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Heat Sears Central US This Weekend as Hawaii on Flood Watch
Heat will continue to sear the Great Plains and central Mississippi Valley this weekend, as well as pushing into Texas, Oklahoma and even the eastern U.S., prompting the nation’s largest grid operator to call on customers to conserve energy. Dallas … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuspended Glencore Exec Told Radiant ‘Say Nothing on Email’
A senior Glencore Plc executive last year urged counterparts at Radiant World not to communicate by email, according to WhatsApp messages from the company’s head of iron ore seen by Bloomberg News. “Say nothing on email,” Peter Hill wrote in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLucid, Bolt Team up to Deploy 25,000 Robotaxis Across Europe
U.S. EV maker Lucid Group and European shared mobility platform Bolt said on Thursday they are teaming up to roll out self-driving ride services across Europe, as they seek to tap into the region’s emerging robotaxi market. Lucid shares rose … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSwiss Re: 100 Years After Miami Hurricane, Similar Storm Would Top $200B in Losses
The Atlantic has been pretty quiet so far this season, but one system east of Bermuda could soon develop into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday. If the storm were to develop into a Category 5 hurricane … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCredit Acceptance Reaches $710M Predatory Auto Lending Settlement With Most States
Credit Acceptance Corp. agreed to a $710 million settlement with 40 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. to resolve charges it drove thousands of borrowers with low incomes and low credit scores into predatory auto loans it knew they could not … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAI Fuels 440% Surge in Hackers Using Blockchains to Aid Attacks
Open-source artificial intelligence is making it easier for hackers to hide malicious code on blockchains, opening a new front in a crypto industry already grappling with rising cybercrime. Instances of malware instructions written into on-chain transactions and smart contracts are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmway, Affiliates Paying $225M to Settle US Claims They Deceived Recruits
Multilevel marketing company Amway Corp. and two of its affiliates will pay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Washington state $225 million to resolve allegations it recruited new members by deceptive claims about how much money they could make, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhite House Weighs US Incubator for Cyber Research, Startups
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to establish a government-led incubator aimed at investing in cybersecurity research and spinning out startups focused on developing tools for the government to use, according to people familiar with the situation. The White … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHershey Defeats Reese’s Lawsuit Over Halloween Pumpkins That Lacked ‘Cool’ Carvings
Hershey won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it let down consumers because its Halloween-themed Reese’s pumpkins lacked the decorative carved designs shown on the packaging. U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian in Miami said the two Florida residents leading the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTorrential Rain Brings Deadly Floods Back to East Coast of Spain
Torrential rain lashed the east coast of Spain, flooding roads and leaving at least one person dead. The heavy rainfall started Wednesday in Valencia and Catalonia, reviving fears of a repeat of the devastating floods that killed more than 200 … Source: Claims Journal
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