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NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles
The U.S. government's auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards ...
200-Year Global Cyber Loss Event Estimated Up to $33.4B: Guy Carpenter
A new report released by Guy Carpenter examines the cyber reinsurance market by modeling potential global loss events. A 1-in-200-year event has the potential to produce damages between $15.6 and ...
Munich Re Hurricane Predictions in Line with Others; Signals Conflicting
The North Atlantic could see 12 named storms this hurricane season, according to a newly released outlook by Munich Re. Six of the 12 named storms could develop into hurricanes, with two having the ...
Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Greenwashing Class Action
Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California ...
NYC Sinking Under Weight of Buildings as Rising Oceans Threatens its Banks
If rising oceans aren't worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself. New research ...
U.S. Warns China Could Hack Infrastructure, Including Pipelines, Rail Systems
The U.S. State Department has warned that China was capable of launching cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, including oil and gas pipelines and rail systems, ...
’73 Indy 500 Deaths, Injuries Sparked Safety Evolution in Racing
Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied race. Rutherford won ...
More Insurers Leave Climate Alliance
Three more insurance companies including Tokio Marine have left a United Nations-backed net-zero climate alliance, leaving the group with about half the number of members it counted two months ago as ...