Technology/Science
Trump Administration Will Unveil Revised Self-Driving Rules Later This Year
President Donald Trump's administration will unveil revised self-driving guidelines within the next few months, the head of the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, responding to ...
Like It or Not, China’s New Cyber Law Has Finally Kicked In
China ushered in a tough new cyber security law on Thursday, following years of fierce debate around the controversial legislation that many foreign business groups fear will hit their ability to ...
7,000 Farmers Suing Syngenta in GMO Corn Dispute About to Get Day in Court
Farmers have to deal with threats to their crops from nature all the time. Thousands of Kansans, though, argue that Syngenta AG posed an even bigger threat by failing to prevent its genetically ...
Guidewire’s Q3 Net Losses Spiked, But Revenue Soars as Acquisitions Absorbed
Guidewire Software Inc. grew revenue and concluded a major acquisition in its 2017 fiscal third quarter, but losses spiked. The California-based insurance software operation booked more than $1.8 ...
New Consumer Tech Drives Opportunities for Novel Personal Insurance Products: Conning
Innovation often opens the door to new products that would never have been possible. Conning asserts in a new report that this is happening with personal lines insurance, thanks to consumers' ...
What Warren Buffett Said About AI
There will be labor force "roadkill" that comes alongside the substantial benefits that society derives from the rising use of artificial intelligence, Berkshire Hathaway's Chairman Warren Buffett ...
Cyber Attacks From Governments or Criminals Are Hard to Distinguish
Veteran espionage researcher Jon DiMaggio was hot on the trail three months ago of what on the face of it looked like a menacing new industrial espionage attack by Russian cyber spies. All the ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Helps Launch Innovation/Technology Collaborative in Germany
Berkshire Hathaway's Gen Re is among insurers who recently helped found InsurLab Germany, a collaborative designed to foster new technologies and innovation in the industry. The initiative formally ...