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Artificial intelligence insiders warned New York City’s leaders about the dangers of the emerging technology on Monday, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting concerns that the systems could endanger humanity. At a hearing of the New York City Council, recently departed employees of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind described a reckless culture at the firms, saying the biggest tech companies are racing to create technology they do not understand how to control. “The companies run on a startup mindset: Move fast, break things, fix them later. That works for a photo sharing app. It…

PG&E Corp. is warning that it may shut off power to some customers in northern California this weekend as dry winds elevate the risk of wildfires. California’s biggest utility may switch off power in as many as seven counties north and west of Sacramento between Saturday and Monday, during a period of “fire danger,” according to a notice on PG&E’s website. Dry, gusty winds are expected to blow through the region, which is experiencing unseasonably warm weather. Related: PG&E Files 10-Year Plan to Underground 5,000 Miles of Power Lines in California Utilities in the U.S. West have increasingly opted to…

In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans. The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed safely as its usage becomes more widespread globally. Industry critics have argued that many concerning events, including AI agents’ hacks of external websites, are the result of security lapses on the part of the companies building the technology. But the AI agents’ capabilities have raised widespread concerns about the possibility bots could…

Authorities are cracking down on the latest teenage craze wreaking havoc in communities across the US: e-bikes. Police were called when dozens of e-bikes and e-motos swarmed the streets of Bend, Oregon, on a recent afternoon. In Orange County, California, two teens were seen motoring through a Walmart. Security cameras in Orlando captured the chaotic scene when hundreds of riders blocked traffic. Zipping along at up to 28 miles an hour, e-bikes and similar vehicles have become fixtures on American roads in recent years. But as they have caught on with younger riders, the dangerous — and sometimes deadly —…

A roofing contractor in Florida buys a general liability policy. Between him and the capital that stands behind the policy sits a supply chain: a retail agent, a wholesale broker, an underwriter, a licensed carrier, a reinsurance panel and, increasingly, a pension fund or a credit manager who has never heard of the contractor. The chain runs from the customer at one end to capital at the other, and its only job is to connect the two as efficiently as possible. For about a hundred years, most of the ecosystem lived under one roof. A carrier underwrote the risk, issued…

The head of market strategy at a London investment bank has a stark warning for investors: the artificial-intelligence trade may soon be over in what could trigger the most severe market crash since the global financial crisis. Equities have powered to record levels across the globe this year, fueled in part by optimism over surging spending on AI infrastructure. But Panmure Liberum’s Joachim Klement said his base case is for that trade to disintegrate as soon as 2027, sending stocks sharply lower. “My core conviction is that the AI bubble will either burst in 2027 or in 2028, so sometime…

The projected combined ratio for California workers’ compensation insurers reached 127% in 2025, the highest in more than 20 years, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its latest Quarterly Experience Report, which delves into insurer experience through June 30. The report shows combined ratios exceeded 110% for five consecutive years, reflecting a trend of higher claim frequency and increasing loss and loss adjustment expense costs. Related: Report: Medical Service Costs in California Comp Rising With Payments, Utilization Written premium in the first six months of 2026 was 5% higher than during the same…

The Michigan attorney general is suing the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plan for alleged anticompetitive conduct, opening a new front in a long-running legal fight over the structure of Blue Cross plans. The complaint says the company conspired with other Blue Cross plans to carve up territory and reduce competition, raising costs for state workers’ employee health plans. It also alleges that the arrangement created the same problems for Michigan consumers and businesses. A representative for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan had no immediate comment. Blue Cross Blue Shield plans nationally have agreed to pay billions in…

The Public Utility Commission of Texas is asking a Travis County judge to block the release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate, saying those details could aid terrorists. The lawsuit filed Monday pits the state agency responsible for regulating utilities against Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office over the scope of Texas’ public-records law and the state’s protections for critical infrastructure. At the center of the dispute are two seemingly basic geographic details: the county where a facility is located and the regional water planning area in which it sits. The PUC argues that those details…

Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is suing a home-improvement contractor in southwestern Ohio accused of charging consumers for services that were not completed or, in some cases, even started. Wilson’s lawsuit alleges that Cincinnati-based Quincy Barrett and his company, Crown Pointe Remodeling, solicited consumers online and sold home improvement services, including interior remodeling and repair work as well as roofing, siding, windows and other exterior work. But consumers who filed complaints with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office say the defendants charged large upfront payments and didn’t complete or start the jobs. Nine consumers complained about Crown Pointe’s work, citing damages…