Antarctica is one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth. As the coldest and windiest continent on the planet according to the United States Antarctic Program, Antarctica does not have permanent countries, cities or residents. The extreme weather conditions make getting to and living on the continent very challenging. ...
Yesterday’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent tsunami waves across the Pacific, placing Hawaii under evacuation orders, triggering advisories along the U.S. West Coast, and emphasizing a critical truth about natural catastrophes: They don’t respect borders and tend not to give warnings. ...
The legal industry has officially entered its AI era. In just one year, AI in legal practice skyrocketed from 22% to 80%, marking the most dramatic technology shift the profession has witnessed in decades. ...
In the context of fractious global trade dynamics, businesses have no choice but to adapt their strategies for planning, pricing and protection. The interconnected nature of the global economy means that instability in one sector often has ripple effects across others. ...
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As property/casualty insurers increase their focus on predicting and preventing costly damage that drives up claims and premiums, telematics technology has come to play an increasing role. From video doorbells that reduce theft and vandalism to “smart plumbing” solutions that detect leaks and shut off water before in-home flooding can occur, these technologies clearly offer value to homeowners and insurers. ...
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Devastating flooding in central Texas over the July 4, 2025, weekend highlighted several aspects of the state’s risk profile that also are relevant to the rest of the country, according to the latest Triple-I Issues Brief. One is the rising incidence of severe inland flooding related to tropical storms. ...
The deliberate action to obfuscate source code refers to the intentional transformation of programmatic logic into a form that is exceedingly difficult for humans to interpret, while remaining functionally identical from the standpoint of machine execution. This technique, while deceptively simple in conceptual premise, occupies a crucial position at the intersection of cybersecurity, intellectual property protection, and strategic business operations in the digital age. ...
The annual Accenture Tech Vision report has always been a beacon for the future of technology. Now in its 25th year, this year’s report AI: A Declaration of autonomy highlights four key trends that are set to reshape the tech landscape – 1) The Binary Big Bang, 2) Your Face in the Future 3) When LLMs get their Bodies and 4) The New Learning Loop. I am going to zone in on “The Binary Big Bang”, the generation-defining moment of AI transition, as a transformative force for the insurance industry. The trend name really reflects the next great evolution in AI, particularly generative AI. The Binary Big Bang tracks the emergence of agentic systems, and how they challenge conventions around software development and the cost of building digital ecosystems. It dives into a major change underway in how software is designed, what we need from it, and who uses it. And it sets the stage for always-there AI, which will be rich with autonomous agents defined by rapidly expanding digital ecosystems. ...