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White House Weighs US Incubator for Cyber Research, Startups

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to establish a government-led incubator aimed at investing in cybersecurity research and spinning out startups focused on developing tools for the government to use, according to people familiar with the situation. The White …

Hershey Defeats Reese’s Lawsuit Over Halloween Pumpkins That Lacked ‘Cool’ Carvings

Hershey won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it let down consumers because its Halloween-themed Reese’s pumpkins lacked the decorative carved designs shown on the packaging. U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian in Miami said the two Florida residents leading the …

Torrential Rain Brings Deadly Floods Back to East Coast of Spain

Torrential rain lashed the east coast of Spain, flooding roads and leaving at least one person dead. The heavy rainfall started Wednesday in Valencia and Catalonia, reviving fears of a repeat of the devastating floods that killed more than 200 …

Zillow Loses Antitrust Battle Over Chicago Area Listing Feed

Zillow Group Inc. lost its bid to force Illinois’ largest provider of real estate listings to provide access to its data about homes for sale. U.S. District Judge John Tharp Jr. in Chicago dissolved a previous order that required Midwest …

Edmond de Rothschild Says Client Queries ‘Pouring in’ After Europe’s Wildfires

Edmond de Rothschild Group, the Swiss money manager, says it’s been fielding client inquiries since the summer amid concerns that Europe’s intensifying wildfire season represents a fundamental shift in how to view portfolio risk in the region. “Particularly private banking …

Drug Maker Paying $32M to Resolve Kickbacks Law Violations in California

A drug maker is paying $32 million to settle allegations it violated kickback laws by paying Medicare beneficiary co-pays to encourage the buying of its drug, Oxervate. Dompé U.S. Inc., based in California, has agreed to settle the allegations that …

Study: Tones Can Help Automated Vehicles Communicate with Pedestrians

Newswise — For a pedestrian, the decision to cross a busy road often involves a distinct moment of human connection — an exchange of subtle cues with drivers, such as eye contact or a hand wave, to judge if it …

OpenAI’s Rogue Agents Probed Hugging Face for Weaknesses Two Months Before Major Hack

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before the July breach of the open-source repository drew global attention, according to researchers who reviewed …