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26 01, 2026

Google Settles Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million

By | January 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Google Settles Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. A preliminary class action settlement was filed late Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, …

27 01, 2026

Flood in Vale Mining Area Damaged Brazilian River, State Government Says

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Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil’s Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The overflow on Sunday, in two nearby but separate areas …

26 01, 2026

Ice, Snow and Crashes Across Much of the Southeast from Winter Storm

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Parts of the Southeast took it on the chin from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday, with iced-up roads, downed trees and widespread power outages, along with severe thunderstorms and wind along the Gulf Coast—all of which will likely result in …

27 01, 2026

NTSB Opens Probe Into Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses

By | January 27th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NTSB Opens Probe Into Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is opening an investigation into self-driving car company Waymo after its robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in Austin, Texas, at least 19 times since the start of the school …

27 01, 2026

ZEV Registrations in California Fell for the First Time Since 2020

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Zero-emission vehicle registrations fell in California 2025 after several years of growth following the pandemic. This marks the first year-over-year decline in ZEV registrations since 2020, a new report from the California New Car Dealers Association shows. The group’s Q4 …

26 01, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Expands Nimbus Facility for Major Data Center Projects

By | January 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Expands Nimbus Facility for Major Data Center Projects

Insurance broker Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the addition of significant capacity to Nimbus, its large-scale data center construction insurance facility. Nimbus now offers limits up to US$2.7 billion – inclusive of delay in start-up and business interruption …

27 01, 2026

Nvidia Launches AI Technologies to Aid Weather Forecasting

By | January 27th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Nvidia Launches AI Technologies to Aid Weather Forecasting

Nvidia Corp. is offering new open-source software and models designed to help governments and businesses more easily use artificial intelligence and complex data to build their own weather forecasting systems. The chipmaker’s new Earth-2 platform includes a pair of AI-based …

26 01, 2026

Email Phishing Scam Targets New York Financial Services Firms

By | January 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Email Phishing Scam Targets New York Financial Services Firms

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is alerting firms it regulates and individuals to use caution before responding to emails from individuals falsely claiming to represent DFS. DFS said it recently became aware of phishing emails purporting …

23 01, 2026

AI Data Center Boom Risks Roiling Global Carmaker Supply Chains

By | January 23rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AI Data Center Boom Risks Roiling Global Carmaker Supply Chains

The auto sector is bracing for yet another potential supply chain disturbance, this time spurred by the rush to build data centers that train and develop artificial intelligence models. A shortage of memory chips caused by the data center boom …

23 01, 2026

Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Ivans

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Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to fourth quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index. “The commercial insurance market remains firm overall, though renewal trends suggest it is gradually moving off the …