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Florida Zookeeper Screamed for Help Before Tiger Attack
A zookeeper screamed for help into her radio before she was fatally attacked by a Malayan tiger, but the 350-pound animal crushed her neck before her co-workers could reach her, an autopsy report released Friday showed. The Palm Beach County … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRemote Alaska Port Clinic Taps Satellite Technology to Offer Telemedicine
The only clinic in one of the nation’s busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been impossible for its limited staff – until this week. Beginning at the end of last week, a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhy Hire a Corporate Lawyer When a Robot Will Do?
Lawyers, beware. Robots really are coming for your jobs. Exhibit A: Venture-capital firm Invoke Capital just made a multi-million-dollar investment in Luminance, which is developing artificial intelligence to automate the legal drudgery involved in corporate mergers and acquisitions. The robot … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla’s Software Update Stops Automatic Steering if Driver is Inattentive
Tesla Motors says a software update to its Autopilot system will disable automatic steering if drivers don’t keep their hands on the wheel. The update also adds multiple features, including improved radar, better voice commands and an industry-first temperature control … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGreenland Ice Loss 40 Trillion Pounds More Than Previously Thought
Greenland is losing about 40 trillion pounds more ice a year than scientists had thought, according to a new study that used GPS to help estimate how much is melting. So instead of losing on average 550 trillion pounds of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTorchmark Rulings Provide Framework for Successful Defense of California Insurance Trade Practices Actions
After a four year battle between the Torchmark Group (Globe Life et al) and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) over the CDI’s action alleging 697 claims settlement violations, the CDI dismissed the action on August 29, 2016. The dismissal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOklahoma Geoscience Center Receives Earthquake Sensor
With no signs earthquakes will stop rumbling in the state anytime soon, Oklahoma museums and schools are being targeted to participate in a nationwide citizen science project that tracks – or catches – seismic activity to learn more about quakes … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlue Bell Supplier Denies Listeria in Product Before Going to Ice Cream Maker
A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream said Thursday that its product tested negative for the pathogen before it was sent to the Texas-based company. Blue … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Science Behind Chirps and Chimes Inside Modern Cars
Whether it’s the pleasant greeting when you slide into the driver’s seat or a loud, annoying beep that warns you of an imminent crash, there’s science behind the noises that your car makes. Nearly all automakers have engineers and others … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePenn State, Insurer Settle Fight That Revealed Sandusky Scandal Details
Penn State has settled a court fight with its insurer over payments to victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a case that revealed new allegations about how early late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew of … Source: Claims Journal
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