1 07, 2026

California Government Launches AI Job Loss Tracker as Layoff Fears Grow

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California launched a tool designed to serve as an “early warning system” for widespread AI-driven job loss. The tool, called the California AI-Unemployment Tracker, links multiple measures of an occupation’s AI exposure to the state’s monthly unemployment insurance claims data …

1 07, 2026

World Insurance Acquires Clarke Agency of New Jersey

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World Insurance Associates LLC reports that it acquired the business of Clarke Insurance Inc. of Mount Holly, New. Jersey on March 1, 2026. Clarke Insurance was founded in 1979. The agency provides auto, home, business and employee benefits insurance throughout …

1 07, 2026

Airbnb Must Face LA Lawsuit Alleging Price Gouging During 2025 Wildfires

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Airbnb must face a lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles, which accused the home rental company of price gouging during the January 2025 wildfires in southern California, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said on Tuesday. Judge Robert Broadbelt of …

1 07, 2026

Salvation Army Faces Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Employee With Cancer

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The Salvation Army, headquartered in Virginia with a facility in Lynchburg, violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee with cancer by denying her a reasonable accommodation to seek treatment and causing her to resign, according to a lawsuit …

1 07, 2026

Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Deadly Crash Involving Full Self-Driving

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Tesla Inc. has quietly resolved a lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2023 crash that precipitated a defect investigation into the carmaker’s automated-driving technology. The collision involved 71-year-old Johna Story, who had stepped out of her vehicle on an Arizona highway …

1 07, 2026

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

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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 Monday, …

1 07, 2026

The Lull Before the Storms: Businesses Should Test Hurricane Plans, Panel Says

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The 2026 hurricane season may turn out to be a quiet one, as predicted by long-range forecasts this year. But that only means that businesses should have more time to review and rehearse their emergency plans before the next storm …

1 07, 2026

CIA Aims to Speed Up Tech Adoption as AI Is ‘Rewriting’ Conflict

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe vowed to step up the agency’s efforts to deploy artificial intelligence and quantum computing, stressing that rapid developments in emerging technologies are changing the nature of geopolitics. In rare public remarks on Tuesday, Ratcliffe promised to …

1 07, 2026

Ford’s AI Hiccups Lead Carmaker to Rehire ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers

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Ford Motor Co. took an unusually human approach to fixing its stubborn quality problems: It brought back what it calls “gray beard” engineers to help train younger staff and to reprogram the artificial intelligence tools that weren’t getting the job …

1 07, 2026

People Moves: Gerger Named CEO of Big I Illinois

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The board of directors of Big I Illinois named Brett Gerger CEO, effective July 1. Gerger, who has served as director of education and agency resources with Big I Illinois since 2019, succeeds Phil Lackman, who is retiring after 31 …