Monthly Archives: <span>August 2024</span>

Southern California Edison Seeks to Recover $1.6B of Wildfire-Related Losses

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International said on Thursday it was seeking approval for a settlement agreement to recover nearly 60% of losses related to wildfires and mudslides in 2017 and 2018. Under the agreement with the …

Typhoon Shanshan Churns Over Japan, Dumping Heavy Rain

Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, with the government continuing to warn that landslides could be triggered by heavy rain as the weather system beats its way slowly across the country in …

Game Theory and Worker’s Comp: Understanding Stakeholder Frictional Maps

In the complicated and highly regulated world of workers’ compensation, predicting the trajectory and resolution of a claim can be an intricate challenge. The interactions among injured workers, employers, insurance adjusters and treating physicians significantly influence how quickly a claim …

Chinese Hackers Exploited Bug to Compromise Internet Companies, Cybersecurity Firm Says

A Chinese hacking group exploited a software bug to compromise several internet companies in the United States and abroad, a cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday. Researchers at the firm Lumen Technologies said in a blog post that the hackers took …

Dick’s Sporting Goods Discloses Unauthorized Third-Party Access to Information

Dick’s Sporting Goods said on Wednesday it discovered last week that an unauthorized third party had access to its information systems, including certain confidential data. Cyber attacks have become increasingly common with corporate companies having to engage law enforcement to …

Meta Faces $3.6M Fine on Brazil Following Suit Over Bogus Havan Ads

Meta Platforms faces a fine of up to $3.62 million after losing a lawsuit by Brazilian department store chain Havan that accused the social media company of accepting paid advertisements that fraudulently use the retailer’s name to deceive consumers. A …

TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Court Rules

A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral “blackout challenge” in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves …

Robots Are Starting Fires in California — and That’s a Good Thing

Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated in dozens of prescribed burns across the American West, in which fire-prevention teams would carry drip torches to ignite dry …

Americans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar

Americans are seeking to change their insurance coverage more frequently than in the past, after a surge in premiums that’s squeezed household budgets, a new industry report shows. For car insurance, so-called policy shopping rates — essentially the share of …

TikTok Sued in U.K. by Content Moderator Alleging Toxic Workplace

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok was sued by a content moderator in the UK alleging disability discrimination and a toxic work environment that caused her stress and pregnancy complications. Olivia Anton Altamirano worked on TikTok’s Badness Project meant to weed out harmful …