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In the age of a tech-fueled automotive transformation in which vehicle usage is at an all-time high, the public perception of uncertainty around driverless cars remains. As of 2025, only 13% of U.S. Consumers would trust riding in an autonomous …
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Uber Technologies Inc. is suing a group of lawyers and medical providers in Los Angeles who it says have made fraudulent insurance claims that cost the company millions in legal fees — the third such lawsuit it’s filed this year. …
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A security patch released by Microsoft earlier this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech company’s SharePoint server software that had been identified at a hacking competition in May, opening the door to a sweeping …
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Excessive litigation and abuse of the U.S. legal system are effectively imposing a tax on the U.S. economy and causing a surge in liability insurance costs, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan. “The U.S. …
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Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters said in a complaint last week that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Kansas City sports promotion group facing an underlying lawsuit over a mass shooting at a 2024 Super Bowl parade. CSU said …
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Three months ago, Microsoft Corp. issued a progress report on what it described as the largest cybersecurity engineering project in history. Battered by its role in several major hacks, the software giant in late 2023 vowed to overhaul its cybersecurity, …
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If wind mitigation and stronger homes are the paths to reducing insurance claims and bringing down insurance premiums in hurricane-prone areas, as a growing number of industry experts believe, then homeowners, builders and insurers may want to take a look …
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Tesla on Monday settled a lawsuit against Louisiana and various auto dealerships and trade groups, in which CEO Elon Musk’s electric car company challenged the state’s ban since 2017 on direct vehicle sales to consumers. According to a dismissal motion …
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The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days, according to one research firm. Hackers have breached …
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U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021 including 11 aircraft this year that reported taking evasive action to avoid collisions. Those drone incidents have caused …
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