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New Vehicle Ownership Costs Hit $12,863 Annually: AAA
New analysis indicates the average annual cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $12,863, up from $11,577 a year ago, according to AAA estimates. Despite EVs and hybrids joining mainstream vehicle ...
Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
Prior to September 2001, terrorism was covered by a standard commercial insurance policy. Either as a direct mention in the policy wording or by its omission, it was covered. But the attacks on 9/11 ...
More than 1 in 4 Taxis, Rideshares in Major U.S. Cities Have Unfixed Recall: CARFAX
New data revealed that more than 1 in 4 taxi and rideshare vehicles across 16 major U.S. cities had at least one unfixed recall, a higher rate than the roughly 1 in 5 vehicles nationwide. CARFAX ...
Microsoft Drafts Code of Conduct to Keep Its AI Under Human Control
Microsoft on Monday unveiled a draft code of conduct for its in-house artificial intelligence that reflects growing industry concern that companies must keep future powerful AI under human control. ...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Record for Longest Without One
The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Niño that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none ...
OpenAI’s Rogue Agents Used at Least 10 More Sites for Unauthorized Comms
AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and data reviewed ...
Hurricane Lowell Estimated Damage to Hawaiian Islands Between $.5B and $1B: Cotality
Insured losses from Hurricane Lowell are estimated at $0.5 billion to $1.0 billion, with most of the damage expected on Kauai, according to insight by Cotality. Hurricane Lowell passed just west of ...
Cargo Jet Tried to Abort Unsteady Landing Before Deadly Miami Crash
Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information ...