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Microsoft, Cyber Firms to Meet on Fixes After CrowdStrike Crash

Microsoft Corp. is planning a meeting next month with cybersecurity companies that operate at the core of its Windows systems to discuss ways in which they can keep last month’s worldwide computer crash from happening again. Cyber companies — including …

Kraken Must Face SEC Suit Over Crypto Exchange Registration

Cryptocurrency platform Kraken must face a US Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing it of operating an unregistered securities exchange, a judge ruled. “The SEC has plausibly alleged that at least some of the cryptocurrency transactions that Kraken facilitates on …

CN Workers Threaten Strike, Vow to Fight Canada Move to End Rail Shutdown

The union representing workers at Canadian National Railway said on Friday they would strike next week, in a fresh threat to the economy after vowing to challenge a government decision to end an unprecedented rail stoppage. The Teamsters union filed …

Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300%

New research indicates that what used to be the 100-year hurricane will now happen every 25 years, according to Deep Sky Research, a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer. The new report analyzes data within the U.S. via its Hurricane Rainfall …

Blackouts in Extreme Weather Drive Demand for Cleaner Backup Power

Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning. Yet their house has lost power three times in just the past two and a half months. …

Atlantic Enters Its Most Active Season for Storms: Weather Watch

The Atlantic has entered the most dangerous part of its six-month storm season — after months of heat building in the world’s oceans. From Aug. 20 to Oct. 10, the stretch of the Atlantic between the Caribbean and Africa becomes …

Jury Finds Parents of Texas Student Accused of 2018 Mass Shooting Not Negligent

The parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people at a high school near Houston in 2018 do not bear financial responsibility for the shooting, a jury decided Monday. A lawsuit brought by victims and their families sought …

CLARA Names Spaulding Chief Insurance Officer and Toll VP of Sales for Self-Insured

CLARA Analytics named Robin Spaulding chief insurance officer and Greg Toll vice president of sales for self-insured. Spaulding will advise clients on best practices, while Toll will play a lead role in executing CLARA’s growth strategy in the self-insured segment. …

Ford Slows EV Plans, Delaying Pickup and Axing Three-Row SUV, to Cut Costs

Ford Motor on Wednesday said it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of its best-selling pickup, the F-150, the latest delay by the U.S. automaker as it focuses on cutting costs to …

Tesla Issuing New Recall for 9,100 Model X SUVs Over Trim Issue

Tesla has issued a recall for about 9,100 Model X sports utility vehicles in the U.S. over a trim on the roof that could separate, it said on Wednesday, its second over the same issue since 2020. Front and center …

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