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Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather
Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild …
Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest in California Files Lawsuit
A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on filed a lawsuit against the city. During a search of a San Francisco Police Department …
Tropical Storm to Brush Puerto Rico Before Turning North, East of Florida
Tropical Storm Fiona, the season’s sixth named storm, was expected to graze Puerto Rico before turning north and staying east of Florida, and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for several islands. The Associated Press …
EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices
From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Companies face …
Infowars Lawyer Acknowledges Jones Spread Falsehoods on Sandy Hook
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting. “I don’t think that we disagree that there …
Uber Probes Hacker’s Claim to Have Penetrated Key Databases
Uber Technologies Inc. has shut down internal Slack messaging as it investigates a cybersecurity breach by a hacker claiming to have accessed sensitive company data. Employees on Thursday received a Slack message from an unknown person claiming “I am a …
Deadly Sinking of New England Fishing Vessel Prompts Call for Inspections, Locator Beacons
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) —A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely capsized because of poor drainage of seawater from the rear deck and hatches that weren’t watertight, investigators said. The National …
Robotaxi Coming to Austin and Phoenix
General Motors’ self-driving technology unit Cruise plans to expand its driverless ride service to include Phoenix, Ariz. and Austin, Texas, in 90 days, Cruise Chief Executive Kyle Vogt said on Monday. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference, Vogt also said …
Oklahoma CSR and Insurance Consultant License Conversion To Take Effect Nov. 1
The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a special notice to licensed Customer Service Representatives and Insurance Consultants last week regarding the automatic conversion of their licenses as Insurance Producers. According to the notice, effective Nov. 1, 2022, Oklahoma licensed Customer Service …
Viewpoint: The Chinese Government is Coming for Your Company Secrets
This content was originally published in Harris Bricken’s China Law Blog. It is republished here with permission. No matter what I do as a lawyer to try to protect my clients’ IP and trade secrets from China, there remain many …
US Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing
The US government’s cyber defense agency is recommending for the first time that companies embrace automated continuous testing to protect against longstanding online threats. The guidance, from a cluster of US and international agencies published on Wednesday, urges businesses to …
New Jersey Cannabis Regulator Issues Employers’ Guidance for Workplaces
New Jersey has issued guidance for workplaces to support employers’ right to create and maintain safe work environments, as well as affirm employees’ right to due process. According to the guidance and “Reasonable Suspicion Observation Report Form” by the New …