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Istanbul: With earthquake risk city’s business now getting ahead on contingency planning
The impact would, of course, be huge. Insurers estimate a $300...
Reliance Group moves NCLT to restrain IIHL from using ‘Reliance’ brand name
According to sources close to the development, the brand Reliance...
How tech giants are safeguarding global data centres from cyber attacks
“While physical security is given utmost importance at data centres, it is critical for organisations to beef up their cybersecurity posture through regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to check their readiness to tackle cyber threats,” Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies Limited, told IANS.
Once pariahs, tobacco giants like Philip Morris quietly return to Formula-1
Since 2006, Formula 1’s ruling body FIA has been firmly opposed to any advertising or sponsoring of cigarettes or tobacco.
AI to tackle UK insurance fraud and assess flood damage
The project is one of 40 backed by £13 million in Government investment to support collaborative industry and research projects to develop the next-generation of professional services.
27 more Delhi hotels to shut over fire safety violations, NoC cancelled for total of 57 in 3 days
In the last three days, the fire department of government has cancelled no objection certificate (NOC) of 57 hotels, ordering their closure as part of its drive in the aftermath of the Karol Bagh fire incident.
Ex Coca-Cola engineer stole secrets worth $120 million for Chinese firm: US
According to the indictment, You conspired with Chinese national Liu Xiangchen and an unnamed relative of Liu to steal formulations for food packing coatings that are free of the widely-used bisphenol-A chemical, which scientists have discovered in recent years is harmful to human health.
Study questions safety claims about Tesla autopilot’s steering feature
The study, released Friday by Quality Control Systems Corp., a data analysis company in Maryland, examined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2017 conclusion that there was a 40 percent reduction in the rate of crashes by Tesla vehicles that resulted in the deployment of air bags after they were equipped with Autosteer, a part of the automaker’s suite of automated driver-assist systems it markets as Autopilot.
Johnson & Johnson supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits
A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma.
Self-driving cars ‘learn’ to predict pedestrian movement
Equipping vehicles with the necessary predictive power requires the network to dive into the minutiae of human movement: the pace of a human’s gait (periodicity), the mirror symmetry of limbs, and the way in which foot placement affects stability during walking
No one’s safe: Bezos nude selfie leak triggers alarm for all billionaires
“The perception among very affluent people is often ‘I have this level of wealth, I’m untouchable,’’ said Mark Johnson, chief executive officer of Sovereign Intelligence, a McLean, Virginia-based risk analytics firm. “But the systems they have in place for protecting their personal identifiable information are very weak.”
Ultra-wealthy individuals are particularly susceptible because so much of their data are often centralized through family offices, which typically lack the robust firewalls and encryption capabilities of banks and large corporations.
International push to improve food safety
Climate change and the globalization of food production, coupled with a growing global population and increasing urbanization, pose new challenges to food safety. Food systems are becoming even more complex and interlinked, blurring lines of regulatory responsibility. Solutions to these potential problems require intersectoral and concerted international action.