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A 20-year-old in a landmark social media addiction trial used YouTube for an average of just 29 minutes per day over the last five years, a Google lawyer told jurors.
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Long-range forecasters say the harshest cold of winter is behind us, but the rest of the season will likely bring various weather threats, including ice jams, flooding, severe storms, and an increased risk of wildfires. Rain and snow are expected …
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South Korean officials blamed a massive data leak last year at Coupang on management failure, rather than a sophisticated cyberattack, and urged the e-commerce giant to fix vulnerabilities in its security systems. Announcing the first findings of a government-led probe, …
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Verisk named Steven Kauderer president of its claims solutions business. Kauderer was previously a senior partner at EY-Parthenon. Prior to that role, he was senior partner at McKinsey and Company, serving as a leader in the global insurance practice on …
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U.S. lawmakers agreed to advance an automotive safety bill that would require manual door releases in new vehicles with electric handles, bringing the measure that could impact designs popularized by Tesla Inc. a step closer to becoming law. The Securing …
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Estee Lauder sued Walmart in California federal court on Monday, accusing the retail giant of selling knockoffs of Estee Lauder fragrance and skin care brands including Clinique, Tom Ford and Le Labo. Estee Lauder said in the lawsuit that Walmart …
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A 20-year-old woman who claims she’s been addicted to social media for more than a decade made a brief appearance Monday before the jury that will decide whether Instagram and YouTube exploited her for profit. She was introduced simply as …
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Lloyds Wins Discrimination Suits Over Pro-Palestine Posts Despite ‘Heavy Handed’ Disciplinary Action
Lloyds Bank won religious discrimination lawsuits against two employees it punished for posting pro-Palestine messages on an internal chat, in a disciplinary process that London employment judges called "heavy handed."
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Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Aerial and Geospatial Intelligence” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for carriers, MGAs, claims professionals, underwriters, risk managers and more. Focused on advanced property …
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Insurers through the first nine months of 2025 recorded an underwriting profit of $35.3 billion—far above a $4 billion result at the same point the year prior. As public insurance companies announce fourth quarter and full-year earnings, Verisk and the …
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