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X to wind up operations in Brazil ‘effective immediately’ due to censorship
Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts, as...
Govt to hire 2 pvt sector professionals as JSs to manage MoF’s Cyber Security and Investment assignments
This is for the first time, the government has advertised to hire a...
DGCA asks airlines to make extra checks on A320neo planes with P&W engines
“Log all the cases detecting odours/smoke in cabin during operation for necessary investigation and rectification,” the DGCA said in its notification, adding that in all such cases the engine would need to be inspected in detail and used only after the defect is resolved.
Delhi a ‘gas chamber’, better not to live in city, says SC about pollution
“In the morning and evening, there is so much pollution and traffic congestion,” Justice Arun Mishra said, hearing a matter related to air pollution in the National Capital Region.
US Regulators disagree over giving Fintechs Federal Charter to skirt State Rules
Companies such as PayPal and LendingClub Corp. have attracted millions of customers by offering greater convenience or better prices than traditional banks. The OCC and the FDIC say such firms can broaden access to financial services because their low-cost models allow them to reach poorly served areas and offer small loans that are uneconomical for bigger banks.
Pension Trustees seek corporate disclosure of Sexual Harassment Costs, Policies
“We don’t see how it could possibly be accretive to corporate value to have a culture that allows for sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Priya Mathur, the departing president of the $345 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund.Companies are losing customers, paying settlements and higher insurance costs and being distracted “from their core strategies because they have to deal with this.”
Headlights are passé: Luxury cars of the future will be illuminated with lasers
As cars move toward more enhanced and powerful semiautonomous systems, which rely not only on constant cloud computing for their decision-making but also on clear forward “vision” through their cameras and sensors, light and data transmission will have huge implications for driver safety.
World Bank Gr announces $50 bn over five yrs for Climate Adaptation & Resilience
Our new plan will put climate resilience on an equal footing with our investment in a low carbon future for the first time. We do this because, simply put, the climate is changing so we must mitigate and adapt at the same time,” said World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva. “We will ramp up our funding to help people build a more resilient future, especially the poorest and most vulnerable who are most affecte
Cyber joins Business Interruption as leading Global Risk for first time: Allianz
“Companies need to plan for a wide range of disruptive scenarios and triggers, as this is where their big exposure lies in today’s networked society,” says Chris Fischer Hirs, CEO of AGCS.
“Disruptive risks can be physical, such as fire or storms, or virtual, such as an IT outage, which can occur through malicious and accidental means. They can stem from their own operations but also from a company’s suppliers, customers or IT service providers. Whatever the trigger, the financial loss for companies following a standstill can be enormous.
“Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions are the most urgent risk in 2019”
The report released on Wednesday said environmental degradation is the long-term risk that defines the current era, with four of the top five most impactful global risks in 2019 related to climate Rapidly evolving cyber and technological threats are the most significant potential blind spots; and the vulnerability of networked societies still not fully appreciated, said the report.
169 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace in private industries: WCD Ministry
Against the backdrop of the “MeToo” campaign, the WCD Ministry had last month linked the online portal to report complaints of sexual harassment at workplace, to all the central ministries, departments and 653 districts across 33 states and Union territories.
Colorado Man Sentenced to 76 yrs of prison for $16mn securities fraud over Insurance Marketing Organisations
Schnorenberg solicited investments personally and also directed agents to solicit investments for his multiple insurance marketing organizations from 2009 to 2015.