A judge has temporarily blocked the National Science Foundation from dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, a globally significant weather and climate research center based in Boulder, Colorado. Senior US District Judge R. Brooke Jackson on Monday …
In property/casualty claims, the initial inspection does more than document damage. It establishes the foundation for how the claim will be evaluated, reserved and ultimately resolved. When that inspection is incomplete, rushed, or performed without sufficient expertise, the effects rarely …
Starbucks Corp. is tying most tech workers’ bonuses to how much they’re using artificial intelligence as the coffee chain seeks to improve efficiency. A quarter of bonuses paid to tech employees will be pegged to department-wide goals that include AI …
Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the U.N.’s shipping agency said. “We will not be able to activate anything …
A corrections officer at New York City’s Rikers Island prison has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $200,000 in workers’ compensation benefits to which he was not entitled, prosecutors reported. According to Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District …
As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They are a clear demonstration that insurance – the mechanism through which modern societies deal with all kinds of risk – is structurally …
Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to offer clear rules allowing vessels to resume normal business via the Strait of Hormuz. Shipowners and maritime …
An explosion at Hanwha Aerospace Co.’s manufacturing facility in South Korea on Monday killed five employees, prompting President Lee Jae Myung to order a full investigation. Hanwha Group said it had set up an emergency response headquarters and was working …
A Massachusetts judge on Monday declined to lift an order that forced turbine supplier GE Vernova to continue work on the largest offshore wind farm in New England or to send its dispute with the $4.5 billion project’s developer, Vineyard …
The state of Florida sued OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of ignoring safety warnings and releasing its ChatGPT product while knowing it was harmful to users. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, …