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Insurer Interest in AI Exclusions Growing as Risk Becomes Omnipresent

It’s no surprise given the penetration of artificial intelligence into lives and businesses that it appears insurers are gearing up to exclude artificial intelligence risk in some of their commercial liability policies. Three ISO exclusions have garnered more interest from …

Snap Nears Settlement of Addiction Case Ahead of Jury Trial

Snap Inc. said it has reached a tentative agreement to settle the second case set for trial over claims that the world’s largest social media platforms are addictive to minors, leaving only Meta Platforms Inc. to face a jury starting …

Cyclosporiasis Cases in Michigan Climb Above 6,000, State Health Officials Say

Michigan health officials reported 6,148 cases linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis on Monday, an increase of 1,146 cases since their last update on Friday. The outbreak in Michigan has resulted in 102 hospitalizations, according to the latest update from …

Insurance Woes Amid US-Iran War Stall Airlines’ Return to Dubai

Challenges in securing insurance as hostilities between the U.S. and Iran escalate are slowing the return of some foreign airlines to Dubai, the chief executive of the entity that owns and manages its airports said. International carriers’ operations to Dubai …

Gulf Coast Warned of Flash Flooding as Storm System Looms

A slow-moving storm system lumbering across the northern Gulf of Mexico is threatening to bring as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain this week, prompting officials to warn of flash flooding from Florida to Texas. The tropical depression …

FDA Walks Back Positive Lab Test While Lettuce Recall Continues

The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday withdrew an earlier positive test that had tied Taylor Farms’ lettuce to the cyclospora outbreak, even as health officials said the supplier remains a focus of their investigation. The false positive doesn’t change …

US Considers Creating Finra-Like Watchdog to Vet Top AI Models

The Trump administration is considering plans for an independent regulator to vet the safety of artificial intelligence models with industry input, after Silicon Valley leaders complained about the ad-hoc nature of recent U.S. moves to slow the release of cutting-edge …

FAA Letting Boeing Resume Clearing 737, 787 Jets to Fly

Boeing Co. regained the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for its 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner jets prior to delivery, powers that U.S. aviation regulators had revoked after a series of manufacturing lapses. Friday’s decision by the Federal Aviation Administration …

California Utility Says It’s Offered $750M in Program for Eaton Fire Victims

Southern California Edison announced that more than $750 million has been offered through its Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program to compensate people impacted by one of the massive 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The company said there’s continued interest in its voluntary …