Technology/Science
Travelers to Help Test Virtual Reality Tech as Workers Comp-Related Pain Treatment
The Travelers Companies is part of a new pilot project testing virtual reality and wearable technology to treat pain and better manage workers compensation risks. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Samsung ...
Cryptocurrency Risks Underscored in New $1B U.S. Lawsuit
One of the highest profile digital-currency projects in Switzerland, a country that's been among the most enthusiastic advocates for cryptocurrencies, is under fire from both outsiders and insiders ...
BlackBerry Sues Facebook, Alleging Patent Violations Over Messaging Tech
BlackBerry Ltd., seeking ways to stem revenue declines, is dusting off its old patents and asking other companies to pay up for using technology BlackBerry claims it invented years ago. The latest ...
Ransomware Attacks, Cloud Outages Among Top Concerns for Cyber Insurers: Aon Benfield
The rate of cyber extortion incidents continued to increase during the fourth quarter of 2017. In fact, despite a significant lag in reporting time, the total number of cyber extortion events ...
Zurich Insurance, Others With WEF Create Fintech Cybersecurity Consortium
The World Economic Forum has led the creation of an industry consortium focused on improving the cybersecurity of financial technology companies, as collaboration between fintechs and financial ...
U.S. Insurers Underprepared for a Large Cyber Attack, Warn AIR Casualty-Cyber Seminar Panelists
Panelists speaking at the 2018 AIR Casualty-Cyber Seminar, held Feb. 27 in New York City, expressed concern that the U.S. insurance industry is underprepared to experience a large cyber attack, ...
Self-Driving Cars: Bill to Speed Up Deployment, Testing Gets Accelerated Lobbying Push
Major automakers on Monday joined forces with tech companies and a variety of interest groups to urge the U.S. Senate to take up, before the end of May, a stalled bill aimed at speeding the ...
Shah Departs as RMS CEO; Silicon Valley Vet White Replaces Him
Hemant Shah is out as CEO of catastrophe modeler RMS, and veteran Silicon Valley technology executive Karen White has been appointed to replace him. It is unclear if Shah, who is also an RMS ...