Latest Data Driven Headlines
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OpenAI’s Stargate AI Venture Is Scouting for US Data Center Sites
Feb 7 2025 // ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday it is evaluating U.S. states as potential artificial intelligence data center locations for its massive Stargate venture, framing the project as a matter of urgency for the United...
AI Safety Institute Director Leaves Role
Feb 6 2025 // The U.S. AI Safety Institute’s inaugural director, Elizabeth Kelly, is departing her role on Wednesday, she said in a LinkedIn post, a move that leaves open the nascent government body’s direction under...
Viewpoint: Cyber Risk and AI – The Changing Landscape
Feb 5 2025 // Newswise — In today’s world of interconnected computer-based information systems, cyber risk has become one of the critical risk factors impacting organizations. Indeed, several studies have shown that cyber risk...
Securities Class Actions Increase Again in 2024; AI-Related Filings Double
Feb 4 2025 // The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related filings more than doubling from the previous year, according to a new report...
AI, Cybercrime Perceived as Top Insurance Risks: Kennedys
Feb 4 2025 // Artificial intelligence, cyberattacks or outages, and extreme weather events are the risks partners at global insurance law firm Kennedys perceive will have the biggest impacts on their markets in the next year, according...
LinkedIn Lawsuit Over Use of Customer Data for AI Models Is Dismissed
Feb 3 2025 // A proposed class action accusing Microsoft’s LinkedIn of violating the privacy of millions of Premium customers by disclosing their private messages to train generative artificial intelligence models has been...
DeepSeek’s AI Restricted by ‘Hundreds’ of Companies in Days
Jan 31 2025 // Companies and government agencies around the world are moving to restrict their employees’ access to the tools recently released by the Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek, according to the cybersecurity...
Insurtech Qumis Raises $2.2M to Automate Policy Reviews With AI
Jan 30 2025 // Qumis, a lawyer-built AI-driven platform designed to transform insurance knowledge work, announced the close of an oversubscribed $2.2 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Armory Square Ventures with...
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
Jan 22 2025 // Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial...
Flow Specialty Says Its AI Agent Passed RPLU Exams
Jan 22 2025 // Specialty wholesaler Flow Specialty said its artificial intelligence model has passed the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) exams for cyber, errors & omissions, and executive liability...
Biden Signs Executive Order to Ensure Power for AI Data Centers
Jan 15 2025 // President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said. The order calls for...
Moody’s to Acquire Geospatial AI Firm CAPE Analytics
Jan 13 2025 // Moody’s Corp. has agreed to acquire CAPE Analytics, which provides geospatial AI intelligence for residential and commercial properties. Moody’s said the deal will create a property database capable of...
Meta Knew It Used Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
Jan 10 2025 // Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers. Ta-Nehisi...
Berkshire Shareholder Seeks Committee to Oversee AI at Buffett’s Company
Jan 8 2025 // A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder wants a committee of independent directors to oversee risks associated with artificial intelligence at the dozens of companies in Warren Buffett’s conglomerate. Tulipshare, an...
Artificial Intelligence Energy Demand Is Driving Climate Tech Investing
Jan 8 2025 // Energy startups have overtaken the makers of electric cars and batteries as the top global climate tech investment for the first time since 2020. They’ve done so as the growing demand for artificial intelligence has...
New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
Dec 30 2024 // New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat,...
Generative AI: A Double Agent Serving Good and Evil in the World of Claims
Dec 30 2024 // Claims professionals need to adapt to the AI evolution at a fast pace as the same technologies used to fight claims fraud are also being used to perpetuate it, according to experts. “It’s truly become an arms...
US House Task Force Releases ‘Blueprint’ for Federal AI Responsibility
Dec 18 2024 // A U.S. House of Representatives task force on artificial intelligence on Tuesday released a report of more than 250 pages outlining the potential benefits and harms of the technology. The 24 members of the bipartisan House...
AI Focal Point of Cybersecurity Outlook for 2025, Says Experian
Dec 17 2024 // Artificial intelligence is at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast due to its enabling capabilities. Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at information services company, said...
Advocacy Groups Ask FIO to Release Homeowners Insurance Data Collected by NAIC
Dec 17 2024 // A coalition of consumer, environmental, and fair housing groups have called upon the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office to release homeowners insurance data before it may be too late. The nationwide data was...
