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2 Tornadoes Touch Down In South Carolina

The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes struck South Carolina over the weekend, injuring one woman.<br />The weather service said a tornado touched down about 3:45 p.m. Saturday in Barnwell County and moved into Bamberg County. The other occurred in Orangeburg County a few minutes later.
January 23, 2017 Property South Dakota



Tesla’s Triple Gift From NHTSA: No Blame In Crash, No Recall, Great Safety Results

Elon Musk must be feeling pretty pleased right about now. A long-awaited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration review of a fatal accident that occurred in May 2016 has concluded the driver’s Tesla Model S, which was in self-driving “Autopilot” mode at the time of the crash, was not defective. As such, the federal agency will not seek a recall of Tesla vehicles.


Samsung Will Blame Battery Size for Note 7 Explosions

Samsung will finally tell us why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded at a press conference on Sunday night (Monday morning, South Korea time). According to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, the company’s months-long investigation will lay blame on the size of the batteries used in the phone.
January 20, 2017 Technology

Regulation Reversal the Ultimate Trump Card?

Three of the most significant areas of recent regulation expansion have been with the Affordable Care Act, the final DOL Fiduciary Rule and the DOL Overtime Rules. A Texas judge issued a preliminary injunction last month blocking the OT rules, and lawmakers have the ACA squarely in their sites. That leaves the fiduciary rule.
January 20, 2017 Legislation & Regulation


U.S. Data Breaches Hit All-Time High

There were 1,093 tracked data breaches in 2016, a new all-time high. The previous record was 780, recorded in 2015, making a 40 per cent increase last year. However, the report asks whether it is the number of incidents that has risen or just the reporting of them by states.
January 20, 2017 Technology






FDA, IBM Watson Health to Study Application of Blockchain Technology

The Food and Drug Administration and IBM Watson Health are forming a partnership to investigate potential ways that blockchain technology can be used in healthcare. The agency and IBM subsidiary have signed a two-year agreement that will enable them to jointly explore ways to use the emerging technology. Initial efforts will focus on oncology-related data.
January 19, 2017 Life & Health Technology