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OpenAI, Nvidia Executives Discuss AI Infrastructure Needs With Biden Officials

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang met with senior Biden administration officials and other industry leaders at the White House on Thursday to discuss how to fill the massive infrastructure needs for artificial intelligence …

Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit

An Atlanta-based venture capital fund on Wednesday agreed to stop operating a program that awarded grants to small businesses run by Black women to settle a lawsuit by an anti-affirmative action group that claimed it discriminated based on race. Fearless …

Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake

Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class A shares in the conglomerate this week. According to a Wednesday night regulatory filing, the 73-year-old Jain sold 200 Berkshire …

TD to Pay $28 Million for Sharing Inaccurate US Consumer Data

Toronto-Dominion Bank will pay almost $28 million in fines and restitution after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the lender shared inaccurate information about tens of thousands of US customers with consumer reporting companies. A CFPB investigation found the information …

Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term

Fresh off a blockbuster US Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government foes are pressing an even bolder agenda. As the court prepares to start its new term next month, conservatives are …

Sentry Buys Nonstandard Auto Insurer The General From American Family for $1.7B

Sentry Insurance said it is buying nonstandard auto insurer The General from American Family Insurance for about $1.7 billion to mark the largest acquisition in the company’s 120-year history. Sentry will pay $1.1 billion in cash and assume liabilities and …

Property Drives E&S Growth of 15% in 2023 to Increase Overall P/C Share

For the sixth straight year, U.S. excess and surplus insurers in 2023 saw double-digit growth in direct written premiums. E&S direct written premiums (DWP) grew 15% last year to increase its share of the total property/casualty market to 9%, according …

Mastercard Agrees to Buy Cyber-Defense Firm for $2.65 Billion

Mastercard Inc. agreed to buy cyber-defense firm Recorded Future for $2.65 billion to boost its ability to protect the card company’s massive global-payments system. The purchase from private equity firm Insight Partners will expand Mastercard’s ability to use artificial intelligence …

Moody’s, Amwins Expect Continued Cyber Market Growth

Two organizations recently expressed optimism that the softening cyber market that emerged in 2023 will remain favorable into the future. In separate reports, Moody’s Ratings and Amwins Brokerage offered insights on the sector’s landscape. Moody’s shared that the market is …

Cyberattacks on US Utilities Surged 70% This Year, Says Research Firm

U.S. utilities faced a near 70% jump in cyberattacks this year over the same period in 2023, according to data from Check Point Research, underlining the escalating threat to a critical infrastructure. The utilities and power infrastructure across the U.S. …

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