All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2016 // Fraudsters are more often caught by tip-offs and complaints, management review, accidentally, suspicious superiors and internal audits than by use of technology and data analytics.According to consulting firm KPMG, North...
Jun 9 2016 // That’s one small step for drones, and no steps needed for mankind.Autonomous drone transport for humans. Why not? We’re eventually getting autonomous cars so you don’t have to do the driving, and drones...
Jun 7 2016 // Think of it as driver education with the car as the student and you as the instructor.That’s what it’s like in the latest version of Carnegie Mellon University’s self-driving car, a 2011 Cadillac SRX on...
Jun 6 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for.Beyond those top three,...
Jun 2 2016 // Business groups from the U.S. and around the world protested planned cybersecurity rules for the insurance industry in China in a letter to the head of the nation’s insurance regulator.The draft regulations may...
May 26 2016 // Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is helping wrestler Hulk Hogan bankroll his lawsuit against Gawker Media, according to a report in Forbes.Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, in March won a $140 million jury verdict...
May 26 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for.Beyond those top three,...
May 23 2016 // So what is all the buzz about? Lately it is about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones, which are emerging as a valuable component in a vast array of American businesses and markets. While UAVs are generally associated...
May 16 2016 // Google and Apple Inc. have some bright ideas about the future of health care. Not so long ago, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. had similar ideas: a networked world of devices and services that would...
May 13 2016 // In the trucking industry, technology is driving change.Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told The Messenger that by the end of 2017 it will be mandated that all trucks have...
May 12 2016 // Usage-based auto insurance will explode globally in the next seven years, a new industry analysis asserts.IHS Inc.’s IHS Automotive predicts that 142 million customers will sign up globally for the telematics-infused...
May 9 2016 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh-area officials want the state’s regulators to greatly reduce their record-setting $11.4 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber.The Public Utility Commission fined...
May 6 2016 // More than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers on Thursday not to open a portion of the wireless spectrum reserved for connected vehicles in the...
May 6 2016 // Personal lines insurers are most likely to benefit from wide uses of automation in underwriting, a new report has found.“They are more likely to have a homogenous book of business and a standardized product...
May 5 2016 // The development of self-driving cars is a good example of how, and why, the future may be a less profitable place for investors.Volvo Cars, one of scads of technology and automotive firms working along the same lines, last...
May 5 2016 // CSC, the TYSONS, Va.-based technology solutions and services provider, announced it has completed the acquisition of Xchanging plc.“CSC and Xchanging together will create a leader in technology and business process...
May 2 2016 // Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire insurance agency technology firm Vertafore from TPG Capital.The parties did not disclose terms of the transaction. Reuters, citing anonymous...
May 2 2016 // In 2016, it’s easier than ever to play the financial markets. From the explosion of online brokers to the rise of robo-advisors, armchair investors have dozens of tools just a few clicks or taps away. Daily trading...
May 2 2016 // Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright told the BBC on Monday he was the creator of controversial digital currency bitcoin, ending years of speculation about a person who until now has gone by the name of Satoshi...
May 2 2016 // The good news is that for the foreseeable future, with certain exceptions, you will not have to tell your clients their premiums are increasing 10 percent or more. Property/casualty carriers collectively, not necessarily...