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Google Fights $17 Billion UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Practices Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant’s business practices. The lawsuit seeks …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 10:33 AM |
TWIA Board Approves $500M Line of Credit Ahead of 2024 Storm Season The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors met in Austin on May 7 for its second quarterly meeting of the year, where it completed financial preparations for the 2024 storm season. TWIA’s board voted secure a $500 million …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 9:30 AM |
White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of 100 million Americans. “We look to putting in place minimum cybersecurity standards for hospitals in the near term,” Anne Neuberger, …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 8:31 AM |
Tech Update: Aon Updates Its Pricing Platform to Enhance Underwriting Decisions Insurance broker Aon plc announced an update to its Pricing Platform that aims to bring enhanced visualization and automation capabilities to re/insurance underwriters. The software update has also added new business lines including U.S. Financial lines and Cyber, as well …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 8:05 AM |
Former Louisiana Lawmaker James D. Cain Passes Away Former Louisiana lawmaker James David Cain passed away on May 8, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announced. Cain served 20 years in the Louisiana House of Representatives and another 16 years in the Louisiana Senate, where he led the Insurance and …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 8:00 AM |
Survivors of Alleged Abuse in Illinois Youth Detention Facilities Speak Out CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. Calvin McDowell, …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 8:00 AM |
Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for 21 Violations in Fall Hazard Exposures Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of fall hazards, the construction industry’s leading …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 8:00 AM |
Mexico Is Battling 159 Active Wildfires Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress. Mexico’s national weather service issued an alert that at least 12 states would experience temperatures …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 7:41 AM |
EU Firms’ Appetite for China Investment Sinks to Record Low China is losing its luster as a top country to invest in as firms seek to avoid geopolitical risks and turn to Southeast Asia and Europe, according to a survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Only …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 7:25 AM |
Nine Out of 10 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Settled Over Astroworld Crowd Surge HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday. …
POSTED MAY 10, 2024 7:05 AM |
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