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More than a decade after announcing plans for a large real estate development in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, technology investor Bob Zangrillo is reviving the project, now pitching it as a home for the city’s growing roster of AI companies. The 7.8 million square foot (724,644 square meter) development will center around an office complex aiming to attract tenants in artificial intelligence, asset management and venture capital, said Zangrillo, head of investment firm Dragon Global. Plans also call for residential towers with more than 2,600 units, a hotel and retail space. The construction cost is expected to top $3 billion.…

Evan Hessel Gallagher is expanding its US retail brokerage capabilities with the appointment of three new practice leaders. Evan Hessel, managing director, casualty, joined Gallagher as part of the Woodruff Sawyer acquisition in 2025. He has extensive experience in developing risk financing strategies, analyzing complex risks and optimizing insurance programs. Cheryl Karim Cheryl Karim, managing director, fine arts, joined Gallagher in 2013 and has over three decades of experience specializing in fine arts and jewelry insurance, crafting tailored solutions that help protect the assets of galleries, museums, private collectors and dealers, artists and estates. Tom Harper Tom Harper, managing director,…

Insurance leaders say today’s risk environment is creating challenges that are more difficult to predict than ever before. This is leading insurers to rethink how they assess risk and make the right decisions without sacrificing speed and efficiency. “Risk is risk, and insurers are very good at addressing risk, containing it, minimizing it, especially when they think that the risk is too complex or evolving,” said Scott Seaman, attorney at Hinshaw Law, during a panel discussion at Carrier Management’s annual InsurTech Summit. “But the fast pace in which the environment is moving can be a killer. It takes time to…

Microsoft has been sued by shareholders who accused the company of defrauding them and inflating its stock price by failing to disclose slowing growth in its Azure cloud business and the need to spend billions of dollars on AI infrastructure. The proposed class action led by a Michigan pension fund was filed in Seattle federal court on Friday, after Microsoft shares fell 10% on January 29 in response to its quarterly earnings report a day earlier. About $357 billion of market value was erased, and Microsoft’s stock suffered its biggest one-day decline in nearly six years. Microsoft did not immediately…

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit against Lorex Corporation, a major seller of home cameras and baby monitors. The lawsuit alleges Lorex has concealed material ties to the Chinese military via its manufacturer, Dahua, putting families at risk. Lorex has maintained ties to Dahua—its former owner and an ongoing supplier of components—despite the U.S. Department of Defense designating Dahua as a Chinese Military Company that threatens national security, has maintained ties to Dahua—its former owner and an ongoing supplier of components—despite the U.S. Department of Defense designating Dahua as a Chinese Military Company that threatens national security,…

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers, wholesalers and dealers for endangering people’s safety through sales of firearms and ammunition. The justices declined to hear an appeal by an industry trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, of a lower court’s ruling upholding the law, which New York calls a public nuisance statute. The group had argued that the law unconstitutionally conflicted with federal law. Gun companies including Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Beretta, Glock, Sig Sauer and Sturm joined the appeal. The Supreme Court…

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pets has barred pets rescued from shelters in Texas and New Mexico in a beefed-up effort to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm pest that infests livestock. “We will respond based on facts, not fear. But we will also continue to be the most aggressive state in the nation when it comes to protecting our livestock, pets, wildlife, people, and agricultural economy from this threat,” Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said in a statement last week. The emergency rule, seen here, expands restrictions on animal imports from affected areas, prohibits the…

A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Devin Kim claims in the lawsuit filed in California state court on Tuesday that his efforts to place guardrails on the development of the chatbot Grok made him a target for company leadership. The lawsuit comes ahead of SpaceX’s planned initial public offering, the largest ever, on Friday. “Mr. Kim repeatedly complained that xAI’s failure to prioritize AI safety, particularly with…

Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and costing them millions. The Chrisleys were initially indicted in August 2019 and a jury in Atlanta convicted them in June 2022 on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison while Julie Chrisley got seven years. Both were released last year after President Donald Trump pardoned them. The lawsuit filed…

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Friday, after the strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago and left trails of destruction. Cleanup efforts were underway, and utility companies said power restoration efforts could extend into next week. Thursday’s storms ripped roofs off of buildings, flattened homes, brought down scores of trees and power lines and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages and major air traffic disruptions. Officials said there were no reports of deaths or life-threatening injuries, though there were several people treated…