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1 12, 2020

Human Nature Thwarts Widespread Use of Apps Tracking Coronavirus Exposure

By | December 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Human Nature Thwarts Widespread Use of Apps Tracking Coronavirus Exposure

The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as bare-bones as possible. But, as more states …

1 12, 2020

Nasdaq to Require Increased Board Diversity and Disclosure by Listed Companies

By | December 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Nasdaq to Require Increased Board Diversity and Disclosure by Listed Companies

Exchange operator Nasdaq has proposed new rules for listed companies around board diversity and disclosure. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the new listing rules, approved by Nasdaq directors on Nov. 5, would require all …

1 12, 2020

Duke to Lead Expanded Actuarial, Analytics Practice at Xceedance

By | December 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Duke to Lead Expanded Actuarial, Analytics Practice at Xceedance

insurance consulting and technology firm Xceedance announced the expansion of its global actuarial and analytics services practice, led by Matthew Duke, senior vice president and chief actuary. Duke brings 15 years of experience in actuarial and analytics disciplines. Prior to …

30 11, 2020

Latest Tesla Safety Probe Involves 115,000 Vehicles Over Front Suspension

By | November 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Latest Tesla Safety Probe Involves 115,000 Vehicles Over Front Suspension

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 115,0000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. The auto safety regulator said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into …

30 11, 2020

Independent Film Productions Shut Down as Virus Insurance Is Hard to Find

By | November 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Independent Film Productions Shut Down as Virus Insurance Is Hard to Find

For independent filmmakers, the Covid-19 pandemic has added a new hurdle to the already challenging task of lining up financing: finding insurance to cover virus-related interruptions. Lenders are demanding it, and it’s tough to get. So tough, in fact, that …

30 11, 2020

Trials Delayed, Cases Pile Up as Too Few Jurors Volunteer Amid Coronavirus

By | November 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Trials Delayed, Cases Pile Up as Too Few Jurors Volunteer Amid Coronavirus

Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook’s home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious …

27 11, 2020

Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases

By | November 27th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases

As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can be tied to outbreaks at meatpacking plants and subsequent spread in surrounding communities, according to a study. The findings highlight …

25 11, 2020

Home Depot to Pay $17.5 Million to Settle With States Over 2014 Data Breach Claims

By | November 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Home Depot to Pay $17.5 Million to Settle With States Over 2014 Data Breach Claims

Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, on Tuesday reached a $17.5 million settlement to resolve a multistate probe into a 2014 data breach where hackers accessed payment card data belonging to 40 million customers. The settlement with …

25 11, 2020

Top Biden Tech Advisor Is Critic of Internet Firms; Helped Craft California Privacy Law

By | November 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Top Biden Tech Advisor Is Critic of Internet Firms; Helped Craft California Privacy Law

President-elect Joe Biden’s top technology adviser helped craft California’s landmark online privacy law and recently condemned a controversial federal statute that protects internet companies from liability, indicators of how the Biden administration may come down on two key tech policy …

25 11, 2020

Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion

By | November 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion

Can you be fired from a government job for using a firearm in self-defense? That question arose in a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The answer was … equivocal. Let’s first be clear …