Technology/Science
CoreLogic Examines Unsolicited Acquisition Bid
Data and analytics firm CoreLogic disclosed it has received an unsolicited acquisition bid from an investment firm and hedge fund. Cannae Holdings and Senator Investment Group offered to acquire all ...
High-End Home Insurance MGA Openly Raises $15M; Expansion Planned
Openly, an InsurTech managing general agency focused on high-end home insurance, has raised $15 million in new funding. Plans call for using the cash infusion to expand the fledgling startup into a ...
Australia Government, Critical Infrastructure Targeted by State-Based Hackers
Australia's government, health and education services and various industries are being targeted by sophisticated state-based cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison said ...
Planck Raises $16 Million for Data Platform; Nationwide Becomes an Investor
Nationwide, eyeing the possibilities with Planck's AI-driven commercial insurance data platform, joined the company's latest financing round. Planck recently raised $16 million in a Series B venture ...
Global Investors, Politicians Spied on by Little-Known Indian Cyber Firm
A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted ...
Swiss Re Corp Solutions Launches Parametric HAIL Cover
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced the launch of a parametric hail insurance cover last week. Known as HAIL, the new product is designed to protect companies in the United States from the ...
Rideshares Out; Remote Work In: COVID Changing Behaviors For Good
U.S. consumers surveyed by IBM in April said they plan to make significant changes in the way they go about their lives and work in the wake of the coronavirus, voting thumbs down on rideshares and ...
Contact Tracing App Violates Privacy, Tech Privacy Firm Says
A contact tracing app pushed by the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota as a tool to trace exposure to the coronavirus violated its own privacy policy by sharing location and user ...