The UK car industry is at a crossroads. With ambitious zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates putting carmakers under immense pressure, the government is now reconsidering its approach. Could we soon see a return of EV purchase subsidies to help UK car traders shift more vehicles or even a reform of the strict EV sales quotas? Let’s … Read more
California’s Department of Insurance last week posted long-awaited rules that remove obstacles to profitably underwriting coverage in the wildfire-prone state. Among other things, the new rules eliminate outdated restrictions on use of catastrophe models in setting premium rates. The measure also extends language related to catastrophe modeling to “nature-based flood risk reduction.” In the original … Read more
Juvenile Nile Crocodile (2 years). M. C. MILINKOVITCH & A. DEBRY Science is grateful for animals! All biologists know that it is by deciphering the mechanisms in force among our cousins, more or less distant, that we understand the foundations of biology. You only have to look at the list of Nobel Prize winners to … Read more
Indonesia’s hopes of wooing investments from foreign companies seeking to diversify their supply chains away from China are hampered by its stifling bureaucracy and restrictive rules, analysts say, in contrast with its more nimble regional rivals. As trade tensions between China and the West continue to push companies to adopt a “China plus one” strategy … Read more
The U.S. Department of Defense introduced new cybersecurity requirements for companies that contract with the federal government. The Pentagon said that its new rules, dubbed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), will aim to simplify the process of getting certified to do government contract work while also assuring the DOD that a company is up to … Read more
