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Drought Pits Farms Against Towns and Industry in Scramble for Water in West
In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir. To the north, a small Utah town could run out of water in months. And in Colorado, a rancher has sold a fifth of her herd as stock …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 2:15 PM |
Coalition Follows Allianz Deal by Expanding Cyber Solution for Large Companies
Managing general agent and specialist cyber insurer Coalition said it has launched Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises, with up to USD $25 million in cyber limits for U.S. large businesses. This follows the May announcement of Coalition’s expanded strategic relationship …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 2:14 PM |
Crash of Helicopter Fighting Colorado Wildfire Leaves Pilot Dead
A helicopter helping fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities said. The aircraft was reported down Sunday in the Silver Jack Reservoir and the pilot’s body was recovered by divers. The Gunnison County Sheriff’s …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 2:02 PM |
US to Launch AI and Cybersecurity Coordination Group, White House Says
The U.S. will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by advanced AI systems and coordinate responses, according to a White House statement, fulfilling U.S. President Donald Trump’s order from June. …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 1:38 PM |
AI Backlash Builds in President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Backyard
A vote in Palm Beach County on whether to allow the construction of a digital infrastructure hub to house AI data centers and warehouses is set to show the strength of Florida’s efforts to rein in the technology industry. Project …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 1:28 PM |
Business Moves: Duck Creek Buys Send to Create Novel Agentic Solution
Insurance industry software-as-a-service provider Duck Creek Technologies said it has acquired commercial underwriting platform Send Technology Solutions. Duck Creek said together the companies will create the “first and only agentic solution to unite core insurance operations and intelligent underwriting workflows …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 12:36 PM |
Update: After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point
Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen’s Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 11:32 AM |
Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Three as Moscow, Kyiv Battle Over Black Sea
Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes on Wednesday, with Moscow killing three people in an attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and Kyiv’s drone forces striking Russian shipping. Odesa …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 10:53 AM |
OpenAI Unaware of ‘Any Evidence’ Showing Apple Lawsuit Has Merit
OpenAI said on Tuesday that it’s “not aware of any evidence” that an Apple Inc. lawsuit alleging trade-secret theft has merit. The latest remarks come four days after Apple filed the suit, which claimed that OpenAI took proprietary technology to …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 10:35 AM |
AI Bumps Power Cost 60% as Mega US Grid Fails to Hit Supply Goal
Power-hungry data centers have increased supply costs for the largest US electric grid by more than 60%, the system watchdog said. PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 13 states and Washington, DC, said Tuesday that its auction to procure power for …
POSTED JULY 15, 2026 10:30 AM |
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