Instacart parent Maplebear will pay $5 million to settle a federal investigation into claims that the grocery delivery company discriminated against American workers through its recruiting and hiring practices, two U.S. agencies said on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice …
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $92 billion during the first nine months of 2026, dropping 29% below the 10-year average of $128 billion, according to a new report. The losses were the lowest nine-month total since 2019, Gallagher …
Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems. Developers of the PHP programming language said Tuesday they had …
Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including farm equipment maker Deere, home appliance company SharkNinja and engine manufacturer Cummins. Yet the hacker did …
Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo plans to expand its fleet five-fold to 20,000 by the end of next year using $5 billion it raised earlier this month, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The autonomous ride-hailing service …
Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Europe rose 70.3% in September, as high oil prices, subsidies and the availability of more affordable models continued to lead the growth. Around a third of cars sold across 17 key European markets in September …
U.S. conglomerate 3M plans to argue a landmark case brought by Australia over contamination from the company’s use of PFAS “forever chemicals” in its firefighting foam is legally flawed, a court heard on Friday. The claim against the Minnesota-based chemicals …
Rimkus named Chris Rayasam CEO and president. Rayasam, who will also join the board of directors, will be in charge of Rimkus’ reinforcement of its global forensic engineering capabilities, which include vehicle accident reconstruction and digital forensics, and he will …
Rimkus named Chris Rayasam CEO and president. Rayasam, who will also join the board of directors, will be in charge of Rimkus’ reinforcement of its global forensic engineering capabilities, which include vehicle accident reconstruction and digital forensics, and he will …