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Why a Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Guarantee Good News for Insurers
For insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes. Still, decades of population growth along coastal areas and rising property ...
Fire Risk Recalls Grow as More Than 500,000 Ford Broncos Affected
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short-circuit, increasing the risk of fire. Ford said Thursday that 565,691 Ford ...
Arizona Highlights 24% Reduction in Vehicle Thefts YoY
Despite a vehicle being stolen every 41 minutes in the state, the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AATA) reported a 24% decrease in year-to-date vehicle thefts compared with the first half of ...
AI ‘Kill Switch’ Bill Floated by U.S. House Lawmakers
The legislation, called the "AI Kill Switch Act," is backed by Democrat Ted Lieu and Republican Nathaniel Moran. It would empower the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to intervene in what the ...
Overstored Pool Chemicals, Corroded Sprinklers Led to Georgia Chemical Plant Fire: Report
More than twice the amount of swimming pool chemicals as planned were improperly stored at a Georgia plant, setting conditions for a fire in 2024 that sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into ...
Secondary Perils Responsible for Virtually All 2025 Nat-Cat Insured Losses in North America: Swiss Re
Wildfires and severe convective storms dominated North America's natural catastrophe losses last year, according to a recent report from Swiss Re Institute. In the absence of a major U.S. hurricane ...
New Research Finds That Despite Improved Productivity, AI ROI Fails to Outpace Spend
A new global study has found that the share of enterprises whose ROI fails to outpace their investment has remained at 57% since 2025, even as enterprise AI production capability continues to climb, ...
OpenAI AI Models Went Rogue During Testing, Triggered ‘Unprecedented’ Startup Breach
OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI ...