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Toyota’s Japanese insurer sues South Africa over $361 million flood claim
The claim alleges that the floods, which closed the Prospecton...
Iranian parliament approves a measure to close Strait of Hormuz
Around 20% of global oil and gas flows through Strait of Hormuz....
Farmers, fishermen getting benefits of state-of-the-art research in climate-weather forecasting, says Rijuju
India is making progress in the field of timely prediction of natural calamities like cloudbursts and earthquakes and the country will soon be able to accurately predict these and avoid large scale damage, Kiren Rijuju Union Minister of Earth Sciences Pune: Union...
US accuses Google of illegal methods to push up ad prices
Google's advertising business has been criticized by advertisers and website publishers for a lack of transparency, with both accusing Google of siphoning off too much revenue. The testimony on advertising is a change from previous testimony that has focused on the...
Climate change damage to infrastructure poses ‘huge’ financial risks
Disasters are causing average losses of $732 billion-$845 billion each year to infrastructure and buildings, equal to 14% of growth in global gross domestic product in 2022, estimated the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Climate-fuelled disasters...
Treasury’s Yellen says US overdependent on China for critical supply chains
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen The U.S. would face national security concerns without a robust semiconductor sector of its own, she said, adding that last year's Chips and Science Act will help reverse that trend. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on...
Aon to acquire Prabodh Thakker’s Global Insurance Brokers
The combined capabilities of Global Insurance Brokers and Aon will allow us to better serve our clients across India in new geographies and industries. This acquisition will reinforce our commitment to helping our clients navigate volatility and make better decisions...
US regulators settle with more firms over use of texts and WhatsApp
The settlements mark the latest enforcement actions in the SEC's two-year crackdown on Wall Street's use of unapproved messaging apps, which has so far resulted in more than $2 billion in fines Because companies do not surveil personal messaging channels, using them...
Tom Hanks warns fans about his ‘AI version’ promoting dental plan: Have nothing to do with it
''Beware!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it,” the 67-year-old Tom Hanks wrote alongside a screenshot of a computer-generated image of himself from the clip Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks has...
AI-generated ripoffs of original books being sold on Amazon, authors cry
"Amazon is clearly facing significant challenges with the influx of AI-generated products in its stores, and it appears to be playing catchup," Nicola Solomon, the chief executive of the Society of Authors (SoA), was quoted as saying in the report Last month, The...
China to waive security checks for some data exports
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it was considering waiving data export security assessments for activities such as international trade, academic cooperation, cross-border manufacturing and marketing that do not contain personal information or...
Legal fog over central bank digital currencies “unacceptable”, BIS warns
Some 11 countries have already launched them and next month the European Central Bank is expected to receive the green light to start work on a digital euro Developing national digital currencies are at risk due to a lack of legal powers to issue them in most of the...