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California’s Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in violation of California’s false advertising and unfair business practices laws. The lawsuit – filed Monday in Santa Clara County Superior Court on behalf of all California residents – accuses the social media giant of tolerating fraudulent advertising on a global basis. The suit seeks restitution, civil damages and an order prohibiting Meta from engaging in unfair business practices. Related: Meta Asks California Judge to Throw out Landmark Social Media Addiction Verdict Citing leaked internal documents first reported by Reuters last…

The insurance market is “scaling along with the opportunity” presented by a massive boom in data centers to meet the power demands of artificial intelligence, said George Haitsch, North American tech, media, and telecommunication leader at broker Willis. Speaking at RIMS RISKWORLD in Philadelphia, Haitsch told Insurance Journal the infrastructure AI needs for computational power has “driven an increase in the need for significantly enlarged data centers,” and the insurance industry is stepping up to meet the specialized risks associated with data centers—financing, managing, constructing, and operation. ‘We’ve introduced…a seamless insurance solution that takes you from construction through operational without…

GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold two data brokers detailed information about the driving habits of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Friday. The settlement, subject to court approval, includes $12.75 million in civil penalties. It also restricts GM’s use of consumer driving data compiled about subscribers to its OnStar service and a ban on such data being sold to brokers. It includes a five-year ban on sales of personal data. The data that GM sold to the brokers included…

About a dozen people were taken to hospitals with injuries Saturday after a boat explosion near Miami, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue agency said. The charter boat was in Biscayne Bay, near Haulover Sandbar, when the blast erupted on board, according to preliminary information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. More than two dozen rescue units responded in the afternoon and “encountered multiple patients requiring medical attention,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a statement. It said it transported 11 people to hospitals. Neither agency provided any information about the condition of those who were injured. The state Conservation Commission…

A state appeals panel last week upheld the bulk of Michigan’s regulations limiting local control over renewable energy projects, while rejecting narrow aspects that critics had decried as regulatory overreach. The three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled that state regulators followed proper legal processes when they set rules to carry out a controversial 2023 law that allows the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve large wind, solar and battery projects over local objections. But judges ruled the commission interpreted certain aspects of that law in ways that improperly limited local power. It wasn’t immediately clear how the split ruling…

President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal pushed oil prices higher on Monday, fueling concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyze shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Days after Washington floated an offer aimed at reopening negotiations, Iran on Sunday released a response focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where U.S. ally Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran also demanded compensation for war damage, emphasized its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and called on the United States to end its naval blockade, guarantee…

A Massachusetts trial court judge has denied TikTok’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit against it by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts alleging that its popular social media video sharing site is intentionally designed to be addictive and harmful to young users and the company misrepresents its safety to the public. The ruling rejected the company’s argument that it is shielded from such lawsuits by federal law, meaning TikTok must face the charges in state court. The case mirrors one the state is pursuing against Meta Platforms in which the same judge, Suffolk Superior Court Justice Peter B. Krupp, found for the…

A new University of Vermont extreme weather monitoring station opened in Lyndonville on Tuesday, the first in a planned network of monitoring stations to help fill gaps in extreme weather predictions and response. The station will be able to monitor the lead-up to major weather events like flooding or blizzards, giving the National Weather Service and state level emergency response officials localized data to inform evacuations and reducing the severity of property damage, according to Joshua Beneš, associate director of research facilities and networks at the UVM Water Resources Institute. Beneš said that even a few hours more of lead…

Affordable American Insurance LLC named Eddie Floyd to AAI’s leadership team as president of its retail agency division. Floyd will help lead the organization’s growth while overseeing the performance and expansion of its internal agency platform. Floyd has more than 25 years of insurance leadership experience spanning agency operations, sales management and executive roles. Most recently, Floyd was chief operating officer and partner at The Plexus Groupe. Prior to Plexus, Floyd held senior leadership roles at Relation Insurance Services, Rue Insurance, Kemmons Wilson Companies and Marsh. His background also includes experience building sales teams and leading complex integration efforts across…

Following the recommendation of the Senate Executive Nominations Committee, the full Maryland Senate has confirmed the appointments of four members to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Board of Trustees. Steven D Linkous Steven D. Linkous was reappointed to serve the remainder of a five-year term that began on October 1, 2025. Linkous is president and chief executive officer of Harford Mutual Insurance Group, where he has led the organization for nearly two decades. He has experience in insurance, financial management, technology and corporate governance. Enor R Williams Jr. Enor R. Williams, Jr., who previously served on the Maryland Automobile Insurance…