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U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165B in Damage in 2022
A massive hurricane, a historic drought and 16 other major disasters across the U.S. collectively racked up $165 billion in damages and killed at least 474 people in 2022, according to a National ...
Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take ...
Seattle Schools Sue Social Media Platforms Over Mental Health Crisis
The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental ...
Russian Hackers Targeted U.S. Nuclear Scientists
A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to Internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cybersecurity ...
U.S. Targets Non-Compete Clauses That Block Workers From Better Jobs
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust law, proposed a rule that would ban companies from requiring workers to sign non-compete provisions as well as some training repayment ...
FTC Streamlines Probes Related to Artificial Intelligence
Investigations of cases where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to break the law will be streamlined under a new process approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency said. The move, ...
Pulitzer-Winning Authors Join OpenAI, Microsoft Copyright Lawsuit
A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have written to train the models behind OpenAI's ...
No Ransomware Cover in BOP Policy, Ohio Supreme Court Rules
A businessowners insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical damage or loss, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. "Computer ...