Technology/Science
Scooter Startups Offer Latest Liability Target for Personal Injury Lawyers
Bird Rides Inc. and other scooter startups have drawn fire from pedestrian advocates, politicians and annoyed citizens. Now they have a new nemesis: personal-injury lawyers. In recent months, people ...
Traditional Insurers Rank Higher in Digital Competence, But InsurTechs Gaining Speed: Gartner L2 Study
Traditional insurers dominated the field in a new study analyzing digital competence—but InsurTechs are fast on their heels. The Gartner L2 Digital IQ Index surveyed 49 insurers operating in the ...
Zurich Insurance Acquires Minority Stake in CoverWallet
Zurich Insurance Group acquired a minority stake in CoverWallet, a digital business insurance agency startup. CoverWallet, which launched in 2016, disclosed the investment, which it said builds on a ...
Yahoo Must Make Privacy Changes in EU Due to Massive Data Breach
Yahoo's European regulator has ordered it to make privacy changes following a probe into what it said was one of the largest ever data breaches to impact EU citizens. Yahoo, most of whose assets were ...
PartnerRe Acquires Canadian Predictive Analytics Company
PartnerRe Ltd. disclosed it has acquired Claim Analytics, a Canadian-based company focused on predictive analytics products and services for insurers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The ...
GM Resolves Lawsuit Regarding Motorcyclist Struck by Self-Driving Auto
General Motors Co agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist involved in a minor crash with one of its self-driving cars in San Francisco late last year, the U.S. automaker said on Friday. ...
Cyber Threats on the Rise for State Election Systems: FireEye
U.S. election systems are increasingly at risk for cyber attacks ahead of the November midterms as Russia continues information operations to sow political division, according to cyber firm FireEye ...
Uber, Waymo Exploring Self-Driving Tech Partnership
Uber Technologies Inc is talking with Alphabet Inc's autonomous driving unit Waymo about using its technology on Uber's ride-hailing app, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday, ...