Technology/Science
Self-Driving Cars Won’t Hit the Streets Until Pedestrians Learn How to Cross
You're crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous ...
Argo Group’s Tech Investments Earn Kudos, Outlook Upgrade From S&P
Argo Group's investment in a digital infrastructure and new growth earned a vote of confidence from Standard & Poor's, which raised its outlook for the specialty insurer and reinsurer to positive ...
Teen Reportedly Hacks Apple Mainframe; Company Reassures Customers
Apple Inc said on Friday no customer data was compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking into its main computer network, downloading internal files and ...
Banks Strengthen Security After ATM Cyber Attack Plot Warning From FBI
Banks are on alert for new attacks targeting cash in ATMs after the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. lenders last week of a potential threat. "The FBI routinely advises private industry of ...
Execs See AI as Reshaping Finance But Disagree on What It Is
Global financial leaders are convinced artificial intelligence is poised to reshape their industry, and they're ready to invest big. They just can't agree on what it is. The World Economic Forum ...
Amazon Reportedly Considering UK Insurance Comparison Site
Amazon.com Inc. is sounding out some of Europe's top insurance firms to see if they would contribute products to a UK price comparison website in what would be a major foray by the U.S. online retail ...
Executives On The Move at Slice Labs, AXIS Capital Holdings and Sompo International
Startup Slice Labs is bringing on a chief growth officer. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. appointed a former Partner Re executive to a newly created executive position. An ex-Swiss Re executive is joining ...
W.R Berkley, Travelers, GEICO Among 12 New Members of The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance
Twelve more companies have joined The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, which is billed as the risk management and insurance industry's first enterprise-level blockchain consortium. The membership level ...