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Report: Advanced Digital Economies Wary of AI
Trust in artificial intelligence (AI) varies depending on how digitally advanced a country is, a recent study by the Swiss Re Institute found. In advanced digital economies, a third of respondents on ...
3M Reaches Tentative $10.3B Deal Over US ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims
3M Co has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals," the chemical company announced on Thursday. The ...
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New Railroad Rule Would Require Alert to First Responders Within 10 Miles of Derailment
Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene, because the dangerous chemicals trains carry might require ...
Accelerant Launches Exchange for Specialty Underwriters
The Accelerant Risk Exchange, now in beta testing, is available to member specialty underwriters, insurers and risk capital partners, stated a news release issued today. Founded in 2018 to support ...
Lawsuit: Insufficient Testing May Have Put Titanic Sub Passengers in Extreme Danger
The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the way it ...
Report: Drop in Auto Premiums, Rise in Motorists Deaths Linked to Reduced Traffic Enforcement
Several new driving trends have been recorded since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report released by TransUnion. While traffic violations have declined nationally by 13 percent, the ...
U.S. Slips in Supply-Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations
The U.S. has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply-chain risks are "high," after the world's richest economy failed to provide adequate protections for vulnerable ...
Call for ‘Comprehensive Legislation’ in U.S. to Address AI Risks
U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for "comprehensive legislation" to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI) and will hold a series of forums in later this ...