Texas faces second-largest wildfire in state history | Insurance Business America Catastrophe & Flood Texas faces second-largest wildfire in state history “If you do have to flee your home, keep your receipts,” local agent advises Catastrophe & Flood By Ryan Smith A wildfire sweeping through the Texas Panhandle is now the second largest blaze in […]
Perfect justice is no doubt unattainable in this sublunary world, but whenever I gave evidence in court in a case involving tort law, I had the strong suspicion that I was participating in something deeply corrupt (and corrupting). Justice, as it was administered, was a game of poker rather than a matter of truth as […]
It’s not all about the Benjamins, baby — particularly for executive compensation, but increasingly, all levels of employees at firms around the globe. At the start of the first dot com boom in the 1990s, equity emerged as one of the most compelling parts of new hire offer packages for employees at varying levels, according […]
Global metal 3D printer OEM AddUp, a joint venture between French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives, appointed Julien Marcilly as its new CEO at the end of 2023. Taking the reins from Frank Moreau, Marcilly has been part of AddUp since 2019, originally serving as the Deputy CEO. But since he’s […]
The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, co-directed by MIT professors Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, celebrated its official launch on Jan. 22. The new initiative’s mission is to analyze the forces that are eroding job quality and labor market opportunities for non-college workers and identify innovative ways to move the economy […]
Online brokerage Webull decided to cut its crypto offerings because of the unfavorable regulatory landscape in the US as it waits for approval to list on Nasdaq via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg News reported on Feb. 28. The company said that its previous attempt to carry out an initial public offering (IPO) […]
Three seconds of audio is all it takes. Cybercriminals have taken up newly forged artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning tools and created a new breed of scam. With a small sample of audio, they can clone the voice of nearly anyone and send bogus messages by voicemail or voice messaging texts. The aim, most often, […]
