U.S. Awards $1B for Road Safety Projects as Traffic Deaths Remain High September 6, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it is awarding $1 billion for a series of projects aimed at reducing...
Billionaire Siebel Sued Enel Over Trade Secret Theft Allegations September 6, 2024 By Sabah Meddings, Brody Ford and Alberto Brambilla Silicon Valley billionaire Thomas Siebel has accused the Italian energy company Enel SpA of copying the IP of the software...
Dish Network in Talks With Investors to Settle Lawsuit September 6, 2024 By Reshmi Basu Dish Network Corp., the ailing satellite-TV provider with more than $20 billion in debt, is in talks with a group...
Snapchat Sued By New Mexico Over Failure to Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation September 6, 2024 By Sheila Dang New Mexico said on Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. alleging that the messaging app’s policies...
Hershey Attacks Lawsuits Targeting Product Packaging, Seeks to End Reese’s Case September 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Hershey urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers about several Reese’s peanut butter candies, using...
Resilience Names Gittler Global Head of Claims September 6, 2024 Resilience named Jeremy Gittler global head of claims. Gittler will lead the company’s global claims team. Before Resilience, he held...
Clearview AI Fined $33.7M by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces September 6, 2024 By Mike Corder The Dutch data protection watchdog issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million)...
Insurance Industry Contributing to Improved Cyber Hygiene in the U.S., Survey Shows September 5, 2024 The property/casualty insurance industry is contributing to improved cyber hygiene in the U.S., a survey of insurers, agents, and brokers...
Risks Too Big for Insurers Feed a $200 Billion Market Boom September 5, 2024 By Natasha White As the market for in-house insurance surpasses a record $200 billion, the underlying reasons for that boom show how a...
Hong Kong Warns of Flight Disruptions as Super Typhoon Nears September 5, 2024 By Ben Sharples and Dominic Lau Hong Kong raised its storm warning to the third-highest level as Super Typhoon Yagi skirts the city, with flights set...