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Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District …
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Instagram’s automated software systems recommended that child “groomers” connect with minors on the app, making it easier for them to find victims, according to a 2019 internal document presented in court by the Federal Trade Commission. The Meta Platforms Inc. …
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Amazon.com’s self-driving unit Zoox agreed to recall 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. Zoox said on Tuesday there were no injuries in the crash. The …
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A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of …
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Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami found it plausible …
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The outage of key systems occured before flights at the key hub were snarled for days. Following the incident, multiple employees were placed on trauma leave.
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Cyberattacks on Britain’s Marks & Spencer and Co-op Group started with hackers impersonating employees while contacting the retailers’ IT help desks, technology specialist site BleepingComputer reported. The site said the hackers were able to convince the help desks to reset …
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UBS Group AG agreed to pay $511 million to settle a U.S. investigation into how Credit Suisse Group, the Swiss bank it bought, helped rich Americans evade taxes even after pledging to stop the practice a decade ago. A Credit …
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Raytheon Company, RTX Corporation, and Nightwing Group LLC, and Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC, have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Raytheon violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in contracts or subcontracts …
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Allstate Corp. CEO Tom Wilson said he does not expect auto insurers to get more aggressive on pricing as the industry’s increases seem to have leveled off. For the most part, Wilson explained to analysts during a call to discuss …
Via: Claims Journal