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British Columbia Sues OpenAI Alleging Failure to Warn Before Mass Shooting
British Columbia filed a lawsuit in California against OpenAI, alleging it could have used ChatGPT logs to warn police and avert a mass shooting in the Canadian province earlier this year. On Feb. 10, teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar allegedly killed …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 9:35 AM |
Australian State Bans Data Centers From Residential Areas
One of Australia’s largest states has banned the construction of data centers in residential areas and mandated that they must “bring their own renewable energy supply,” part of a slew of rules designed to tackle growing community pushback. The state …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 9:18 AM |
Polo Strengthens Into Hurricane, Threatening Mexico’s Pacific Resort Towns
Polo strengthened off Mexico’s Pacific coast into a hurricane on Monday and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major storm, threatening floods, dangerous surf and strong wind gusts in coastal states and near major beach resorts. Around mid-day locally …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 9:06 AM |
People Moves: Chubb Names Ringsted Chief Scientist; Technical Risk Underwriters Makes Leadership Promotions
Chubb Limited named Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president, Chubb Group. In this newly created role, Ringsted will focus on and have responsibility for the company’s artificial intelligence, data and analytics strategy and initiatives worldwide. Ringsted brings …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 6:30 AM |
Paramount Wins Warner Bros Takeover After Settling States, Union Lawsuits
Paramount Skydance emerged victorious on Sept. 21 from a legal battle over its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after settling with a California-led group of US states and a Hollywood writers union, paving the way for one of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:22 AM |
EU to Require Data Centers to Disclose Energy and Water Efficiency
The European Commission proposed rules on Monday requiring data centers in Europe to disclose how efficiently they use energy and water, as concerns grow over their consumption of resources. The EU wants to triple its data center capacity over the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:10 AM |
OpenAI, Microsoft Execs’ Quotes Threaten AI Copyright Defense, News Outlets Argue
OpenAI and Microsoft executives privately described their AI products as substitutes for journalism, according to court filings made public that the New York Times and other news outlets say gut the tech companies’ fair-use defense in a closely watched copyright …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:09 AM |
Aircraft Communications with FAA ‘Incredibly Insecure,’ Senator Says
A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are “incredibly insecure” and the Federal Aviation Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said. The Government Accountability Office said the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:05 AM |
A-Cap Insurers File Suit Against SCDOI Director Over ‘Extreme’ Rehab Move
The head of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer have pushed back hard and fast against the South Carolina insurance director’s move to push the companies into rehabilitation, charging that the regulatory action is reckless and was done …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:02 AM |
California Clears Sales of Higher-Ethanol Fuel to Lower Gasoline Costs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation allowing the immediate sale of a higher-ethanol fuel blend in the state, as it seeks to rein in skyrocketing costs at the pump in the country’s largest auto market. The signing of Senate Bill …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 5:00 AM |
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