NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 13, 2025 – Allstate Chief Claims Officer Mike Fiato testified before the U.S. Senate today on how Allstate helps customers recover from unexpected losses. He highlighted the company’s proactive claims response and commitment to helping customers rebuild from increasingly destructive severe weather events. “Allstate’s team of 23,000 claims professionals serve 8.4 million … Read more
The US is on track for a very bad tourism year. According to new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), shared exclusively with Bloomberg, the country is set to lose US$12.5 billion in travel revenue in 2025, with visitor spending estimated to fall under US$169 billion by year’s end. The numbers represent … Read more
May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananBiometric Data / Privacy Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users’ personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent. The $1.375 billion payment dwarfs the fines the tech giant has paid to settle … Read more
If you don’t know it yet – this should serve as a warning: Internet of Things (IoT) devices are insecure (period!). The Urgent11 security flaws, in addition to data hacks from Alexa and Google Home, Orvibo Smartmate, Amcrest IP camera, are just the tip of the iceberg (as they call it).. The sheer amounts of data generated … Read more
Whilst walking the dog, I’ve been entertained by a fascinating series of podcasts on BBC Sounds called Fool’s Gold. It tells the story of two detectorists – folks who search everywhere using metal detectors – who found gold dating back to the 8th century. Very rare gold. 300 or more coins plus some jewellery. It’s … Read more