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SEC Clamping Down on Compliance Breaches Via WhatsApp, Zoom
With text messages and emails under tightened surveillance, financial firms may now have to screen staff video calls for possible rule-breaking, amid concern regulators are poised to scrutinize such ...
California Family Pleads Guilty in $38M Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
A guilty plea was entered yesterday by three Sacramento, California family members relating to charges that they participated in a nationwide catalytic converter theft conspiracy, according to U.S. ...
California Regulators Oppose PG&E Plan to Bury Power Lines to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Pacific Gas & Electric—one of the nation's largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California's deadliest wildfires—wants to bury power lines in some of its most at-risk areas ...
Florida Busts $11M Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Last month, Florida's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Angela Augustine, an insurance claims adjuster, who was allegedly involved in a $11.6 million automobile ...
Virtual Driving Assessment Can Predict Teen Drivers’ Crash Risk
New research has found that driving skills measured on a virtual driving assessment (VDA) at the time a teen receives their license aids in predicting crash risk. "The VDA is designed to take drivers ...
NHTSA Probing Pedestrian Risks With GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise
U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday opened a probe into whether General Motors' GM.N self-driving unit Cruise is taking sufficient precautions with its autonomous robotaxis to safeguard ...
Tesla Disputes $230M Fee Sought by Shareholder Attorneys
Tesla Inc urged a Delaware judge on Friday to reject $230 million in legal fees requested by a team of shareholder attorneys who won a settlement in a dispute over director pay, and the company ...
Slide Acquires Renewal Rights on 86,000 Florida Farmers Insurance Customers
Slide Insurance, an insurtech offering homeowners coverage in Florida, announced the acquisition of renewal rights for 86,000 Florida homeowners insurance policies previously insured by Farmers ...