White House Eyes Panel to Question Climate Threat to Security March 1, 2019 The White House is advancing plans to form a presidential panel that will question science used in U.S. military and...
How People Rationalize Bad Choices March 1, 2019 By Katherine Bowers When a reward is tempting enough, people will break their own moral codes to gain the desired prize. Afterward, they’ll...
Liberty Mutual Boosted Q4, 2018 Profit Helped by Lower Catastrophe Losses February 28, 2019 Liberty Mutual Holding Co. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $249 million for the fourth quarter 2018 and $2.160...
BlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Claims Against Twitter February 28, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel BlackBerry Ltd. on Wednesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc. of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging...
2018 Was Big Year for Robot Employment February 28, 2019 U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach...
PIA Makes Cyber Product Available for Agents to Sell to Small Business Clients February 28, 2019 The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) has given its members a cyber insurance product to sell to...
Supreme Court Limits International Groups’ Immunity for Commercial Activity in U.S. February 28, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court opened some American-based international organizations to lawsuits, ruling that a World Bank affiliate must defend against...
U.S. Bans Lithium Battery Cargo on Passenger Planes February 28, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and...
Making Working with Robots Safe for Humans February 28, 2019 By Pavel Alpeyev Veo Robotics Inc., a startup developing sensor technology that lets industrial robots work safely side-by-side with humans, closed a funding...
Berkshire Hathaway Sale of Applied Underwriters Said Due to ‘Channel Conflict’ February 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In a rare move, Berkshire Hathaway is selling one of its companies, leading workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters, in order...