30 06, 2026

Meta Loses Bid to Dismiss States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children

By | June 30th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Meta Loses Bid to Dismiss States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children

A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and knowingly concealing the harm from the public. In a decision late on …

29 06, 2026

How Insurers Know When It’s Time to Scale AI

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How Insurers Know When It’s Time to Scale AI

After several years of experimentation with generative AI and machine learning, many carriers have moved beyond asking whether AI has a role in insurance. Instead, they’re grappling with a different question: How do organizations know when an AI pilot is …

29 06, 2026

US DFC And World Bank’s MIGA Setting Up Political Risk Insurance for Ukraine Fund

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US DFC And World Bank’s MIGA Setting Up Political Risk Insurance for Ukraine Fund

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has agreed with the World Bank’s guarantee arm MIGA to create a political risk insurance framework for a U.S.-Ukrainian reconstruction investment fund. The agreement, signed on Thursday on the sidelines of a Ukraine recovery …

29 06, 2026

NAIC Says Data Taken in Hack Has Been Published Online

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NAIC Says Data Taken in Hack Has Been Published Online

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) now says data taken earlier this month from its information technology systems has been published online by the hackers responsible. In a short note posted midday June 25, NAIC said it was “actively …

29 06, 2026

Frustration Grows in Venezuela as Earthquake Death Toll Rises

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Frustration Grows in Venezuela as Earthquake Death Toll Rises

Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the …

29 06, 2026

Bayer’s Supreme Court Win in Roundup Case No ‘Silver Bullet’

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bayer’s Supreme Court Win in Roundup Case No ‘Silver Bullet’

After years of legal setbacks that have cost billions of dollars over its top-selling Roundup weedkiller, Bayer AG finally got a resounding win in the biggest tribunal of all. The US Supreme Court threw out a jury verdict won by …

29 06, 2026

A Super Yacht Armada Came to Miami, Leaving a Marine Graveyard in Its Wake

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Super Yacht Armada Came to Miami, Leaving a Marine Graveyard in Its Wake

Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class, smaller boats abandoned by people who couldn’t afford them languish in Biscayne Bay. Since October, Miami Beach police have identified and removed about 140 …

29 06, 2026

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Appeal of Carroll Sex-Abuse Verdict

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Supreme Court Rejects Trump Appeal of Carroll Sex-Abuse Verdict

The US Supreme Court left intact a jury’s finding that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll, putting her in line to collect a $5 million award from the president. The justices without comment or noted …

29 06, 2026

People Moves: Intact Insurance Names Meleniclis as CTO

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Intact Insurance Names Meleniclis as CTO

Intact Insurance announced the appointment of Rory Meleniclis as Chief Information Officer. In this role, he will lead the next phase of the company’s technology evolution across its global specialty lines business, with a focus on strengthening core systems, advancing …

29 06, 2026

Michigan Communities Fight to Address Lead in Drinking Water

By | June 29th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Michigan Communities Fight to Address Lead in Drinking Water

Twenty-five Metro Detroit communities exceeded Michigan’s lead action level for drinking water since 2018, according to state compliance data analyzed by a drinking water engineer and reviewed by Planet Detroit. The communities all receive water treated by the Great Lakes …