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FAA Proposes Limits on Drone Flights to Address Security Worries
The Trump administration is proposing rules to tighten security against rogue drone flights. Owners of certain facilities such as energy plants, oil refineries, state prisons and amusement parks would be able to request restrictions on drones near their sites under …
Apple Settles Lawsuit Over Late Siri AI Features For $250 Million
Apple on Tuesday settled for $250 million a shareholder lawsuit brought after the company delayed artificial-intelligence upgrades to its Siri voice assistant. The lawsuit, filed by Peter Landsheft in U.S. federal court in California in 2024, arose after the iPhone …
Major Publishers Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training
Publishers Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan and McGraw Hill sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence model Llama. The publishers, as well as …
Hail to High Variance: Rethinking Test Squares and Roof Damage Assessment
For decades, the 10×10‑foot test square has been the industry standard for evaluating hail damage to roofing systems. It is simple, repeatable and widely understood. But convenience is not the same as reliability. When test squares are used to draw …
New York Times Sued by Employment Agency Over Diversity Goals
The New York Times was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which accused the newspaper of passing over a white man for a top editorial role in favor of a less-qualified candidate to meet diversity goals. …
Google, Microsoft to Give US Agency Early Access to AI Models
The agreements follow New York Times and Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration is considering an executive order to create a government review process for AI tools.
Insurer QBE Faces Investor Pressure Over Extreme Weather Risks
Australian Ethical Investment Ltd., a pension fund with about A$14 billion ($10 billion) under management, is pressuring QBE Insurance Group Ltd. over the potential threat extreme weather poses to future profitability. The fund, which holds about A$65 million of QBE …
Berkshire, Cyber Risk and the Strait of Hormuz: Insurability Hinges on Price
During the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, CEO Greg Abel told shareholders that the conglomerate’s decisions on investments and acquisitions depend on several factors, highlighting price relative to risk as one of them. See related article: Details TBD: Berkshire’s Jain, …
New Mexico Seeks $3.7B, Changes to Meta Platforms in Youth Harm Trial
The U.S. state of New Mexico on Monday asked a judge to declare Meta Platforms a public nuisance, order the company to pay $3.7 billion and overhaul its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms to protect young users. “Across the country, …
