Blackline Safety appoints Sean Stinson as CGO
Blackline Safety announced Sean Stinson has been appointed to the position of Chief Growth Officer, effective immediately. Serving most recently as Blackline Safety’s Chief Revenue Officer, Stinson will lead global revenue growth, acquisitions, cha.....»»
Cruise driverless cars suspended after accident
The car company Cruise is pausing it taxi operations in San Francisco after being cited for safety......»»
Cruise ‘misrepresented" and ‘omitted" key safety information, California DMV says
California Department of Motor Vehicles officials say Cruise "misrepresented" and "omitted" key portions of safety information in a meeting following a pedestrian crash this month in San Francisco......»»
UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant
Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency watched Friday as Japanese lab workers prepared samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plan.....»»
Chaos Raman distributed optical fiber sensing
The timeliness and accuracy of detection technology is directly related to the safety of people's lives and property. In the application of this technology, temperature is a physical quantity that must to be focused on. Compared with other temperatur.....»»
Study finds startup workers fled for bigger, more established companies during pandemic
The world may have felt like it had stopped in the pandemic's first weeks. But a "flight to safety" was underway at a popular digital job platform catering to the startup sector......»»
Discord is getting a big update that gives users more ways to pay
Discord's fall updates focus on things like user safety and the monetization of profile customization and third-party app usage......»»
Enhancing the safety and efficacy of drone flights in polar regions
Collecting accurate weather data in remote and challenging environments like the polar regions and mountains can be extremely difficult. These areas often lack the infrastructure and resources needed for traditional weather stations, and the harsh we.....»»
Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents
The US safety regulator is looking into GM's Cruise self-driving cars after reports of pedestrian injuries......»»
U.S. agency fines Zipcar $150,000 for uncompleted recall rentals
U.S. auto safety regulators said Zipcar has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine after a government investigation found it allowed customers to rent vehicles with uncompleted recalls......»»
How the AI Landscape Has Shifted Over the Past Year—and Where It Could Go Next
Governments made a “lack of concrete progress” toward regulating AI despite concern about AI safety, the 2023 'State of AI' report found. Governments made a “lack of concrete progress” toward regulating artificial in.....»»
Elon Musk’s X fined $380K over “serious” child safety concerns, watchdog says
Google got a warning, but X could face millions in fines for compliance failure. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Europe) Today, X (formerly known as Twitter) became the first platform fined under Au.....»»
Australia fines X for failing to crack down on child abuse content
It comes as X's owner Elon Musk had earlier called child safety his number one priority......»»
Scroll depicting rat wedding banquet provides important insight about cooking in medieval Japan
Rats in the kitchen. Typically that implies issues with cleanliness and safety. But in medieval Japan, having rats in the kitchen could suggest an entirely different meaning......»»
How to block graphic social media posts on your kids" phones
Many schools, psychologists and safety groups are urging parents to disable their children's social media apps over mounting concerns that Hamas plans to disseminate graphic videos of hostages captured in the Israel-Gaza war......»»
GM’s Cruise upgrades robotaxis after crash with firetruck
Cruise LLC, the robotaxi company owned by General Motors Co., said its fleet is now better equipped to deal with emergency vehicles following a series of safety incidents,.....»»
Study highlights concerns and preferences of residents regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response
Police officers often respond to incidents that do not involve crime or immediate threats to public safety but instead deal with community members facing unmet mental health needs. In response to this, many cities are experimenting with co-deploying.....»»
How do you crash-test an EV with an 871-pound battery? Mercedes showed us
Mercedes-Benz staged a public crash test with two EVs to show that electrification isn't compromising safety......»»
Ultium Cells EV battery plant in Ohio faces $270,000 in OSHA fines
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said investigators examining the cause of a March 2023 explosion and fire at the plant led the agency to cite the company for 17 serious violations and two other violations.....»»
Honda Accord Tops All Midsize Sedans in New Rear Seat Safety Test
An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but the 2023 Honda Accord look quite poor. It was the only one of the bunch to get the top rating in all rear seat safety tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated its modera.....»»
Tesla rejects union claims, reports of health and safety issues at German plant
Tesla came under scrutiny in the past fortnight after German media citing local authority documents in Brandenburg reported an unusually high number of work-related accidents requiring workers to take at least three days of sick leave were occurring.....»»