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Freezer Hacks ‘a Wake-Up Call for Society’ Pentagon CIO Says
Kirsten Davies, the Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer, said the potential significance for the US of the recent supermarket freezer hacks in Europe dawned on her abruptly when she first read about them. “Holy cow! What else uses refrigeration?” she recalled …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:13 AM |
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic Hit With Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Frontier AI Development
A group of nonprofits sued OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX’s AI division, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google on Thursday, seeking to block the further development of the most advanced AI models over concerns, voiced by the companies’ own leaders, that the technology …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:08 AM |
Mamdani Vows 100 Construction Site Probes After 8 Killed in Building Collapse
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said city officials would commence sweeps of 100 construction sites after eight people died in the collapse of a three-story Brooklyn apartment building. The building collapsed shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, trapping people inside …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Wildfires Causing $1 Billion in Damage Have Jumped in Frequency in US
Billion-dollar wildfires in the US have become more than five times as frequent and 10 times as costly over the past two decades, according to a new analysis of the nation’s most destructive fires. The analysis, from Climate Central, a …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Orders Insurance Nonrenewal Moratorium for 50,000 Following Dove Fire
Property insurers are prohibited from canceling or declining to renew coverage for 50,000 residential policyholders in Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Calaveras counties for one year following the Dove Fire. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued the moratorium following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Driver in Deadly LA Metro Station Crash Arrested on DUI And Murder Counts
The driver of a minivan that crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station, killing three women and critically injuring two more, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and three counts of murder, police said. Authorities said the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Risky Future Summit to Explore Emerging Threats, Technology and Risk Management Strategies for Insurance Industry
Free Virtual Event on November 17 Will Feature Expert Panels on Cyber Risk, Commercial Auto, Terrorism and Natural Catastrophes November 10, 2026 — From AI-powered cyberattacks and escalating commercial auto verdicts to geopolitical instability and increasingly costly natural catastrophes, the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 12, 2026 5:45 PM |
Ohio State Suspends Frat After Video Showing Men Engulfed in Flames
A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames. A video shared on social media shows a large group of people standing outside, many …
POSTED NOVEMBER 12, 2026 5:17 PM |
Kansas Woman Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Sedgwick County woman has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Julie LaChance, aged 38, pleaded guilty on August 20, 2026, in Sedgwick County District Court to one felony count …
POSTED NOVEMBER 12, 2026 4:58 PM |
Texas Grid Boss Wants Data Centers to Cut Power Before Blackouts
The boss of Texas’s electric grid will ask the state legislature for authority to require data centers to decrease power usage even before an emergency is declared. As it stands now, Texas has to be at level two of a …
POSTED NOVEMBER 12, 2026 4:45 PM |
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