ...
Some Boeing 777s Now Suspended After Weekend Incidents
Showers of jet engine parts over residential areas on both sides of the Atlantic have caught regulators' attention and prompted the suspension of some older Boeing planes from service. The Saturday ...
Cyber Attack Risks Rise With Internet of Things Devices: Lloyd’s
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasing the risk of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing businesses, according to a report published by Lloyd's in partnership with cyber analytics ...
Spurned Buyer: CoreLogic Discloses Unsolicited Bid After Already Accepting Another Offer
CoreLogic disclosed it has received an unsolicited bid from a rival, two weeks after the data and analytics firm agreed to a $6 billion acquisition from two private equity firms. CoStar Group, a ...
Toyota Teams With Two Companies on Autonomous Minivans for Ride Hailing Networks
Toyota Motor Corp and longtime supplier partner Denso Corp will team up with self-driving car startup Aurora to develop and build autonomous minivans for ride hailing networks, the companies said on ...