Technology/Science
GM Ends OnStar Driver Safety Program After Privacy Complaints
General Motors Co. has ended its OnStar Smart Driver program after customers complained it violated their privacy. OnStar had cut deals with LexisNexis and Verisk to share personal driving data as ...Audit Finds Passwords Under 7 Characters Can Be Cracked Within Hours
Passwords under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems' annual audit of hackers' ability to crack passwords. The good news is that due to the widespread ...Climate Change to Cause $38 Trillion a Year in Damages by 2049
Climate change will inflict losses to the global economy worth an annual $38 trillion by 2049, as extreme weather ravages agricultural yields, harms labor productivity and destroys infrastructure, ...Poll: Consumers OK With AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting
A poll to understand American consumers' attitudes toward artificial intelligence in the property/casualty insurance sector shows the strongest support for AI's use in ...