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Without Clear Rules on Use, Maine Towns Experimenting With AI
Sep 16 2025 // After reading through a pile of resumes, Town Manager Anthony Wilson mentally ranked the people trying to become Winthrop’s general assistance administrator. Seeking a second opinion, he turned to ChatGPT. He fed the...
Reuters: AI Chatbots Were Happy to Help Craft a Phishing Scam
Sep 15 2025 // The email seemed innocent enough. It invited senior citizens to learn about the Silver Hearts Foundation, a new charity dedicated to providing the elderly with care and companionship. “We believe every senior...
Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews
Sep 15 2025 // The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant’s AI summaries use its journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its websites. The lawsuit by Penske Media...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Arrow Launches Tech E&O Practice With Bridgehaven Capacity
Sep 15 2025 // Arrow Risk Management, the London-based specialist MGA underwriting platform, announced a strategic partnership with Bridgehaven Specialty UK Ltd. to launch its tech E&O underwriting practice. The practice will be led...
Why Your Tech Stack Matters More Than Ever During CAT Season
Sep 11 2025 // If you’re an independent insurance agent, you already know what’s around the corner. Late summer and early fall bring peak CAT (catastrophic) event seasons, and they’re no joke. From hurricanes and...
Meta, TikTok Win Challenge Against EU Tech Fees, Forcing Regulators to Recalculate
Sep 10 2025 // Meta Platforms and TikTok on Wednesday won a legal challenge to the way EU regulators calculated a supervisory fee imposed on them under landmark tech rules, but will receive no money back while officials reformulate the...
US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies
Sep 10 2025 // Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Wednesday that would let artificial intelligence companies apply for exemptions to federal regulation to help them experiment in developing new technology. Cruz leads...
Exclusive: Applied Systems Acquires AI-Enabled Risk Digitalization Firm Cytora
Sep 9 2025 // Applied Systems announced the acquisition of Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, in an effort to accelerate connecting the dots within the insurance ecosystem, something Applied terms as...
Renaissance Introduces the First in a Suite of AI Solutions for Independent Agents
Sep 8 2025 // Agency network Renaissance said it has become the first of its kind to deliver an exclusive suite of artificial intelligence solutions built specifically for independent insurance agents. “Independent insurance...
AI for Agents
Sep 8 2025 // Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are creating exciting times for just about everyone. The insurance industry is standing on the cusp of an exhilarating technological revolution, primarily driven by AI, writes Anupam...
Next-Gen Insurance: Powered by AI
Sep 8 2025 // Welcome to the next generation of insurance. Our industry stands on the cusp of an exhilarating technological revolution, primarily driven by artificial intelligence. Embracing next-generation technology is no longer a...
FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms
Sep 5 2025 // The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., according to people familiar with...
NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases
Sep 5 2025 // Use of artificial intelligence among businesses jumped in the last year and is expected to continue to grow, yet few firms have cut jobs as a result so far, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. Around...
Success of AI Music Creators Sparks Debate on Future of Music Industry
Sep 3 2025 // When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on their guitars, keyboards and drumsticks to make music. Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator who goes by the stage name imoliver, fires up his...
France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation
Aug 29 2025 // France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met...
Anthropic Thwarts Hacker Attempts to Misuse Claude AI for Cybercrime
Aug 28 2025 // Anthropic said on Wednesday it had detected and blocked hackers attempting to misuse its Claude AI system to write phishing emails, create malicious code and circumvent safety filters. The company’s findings,...
As AI Becomes Part of Everyday Life, it Brings a Hidden Climate Cost
Aug 27 2025 // Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and said it helped immensely with organizing her thoughts. “We try to use it conscientiously...
Musk Sues Apple, OpenAI, Saying They Hurt AI Competition
Aug 26 2025 // Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favoring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers. Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of...
Trump Administration Weighs Sanctions on Officials Implementing EU Tech Law
Aug 26 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar...
FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws
Aug 25 2025 // The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with British and European digital content laws could violate U.S. law if they weaken privacy...
