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Data analytics firm Verisk said on Wednesday it will buy AccuLynx, which makes software for roofing contractors, for $2.35 billion as it looks for a bigger foothold in a key segment of the residential insurance market. The all-cash deal could …
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Zillow was sued on Wednesday by Homes.com owner CoStar Group, which accused the largest U.S. online real estate portal of publishing at least 46,979 copyrighted photos without permission. The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive …
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The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, one of the Department of Energy’s 17 national labs, was attacked by hackers as part of a recent campaign seeking to exploit flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint software. “Attackers did attempt to access Fermilab’s SharePoint …
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Cotality estimates that the recent Central Texas flash floods caused $1.1 billion in damage to residential buildings, with the National Flood Insurance Program providing as much as $135 million in insurance recoveries to home and business owners across the impacted …
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Coastal regions from Chile to the western U.S. were on edge after a powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific.
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More than eight years on from the tragic Grenfell fire that claimed 72 lives, the U.K.’s home builders are still grappling with the long fall out from clearing up years of unsafe building practices. Taylor Wimpey Plc has set aside …
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The women-only U.S. dating advice app Tea has suspended direct messaging following a series of security breaches that exposed its users’ personal details and sensitive communications, the company said on Tuesday. In a series of posts to TikTok, Tea Dating …
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Sedan and subcompact crossover models are listed among the year’s most affordable vehicles to insure, including two from Hyundai Motor Group and two Nissans, according to a list out on Tuesday from Mercury Insurance. The California-based carrier compiles an annual …
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The University of California at Los Angeles agreed to pay more than $6 million to settle discrimination complaints brought by Jewish students and faculty members who assailed the school for allowing a “Jew Exclusion Zone” on campus during pro-Palestinian protests …
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A car rental company in Connecticut is under no obligation to confirm whether a customer’s driver’s license is subject to any restrictions; rather it is only required to inspect the physical license card to confirm that it is facially valid …
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