Full content: Waymo will become the first robotaxi provider in the U.S. to offer driverless rides on highways, a milestone that positions it to better compete with ride-hailing companies and traditional taxi services. Beginning Wednesday, the Alphabet Inc. unit will begin offering …

Full content: A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics company Arity suggests that drivers who feel …

Full content: A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, …

Full content: Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, users of Gmail, Chat and Meet were given the …

Full content: California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a planned Trump administration proposal to sell new oil drilling rights off the U.S. West Coast “dead on arrival.” The draft proposal prepared by administration officials, first reported by Bloomberg in October, sets the stage …

Full content: The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced last that Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Jimmy Harris as the new Arkansas Insurance Commissioner. Harris will be sworn in on Wednesday, November 5. As commissioner, Harris will lead the Arkansas Insurance Department …

Full content: Britain plans to ban companies from providing services such as shipping and insurance for Russian liquefied natural gas exports, in its latest attempt to help Ukraine in its war against Russia by trying to choke off Kremlin revenue. In October, …

Full content: Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for China’s government of probing his nation’s communications and infrastructure networks. In a speech to a financial regulation conference on Wednesday in Melbourne, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, said …

Full content: Jamaica has invested tens of millions of dollars in bolstering coastal defenses by planting mangroves, building seawalls and strengthening urban infrastructure. It wasn’t close to enough to withstand Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile-an-hour winds and 13-foot storm surge that destroyed thousands of …

Full content: The rising cost of homeowners’ insurance has emerged as of the top key issues in the minds of Texas voters, according to a recent survey conducted by Texas 2036. When asked about the next election, Texas voters ranked homeowners’ insurance …

Full content: Shell has challenged its defeat in an arbitration case against U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global in the New York Supreme Court, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows, weeks after rival BP won a similar $1 billion-plus arbitration. …

Full content: A vehicle transporting passengers at a Washington, D.C.-area airport hit a dock at the building Monday afternoon, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials. A mobile lounge, which transports passengers between the terminal and aircraft, struck the dock …

Full content: United Airlines has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it unfairly charged passengers extra money to sit in “window seats” that, to their surprise, lacked windows. Passengers filed proposed class actions in August against United and Delta …

Full content: International Underwriting Association Names Convex’s Butt as Chair Theo Butt, chief Executive Officer, UK for Convex Insurance, has been elected as the new chair of the International Underwriting Association (IUA). He will take over from Claire McDonald, chief executive officer …