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Time to upgrade Airline Black Boxes, says US Safety Board
In too many cases, the current two hours of sound on the cockpit voice recorders hasn’t been enough to aid investigations, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a recommendation posted to its website Thursday. The board cited several dozen instances in which the recorders were overwritten before they could be brought into the lab.Investigators want the requirement to be increased to 25 hours of sound, and are seeking retrofits for current aircraft by 2024.
#MeToo: Rajnath Singh-led GoM to look into sexual harassment at workplace
The GoM will examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at workplace.
Indian firms overly confident about their Cybersecurity, Survey
-88 percent of Indian firms surveyed said they are better prepared for data breaches than their competitors
-Financial services and utility respondents were least realistic, with 100 percent rating their firm as above average or as top performers, while retail services had the highest percentage who said their firms were top performers at 60 percent
-In the coming year, 80 percent of Indian financial services firms believe the overall level of cyber-threats and data breach activity will go up
-62 percent of Indian firms say cybersecurity investment will increase in the year ahead. This rose to 67 percent amongst Indian financial services firms and 80 percent for utilities
Donald Trump okays $60 billion answer to China’s OBOR
The president’s shift has less to do with a sudden embrace of foreign aid than a desire to block Beijing’s plan for economic, technological and political dominance. China has spent nearly five years bankrolling a plan to gain greater global influence by financing big projects across Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa
Insured losses for Hurricane Michael may touch $10 Billion:AIR Worldwide
“Fueled by unseasonably high 84-degree sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and unhindered by any prior landfall, Hurricane Michael rapidly intensified shortly before making landfall at close to Category 5 intensity,” said Dr. Peter Sousounis, vice president and director of meteorology, AIR Worldwide.
“Data analytics & security’ have to go together :IRDAI Chief
Irda is also keen on introducing regulations on risk-based capital.A paper to this effect has already been circulated to all the insurers. These companies, who can manage their risks, their need of capital will be less. IRDAI will also focus on risk based supervision afterwards, he said.
Sell-off continues: FPIs pull-out Rs 266-bn in Oct on rupee, oil concerns
FPIs have been net sellers almost throughout this year except a couple of months. However, experts said the swiftness of the exit in October thus far has shaken the market.
Negative sentiments from the global market on concerns over a slowing world economy led by lingering trade war between the US and China triggered the FPI pullout, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.
#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces
Research has found that traditional sexual harassment training doesn’t do much to prevent harassment and can backfire at times. By contrast, research has found that bystander training can successfully change attitudes: One study found that people who underwent the training were more likely to report harassment than those who did not
It’s Not Easy to Teach Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans
With Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo planning to roll out an autonomous taxi service to paying customers in the Phoenix area later this year, and General Motor Co.’s driverless unit racing to deploy a ride-hailing business in 2019, the shortcomings of robot cars interacting with humans are coming under increased scrutiny. Some experts have advocated for education campaigns to train pedestrians to be more mindful of autonomous vehicles. Startups and global automakers are busy testing external display screens to telegraph the intent of a robotic car to bystanders
Air Canada’s Near Miss Last Year Was Almost “Worst Accident In History”
The Air Canada Airbus A320 carrying 140 people was cleared to land on Runway 28-Right at San Francisco International Airport shortly before midnight on July 7, 2017 — but the pilot inadvertently lined up for Taxiway C, where four planes were waiting to take off.