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How Texas Hill Country Floods Have Tested New Warning Systems

After deadly floods killed more than 100 people in Texas’ Hill Country last July, officials vowed major changes in hopes of preventing the failures that contributed to the high death toll. They promised better flood warning systems, tighter safety rules …

Google Ordered to Defend Conservative Activist Starbuck’s AI Defamation Suit

Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC lost its bid Friday to escape a court case dangling the specter of legal liability for false statements made by an artificial intelligence chatbot. A Delaware Superior Court judge let the conservative activist Robby Starbuck move …

Jury Awards 78-Year Old Victim $56 Million for Crash Caused by Amazon Delivery Driver

A Massachusetts jury has awarded $56 million to a 78-year old man who suffered catastrophic physical and brain injuries after his car was hit by an Amazon delivery van in 2024. In addition to the amount of the award, the …

El Niño’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Guarantee Good News for Insurers

or insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of population growth along coastal areas and rising property values are forcing them to rethink that assumption. Marked by warmer-than-average sea …

Majority of Small Business Are Underinsured as Other Expenses Prioritized

New small business owners are more likely to have proper business insurance than those that have been operating longer. Even so, a majority of small businesses remain underinsured. That’s according to a new survey by ERGO NEXT which found that …

Computer Scientists: 2M Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers at Higher Theft Risk

Newswise — At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock and unlock doors and immobilize vehicle engines remotely via a Bluetooth connection, computer scientists at the University of California …

Tesla’s Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel Comparisons

Ford Motor Co. introduced a car almost 70 years ago widely viewed as the greatest automotive flop of all time. Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck may well be on its way to claiming that title. Ford’s Edsel, unveiled in 1957, was pitched …