Technology/Science
Trying to Go Paperless? Robot Removes Staples for Moves to Digital Records Storage
Most staple removers fit in the palm of your hand. This one would fill your living room and uses robotics and artificial intelligence. Ripcord, a startup backed with a $9.5 million funding round led ...
Another Record Year Likely for U.S. Tornadoes as Thunderstorms Threaten
Another wave of tornado-spawning thunderstorms is set to rip across the Great Plains and South this week, putting the U.S. within reach of a record year for life-threatening twisters. Severe storms ...
Robots Could Steal 32% of UK Financial Services Jobs by 2030: PwC
Approximately 32 percent of existing UK jobs in financial services and insurance could be automated by robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) over the next 15 years, according to a new study by ...
XL Catlin Partners With Startupbootcamp InsurTech
Startupbootcamp InsurTech, the business accelerator that promotes insurance technology startups and corporate innovation, has formed a partnership with XL Catlin. The announcement comes as ...
AI Can Help Insurance Industry Boost Human Interaction
Ask most people for their thoughts about robots and artificial intelligence (AI), and they will likely express apprehension over losing their jobs. As transformational as AI is, speakers at the 2017 ...
Google Pairs With Sister Company to Defend Election Groups Against Cyber Attacks
Google and sister company Jigsaw are joining forces to defend election organizers and civic groups against cyber attacks free of charge as the broader tech industry seeks to fend off criticism that ...
Large, Tech-Savvy Insurers Will Excel With Big Data; Smaller Carriers Face Struggles
The insurers that will best incorporate data analytics into their daily operations have multinational scale and are already technology savvy in their underwriting practices, Fitch ratings concluded ...
The Spread of Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Auto Insurance Liability: Fitch
Widespread use of autonomous vehicles will completely transform the motor insurance sector over the long term when liability begins to shift towards manufacturers and traditional risk pools shrink, ...