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Small Businesses Relieved After Federal Judge Strikes Down Broad Overtime Rule
Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge's decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more workers for overtime pay. On Nov. 15, a federal judge in ...
Meta Says Gen AI Had Muted Impact on Global Elections This Year
Despite widespread concern that generative AI could interfere with major elections around the globe this year, the technology had limited impact across Meta Platforms' apps, the tech company said on ...
Why a framework to build agents is necessary, but not the same thing as AI doing insurance work. Almost every...
High-Net-Worth Insureds’ Top Concerns: Climate, Collectibles and Cyber
A new report on emerging risks affecting wealthy households — those with assets of $500,000 to $5 million — highlights climate change, theft of collectibles and cybersecurity as top concerns. ...
Season of Sharing Program Pays Sarasota Families’ Bills After Hurricane Devastation
Cecilia Grove didn't work for 38 days after Hurricane Helene's storm surge flooded the kitchen of the restaurant where she waits tables. The Cottage, a local and tourist favorite on Siesta Key near ...
Triple Threat Targets More Than 30,000 U.S. Homes: CoreLogic
Year-round extreme risk from three natural disasters threatens more than 33,000 homes in the U.S., according to the latest analysis by CoreLogic. Hurricane wind, wildfire and inland flood are the ...
New AI Prediction Tool Generates Realistic Satellite Images of Future Floods
Researchers have developed a new way to see how flooding might impact a region through the use of satellite imagery. The new method, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
Shoplifting Ring Allegedly Stole $2M in Cosmetics, Clothes to Sell Abroad
A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy's and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then resold them in New York City and the Dominican Republic has ...
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, and possibly one of the costliest hurricanes to the insurance industry. Of the ...