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Polo strengthened off Mexico’s Pacific coast into a hurricane on Monday and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major storm, threatening floods, dangerous surf and strong wind gusts in coastal states and near major beach resorts. Around mid-day locally (1800 GMT), Polo was located some 270 miles (435 km) south-southeast of port city Manzanillo and 190 miles (305 km) south-southwest of tourist town Zihuatanejo, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), the US National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters said the storm could become a major hurricane by Tuesday and continue strengthening through midweek. While its core is…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a new office to monitor safety compliance for massive artificial intelligence companies, echoing calls by fellow Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom to explore a “kill switch” if the technology turns catastrophic. Hochul said Monday she tapped Marc Gilman, an attorney at the Department of Financial Services, to oversee the state’s new Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity and Trust office, created by the RAISE Act the governor signed in December 2025. The state law mandates developers follow certain AI safety standards, which are among the strongest restrictions in the US on large AI companies such…

Sean Ringsted Chubb Limited named Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president, Chubb Group. In this newly created role, Ringsted will focus on and have responsibility for the company’s artificial intelligence, data and analytics strategy and initiatives worldwide. Ringsted brings more than three decades of experience and a long record of accomplishments at Chubb and its predecessor, ACE Group. His experience spans risk, digital transformation, analytics and actuarial leadership. He most recently served as executive vice president, Chubb Group and chief digital business officer and has led the company’s AI efforts globally. Ringsted previously served as Chubb’s chief…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation allowing the immediate sale of a higher-ethanol fuel blend in the state, as it seeks to rein in skyrocketing costs at the pump in the country’s largest auto market. The signing of Senate Bill 795 on Saturday removed the final regulatory hurdle for the sale of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15% ethanol, more than a year after state Senators unanimously voted to allow the move. California had been the only U.S. state where the fuel could not be sold. “This common-sense bill cuts unnecessary red tape while maintaining our environmental and safety standards.…

The head of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer have pushed back hard and fast against the South Carolina insurance director’s move to push the companies into rehabilitation, charging that the regulatory action is reckless and was done in bad faith. “Director Michael Wise has tried three times to prove that Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company and Southern Atlantic Re, Inc. … are in financial distress. He has failed three times. On September 15, 2026, he took his accusations to the public instead,” reads the complaint in a lawsuit filed last week in a South Carolina court. After…

A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are “incredibly insecure” and the Federal Aviation Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said. The Government Accountability Office said the FAA has not completed risk assessments and updated security documentation needed to address spoofing and jamming threats, and does not have a real-time detection capability for all spectrum-related threats. “This sobering report from GAO reveals that the technology used by air traffic controllers to communicate with aircraft is incredibly insecure, can be intercepted, impersonated, and jammed, and that hackers and…

OpenAI and Microsoft executives privately described their AI products as substitutes for journalism, according to court filings made public that the New York Times and other news outlets say gut the tech companies’ fair-use defense in a closely watched copyright case. OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, have argued in the Manhattan federal court case that their AI training on millions of newspaper articles is protected as fair use because it transforms copyrighted material into new content and does not compete with or replace the news organizations’ journalism. Previously redacted portions of the filing made public on Sept. 17…

Paramount Skydance emerged victorious on Sept. 21 from a legal battle over its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after settling with a California-led group of US states and a Hollywood writers union, paving the way for one of the largest media mergers in history. The settlement marks a major win for Paramount CEO David Ellison, who battled the states for months to finalize a deal that would dramatically concentrate power across Hollywood’s film, TV, streaming and news businesses. Paramount agreed to abide by temporary film quotas and a news oversight committee, avoiding a forced sale of cable assets…

The European Commission proposed rules on Monday requiring data centers in Europe to disclose how efficiently they use energy and water, as concerns grow over their consumption of resources. The EU wants to triple its data center capacity over the next seven years, to support the rapid development of artificial intelligence and attempt to cut reliance on US Big Tech. That risks straining Europe’s energy grids, depleting water resources and increasing CO2 emissions, if the huge facilities’ use of energy and water is not controlled. To attempt to incentivise companies to build more energy- and water-efficient data centers, the Commission…

The Federal Aviation Administration said it’s resolved the equipment outage at an air traffic facility in Philadelphia that severely disrupted air travel in the Northeast, leading to hundreds of flights being canceled. Telecommunication lines have been repaired and operations were resuming at all airports in the region, though it will take time to clear existing delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said early Monday evening. The outage occurred after the failure of the primary circuit at a Philadelphia facility that guides flights into and out of major hubs, including Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. The FAA then discovered…