by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro has managed to ramp up operations at its Alunorte refinery in Brazil despite a cyber attack in March, the firm said on Tuesday, boosting its shares. The Norwegian company’s stock rose as much as 6% in early trade after...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last year, as shrinking alpine glaciers and severe drought made the key transport artery impassable. Those historic conditions could be repeated in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group. Public broadcaster ARD said the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Facebook Inc. will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. The FTC voted 3-2...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 22, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
Google agreed to pay $11 million to end a lawsuit accusing the internet giant of discriminating against older job applicants, a deal that amounts to an average payout of more than $35,000 for 227 people who joined the class action. The settlement also calls for...
