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Chinese Hackers Preparing for Conflict, Says US Cyber Official Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command, said ongoing Chinese-linked cyber …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 2:19 PM |
UK Expands Sanctions Against Russian Oil Fleet and Its Insurers The UK government expanded its sanctions against Russia’s energy industry on Monday, blacklisting dozens of tankers responsible for moving the nation’s oil as well as two insurers involved in the trade. The measures ban any cooperation with Moscow-based insurers AlfaStrakhovanie …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 1:49 PM |
Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 1:18 PM |
Class Action Lawsuit on AI-Related Discrimination Reaches Final Settlement Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:11 AM |
Hyundai Issues Recalls of Electric Cars for Loss of Power, SUVs Over Wiring Issue South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is recalling about 145,235 electrified vehicles in the United States due to a loss of drive power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall includes certain IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:09 AM |
Nissan Persuades Appeals Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars and SUVs with defective automatic emergency braking systems that caused vehicles to stop suddenly for no reason. The 6th U.S. …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:09 AM |
SEC’s Penalties, Relief Hit All-Time Record of $8.2 Billion The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s fines and investor relief hit an all-time record in fiscal 2024. The agency’s enforcement actions led to $8.2 billion in penalties and reimbursement to investors, though the number of cases declined 26% compared with …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:08 AM |
My Safe Florida Condo Program Runs Out of Funding in One Week Just a week after a pilot program for strengthening Florida condominiums was launched it reached maximum capacity and is no longer accepting applications. The overwhelming response could underscore the need for wind mitigation and could set the stage for more …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:01 AM |
Suit Claiming Racial, Income Bias in Rental Algorithm Settled for $2.2 Million Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Hendrickson Appointed Head of Reinsurance for Delos Delos Insurance Solutions named Gloria Hendrickson as its new head of reinsurance. Hendrickson has a catastrophe modeling and risk background and was most recently chief operating officer and chief underwriting officer at NormanMax Insurance Holdings and New Paradigm Underwriters. Her …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 6:00 AM |
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