Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way, despite objections from critics who say financial pressures, not safety, is behind the timetable. After years of testing, Aurora Innovation Inc., …
The U.S. Supreme Court on late last month said it would hear a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a federal regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution in neighboring states. Acting on …
Merck & Co. Inc. has reportedly reached a deal with insurers over a closely-watched coverage dispute related to a massive cyberattack in 2017. The New Jersey Supreme Court in July 2023 agreed to hear the case after a state appeals …
OpenAI said it’s talking to dozens of publishers about striking deals to license their articles, a broader effort than was previously known as the startup looks for content to train its artificial intelligence models. “We are in the middle of …
Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction and embarrassment.” SpaceX in …
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York, hired Andy Stirk as U.S. chief growth officer effective January 16. Stirk is based in New York. With 20 years of insurance industry experience, Stirk rejoins Marsh from Ascot Group, …
A U.S. anti-discrimination agency has asked a federal judge to reject Tesla Inc’s bid to pause a lawsuit alleging widespread racial bias at the electric carmaker’s flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a filing …
U.S. regulators and XCast Labs have agreed on a proposed settlement of charges that the company facilitated billions of illegal robocalls, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday. The FTC also ordered the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider …
Twelve months ago in a rush of blood to the head, I wrote this article with a selection of cyber insurance themes I thought were pertinent for 2023. In the spirit of transparency, I thought I should mark my own …
Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Wednesday was accused by a U.S. labor agency of unlawfully firing eight employees for circulating a letter calling founder and CEO Elon Musk a “distraction and embarrassment.” A regional official with the National Labor …
