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US efforts to end the war with Iran were dealt a setback after a commercial vessel was apparently seized by unauthorized personnel near the United Arab Emirates, increasing uncertainty over control of the critical Strait of Hormuz. The ship, whose identity wasn’t immediately clear, was taken 38 nautical miles off the UAE coast and is now bound for the Islamic Republic, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said in a statement on Thursday. The incident came amid an apparent uptick in vessels transiting the strait, which usually handles about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply. Its…

The use of the AI tool Grok to remove women’s clothing in images brought the issue of so-called technology-facilitated abuse to the fore. But it’s a problem that predates AI – with Bluetooth trackers, wearable devices, smart speakers, smart glasses and apps all used by abusers to control, harass or stalk their victims. This abuse has worsened as tech has become more embedded in people’s lives, and as AI advances rapidly. But governments have struggled to make tech companies design systems that minimise misuse, and to hold them accountable when things go wrong. Our own research has confirmed that technology…

Executive summary: With plans for an EU natural disaster insurance fund in the works, EIP’s founder and CEO Ross Sinclair explores the need to improve the speed of the payout process as an essential part of building climate resilience As climate volatility across Europe continues to increase, so too does the ongoing financial fallout from these extreme weather events. Storm Goretti, which tore through Europe at the beginning of this year, is the perfect example of costs continuing to rise even after the event has taken place. Catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS recently increased its initial loss estimate as a…

A small Texas county outside Dallas approved a one-year moratorium on new data center and energy storage developments, pushing back against the growing number of large-scale projects fueling the artificial-intelligence boom across the state. Hill County had been approached by several data center builders in recent weeks, and feared the potential impact to local water supplies and quality of life, County Commissioner Jim Holcomb said in a meeting Tuesday. The County Commissioners Court passed the pause after hours of negative testimony from people at the meeting. “The data center folks have found a sweet spot in a state that has…

A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it. NYU Langone is the first hospital system to publicly acknowledge receiving a subpoena for such records as part of a federal criminal investigation. But the institution said in its statement Tuesday it was one of several that received a subpoena out of the Northern District of Texas on May 7. It said it was deciding on how to respond. NYU Langone Health includes seven inpatient facilities and more…

Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out by five white officers, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The settlement would end a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Greene, whose death drew national attention after the AP in 2021 obtained footage showing Louisiana State Police officers punching, kicking and using stun guns outside the city of Monroe. The settlement is subject to approval by the Louisiana Legislature, said two people…

President Donald Trump won’t have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to a request by one of Trump’s lawyers that it let the president delay the payment to E. Jean Carroll, though it required that Trump post a $7.4 million bond to cover any additional interest costs, a request Carroll’s attorney had made. The appeals court late last month refused Trump’s request for a…

LP Insurance Services acquired the employee benefits consulting practice of Van Noy Consulting Group in Nevada. The deal includes the addition of Terry Van Noy as an employee benefits consultant. Van Noy has more than five decades of leadership and consulting experience across health insurance, managed care and employee benefits. Reno, Nevada-based LP Insurance Services is an employee-owned risk management, insurance services and employee benefits firm with business and individual clients throughout the Western U.S. The firm has offices in Nevada, California, New Mexico and Arizona. Topics Mergers & Acquisitions Auto Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more…

You’d have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation’s biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, “The big dog is off the porch.” Still, against the backdrop of competition surging in the personal lines insurance market, it was hard for this “mature” journalist not to draw a parallel to the price wars of the late 1990s and AI wars that seem to be revving up in 2026 when reading today’s State Farm media statement detailing the carrier’s “Next Gen Good Neighbor” vision. The statement, as well…

Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has settled a handful of personal injury claims brought by women claiming sexual assault. Odey bought an end to the claims ahead of a London trial due to start next month, according to a lawyer for the claimants. Another high profile lawsuit for Odey would have aired further details of his alleged assaults spanning decades, while he was at the helm of Odey Asset Management. One of the women claimed she was groped at his mansion where he had invited her along with others for a shooting party just months after he was acquitted in…