China's Internet giants and insurance companies are finding ever more innovative ways to get around the country's strict betting laws and reap a payout as fans wager billions on the World Cup.
Internet
Jul 4, 2014
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Burnt orange daytime skies signal that the consequences of climate change are already here. But while we tend to focus on the death and destruction resulting from the growing frequency and severity of wildfires and other ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2020
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What if your house could help keep you healthy?
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 14, 2017
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Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and individual properties, according to ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2024
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The Journal of Financial Economics recently published a paper by Andrew Ang, Chair, Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business and Chair, Finance and Economics Division at Columbia Business School; Sergiy Gorovyy, PhD candidate, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2011
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The Obama administration opened up protected US land to help farmers and ranchers hit by severe drought Monday, and encouraged crop insurance companies to forgo charging interest for a month.
Environment
Jul 23, 2012
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Alaris, a joint venture startup company between ASU and Rolls-Royce, aims to tackle health care insurance fraud that is estimated to cost U.S. taxpayers more than $200 billion each year. This partnership was formed to commercialize ...
Engineering
Dec 15, 2011
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Americans are worried about the privacy of their online information, and have little confidence the government will keep that data secure, a poll showed Wednesday.
Internet
May 20, 2015
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Yesterday's earthquake in eastern Victoria shook the ground for hundreds of kilometers around and damaged buildings as far away as Melbourne—and took many people by surprise.
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2021
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The virtual black box of the automotive set, whether it's vehicle plug-in technology or merely a cellphone app while motoring, may lower insurance rates for many drivers. But a new business study involving Washington University ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2019
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