Across the United States, insurers lost $33 billion in 2023 on personal home and auto insurance, according to AM Best, a ratings agency for the industry. [...] Between 2018 and 2022, wildfires around the world caused $39 billion in losses for insurers, and four of the five costliest fires during that period were in California, | Emily Flitter
People: WFM is the new normal. 3D printable educational construction toys. EU investigates X’s blue ticks in harmful cases. Managing oneself.
Society: Phantom haunting. Skype and Gaza. The case for night owls? Bank’s Culture. Homelessness. Queerness in Herbert’s Dune. Microsoft gets lighter on EDI, as well as John Deere?
Tech: Blue robins in video games. NYC beach drones (vs seagulls). Soldier borne sensors - war drones. Comparing Nokia 6600 vs Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra. AT&T hacked. CISA got into a fed agency. Wifi home security. Open source in the UN (it’s aging).
AI: OpenAI safety tests - failed? Gender from teeth. Prepare for AI hackers. New phishing.
