As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season continues, researchers at Virginia Tech are working to better anticipate the flooding caused by hurricanes and help communities better prepare for extreme weather events. Measuring disaster preparation Sociologist Liesel Ritchie is leading a team […]
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PwC’s AI Chief Says Firm Has Cut Prices as Tech Saves Staff Time
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, one of the world’s largest professional advisory firms, has cut prices for some services as clients raised the fact that the consultancy is using artificial intelligence to complete its work quicker. “Clients would hear us talking about using […]
Clearspeed Secures $60M in Series D Funding for Voice-Based Risk Assessment Tech
Clearspeed, which provides voice-based risk assessment technology for insurance and claims applications, has secured $60 million in Series D funding, the San Diego, California-based company announced. The latest round, which brings the company’s total funding to $110 million, was led […]
Trump’s Chip Tariff Threat Sparks Pushback From Auto Industry to Tech
Blowback to President Donald Trump’s idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, stretching from auto companies and boat makers to the technology industry and crypto enthusiasts, according to a review of more than 150 […]
Applied Intuition Valued at $15 Billion for Autonomous Vehicle Tech
Applied Intuition raised $600 million in a funding round and tender offer that valued the automotive software supplier at $15 billion, more than doubling its valuation from last year in a sign of strong investment appetite for autonomous vehicle technology. […]
Why China’s Auto, Tech Giants Threaten Tesla’s Self-Driving Future
Chinese electric-vehicle makers led by BYD beat Tesla in the competition to produce affordable electric vehicles. Now, many of those same fierce competitors are pulling into the passing lane in the global race to produce self-driving cars. BYD shook up […]
Tech and Remote Work Key to Attracting, Retaining Younger Workers in U/W
Current technology and Return to Office (RTO) protocols could be the tipping point for commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance carriers trying to top insurance industry talent in 2025, according to data and digitization provider Convr. This year’s Insurance Talent […]