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Multi-disciplinary team to assess GLOF risks in Sikkim
Relief Commissioner Namratha Thapa said to mitigate the risk of...
Hyderabad-bound helicopter crashes in Pune; 4 occupants survive mishap
The helicopter belongs to Global Vectra company. The cause of the...
Lloyd’s of London issues anti-harassment plan
This isn’t the first time Lloyd’s has tried to overhaul its deeply backward-looking culture to better reflect societal changes that have transformed banking and other financial services. Former CEO Inga Beale spent close to five years trying to redirect the industry, pushing for the modernization of attitudes and behaviours – but she met resistance at every step
Fix to MCAS anti-stall software in 737 MAX ready to go: Boeing
New York: A fix to the anti-stall system suspected in October's Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 that killed 189 people in Indonesia is ready to roll out, industry sources told AFP Saturday. Boeing was due to present the patch to officials and pilots of US...
Fathers-to-be who smoke may harm their babies
“Fathers are a large source of second hand smoke for pregnant women, which appears to be even more harmful to unborn children than women smoking themselves, Smoking is teratogenic, meaning it can cause developmental malformations. The association between prospective parents smoking and the risk of congenital heart defects has attracted more and more attention with the increasing number of smokers of childbearing age,” said Jiabi Qin, from Central South University in China
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Internet of Things: Value for Insureds
The Internet of Things is transformative for business processes too, and is being used to great effect across all sectors. Not only is IoT streamlining many processes for companies, it can also be used as a risk management and loss prevention tool.
China chemical plant explosion death toll climbs to 44; 32 others critical
The explosion occurred on Thursday following a fire in a fertilizer factory in a chemical industrial park in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, according to the government of Xiangshui county
WHO panel for strong international governance on human genome editing
“Gene editing holds incredible promise for health, but it also poses some risks, both ethically and medically. ” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
Facing bias claims, Facebook to revamp Its platform for Housing, Jobs, Credit Ads
Facebook, the world’s largest social network with 2.7 billion users and nearly $56 billion in annual revenue, has been on the defensive over its advertising practices, while also fending off privacy scandals and disclosures that Russia used its platform to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
US Jury finds Roundup Weed Killer causes Cancer
The case was only the second of some 11,200 Roundup lawsuits to go to trial in the United States. Another California man was awarded $289 million in August after a state court jury found Roundup caused his cancer, sending Bayer shares plunging at the time. That award was later reduced to $78 million and is on appeal.
U.S weighs bids for putting Automated Vehicles on roads
he agency also disclosed that Softbank-backed driverless delivery startup Nuro had also petitioned to deploy a limited number of low-speed, highly automated delivery vehicles intended to be operated without any human occupants. For example Nuro, which partnered with Kroger last year to deliver groceries, seeks approval not to include a windshield in the vehicle.
Facebook admits to storing passwords in plain text on internal servers
“To be clear, these passwords were never visible to anyone outside of Facebook and we have found no evidence to date that anyone internally abused or improperly accessed them,” vice president of engineering, security, and privacy Pedro Canahuati said in a blog post.