15 06, 2026

Liberty Mutual and Satellite Firm ICEYE Offer Parametric Wildfire Insurance

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Liberty Mutual Insurance and space intelligence firm ICEYE have launched a parametric wildfire insurance coverage using satellite imagery. Liberty Mutual’s parametric wildfire coverage offers scalable protection that complements traditional insurance while ICEYE’s global constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites …

15 06, 2026

If AI Is Addictive, Where Does The Responsibility Lie—With Big Tech Or Users?

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When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a question or disagreement, he immediately turns to ChatGPT as his primary source of information and confirmation. He is not alone in this. The use of generative AI …

15 06, 2026

Tent Collapses at Virginia Church Celebration, Killing 1 and Injuring 22

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A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said. Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small community about 124 miles …

15 06, 2026

Virginia Says Airbnb Lacks Insurance License to Offer Host Damage Protection Plan

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Regulators at the Virginia Bureau of Insurance are raising issues with Airbnb over its Host Damage Protection (HDP) program, maintaining that it is an insurance product and Airbnb is offering it without being properly licensed. The State Corporations Commission has …

15 06, 2026

Trump Transportation Department Rescinds ‘Disparate Impact’ Civil Rights Regulation

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The U.S. Transportation Department said last Wednesday it is rescinding part of its long-standing civil rights regulations that prohibit conduct that has an unintended “disparate” impact. In April 2025, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that …

15 06, 2026

Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Police Chief in Insurance Fraud Case

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A federal appeals court affirmed the conviction of a former Texas police chief who arranged the destruction of a personal vehicle, falsely reported it stolen and received insurance proceeds. The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a …

15 06, 2026

Claimants of 23andMe Data Breach to Get $46.75M in Settlement Deal

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The administrator of a bankruptcy plan for the genetics-testing company once known as 23andMe agreed to dole out a total of $46.75 million to victims in a deal to end litigation stemming from a 2023 data breach. According to records …

15 06, 2026

New York Law Aims to Block 3D Printers From Making Guns

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A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns. The new requirement, also under consideration in California, attempts to thwart the latest technique for …

15 06, 2026

California Man Charged With Defrauding Western Alliance Bank Out Of $100M

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A California man has been criminally charged with defrauding Western Alliance Bancorp out of nearly $100 million by falsifying title insurance policies to inflate the value of collateral he pledged to obtain loans. In a complaint made public on Wednesday, …

15 06, 2026

El Nino Is Here and Scientists Fear It’ll Bring Costly Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires

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El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming …