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AIG said early Wednesday that its former chief executive officer and current executive chair Peter Zaffino will be leaving the board effective Sept. 15 to join Palantir Technologies Inc. as global head of financial services. Zaffino had just transitioned to …

Florida has banned local police from installing license-plate readers on state roads, responding to growing concern about the proliferation of surveillance cameras made by Flock Safety and other companies. The Florida Department of Transportation on Monday revoked all permits for …

Germany’s power grid was hit twice in a single day on Tuesday, with incidents on opposite sides of the country knocking units of coal-fired power plants offline and authorities investigating possible terrorist or extremist motives. The latest incident occurred in …

A historic diamond necklace originally designed for the Egyptian royal family and valued at about $4 million was stolen from a major Vienna museum, triggering a police manhunt for the two alleged thieves. The men smashed a display case in …

Germany’s government said an investigation found that Russia is behind a failed drone attack at an airport in Leipzig last month and that the Kremlin is likely to step up hybrid aggression. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced the shuttering of …

The devastating deluge that swept through the mountain valleys on the border between Nepal and Tibet in China is a potent reminder of a growing green-energy risk in one of the world’s most hazard-prone areas.Hydropower dams high in the Himalayas …

A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s over frozen sandwiches that Smucker claims are too similar to its Uncrustables. Smucker sued Trader Joe’s in federal court in Ohio last fall, claiming …

Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber & Professional Lines Group Appoints Alva SVP of Underwriting to Lead Cyber Business Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber & Professional Lines Group (CPLG), a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies based in …

A new report highlights insurance industry employees’ growing negativity toward artificial intelligence job displacement, as sector employment dropped 21% yera-over-year, and entry-level adjuster positions dropped 50% YoY. Glassdoor’s Employee Confidence Index for its broader AI Report hit a record 10-year …

The U.S. pressed G20 members on Tuesday to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating new rules for the technology at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers in North Carolina. The U.S. goals largely align …