The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers August 25, 2025 When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in... Read More
20 Years After Katrina, Hurricane Risks to Gulf Coast Rising, Scientist Warns August 25, 2025 The Gulf Coast of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, a scientist has warned in a new study,... Read More
JPMorgan to Pay $330M to Malaysia to Settle 1MDB Case August 25, 2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay 1.4 billion ringgit ($330 million) to Malaysia to resolve all existing and potential claims... Read More
UN Warns Excessive Heat Is Harming Worker Health, Productivity August 25, 2025 As global temperatures continue to rise, the risks to workers’ productivity and health also are worsening, a United Nations study... Read More
FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK laws August 25, 2025 The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies on Thursday that efforts to... Read More
Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to 10 Years in String of Hacks August 25, 2025 A member of a notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider was sentenced on Wednesday to ten years in prison... Read More
Aging U.S. Railroad Bridges are Self-Inspected and Their Findings are Kept Secret August 22, 2025 The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge... Read More
Waymo Gets First Permit to Test Autonomous Vehicles in New York City August 22, 2025 Alphabet’s robotaxi unit Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City with... Read More
Two More Beachfront Homes Near Collapse as Hurricane Erin’s Waves Pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks August 22, 2025 Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since... Read More
Ransomware Attack at DaVita Impacted 2.7 Million People, US Health Dept Website Shows August 22, 2025 A ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of dialysis firm DaVita’s network impacted 2.7 million people, the U.S. health department’s... Read More