Technology/Science
Apple Offers Up to $1M to Researchers Who Uncover iPhone Cybersecurity Flaws
Apple Inc is offering cyber security researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered by a company to defend against hackers, at a time of rising concern about ...
Tesla Owner Sues Carmaker, Alleging Use of Defective Batteries
A Tesla Inc owner has filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker, claiming the company limited the battery range of older vehicles via a software update to avoid a costly recall to fix what ...
Lloyd’s, London Markets Exceed Q2 Electronic Placing Targets
More than half of in-scope market risks were placed electronically in the London and Lloyd's markets during the second quarter, surpassing targets placed on the Platform Placing Ltd. (PPL) and other ...
Data Science Startup DataCubes Is Ramping Up Carrier Partnerships
InsurTech DataCubes raised its first funding round of $2.5 million just under two years ago and continues on a growth trajectory today. (Hint: more fundraising is planned in the near future.) The ...
InsurTech Product News: A Carrier Partnership and Workflow Management Pilot Project
The Hartford is working with Cape Analytics to apply artificial intelligence to its property insurance quote and renewal process. An InsurTech focused on streamlining workflows for independent ...
Appeals Court Rejects Facebook’s Attempt to Halt Facial Recognition Class Action Lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc's effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their ...
Mobile Sales Assistant Vymo Raises $19M; AXA, Allianz Among Customers
Vymo, a technology company whose mobile app captures and automates data for insurance sales reps and others on the go, has raised $18 million in new financing. The India-based SaaS (software as a ...
Massachusetts-Based Cybersecurity Company Raises $200M to Fuel Global Expansion
Antivirus startup Cybereason said on Tuesday it raised $200 million in investment from Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, doubling the total investments raised by the company so far to about $400 million. ...