Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner had alleged … Source: Claims Journal

Artificial intelligence is at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast due to its enabling capabilities. Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at information services company, said that while ransomware and breaches affecting the supply chain dominated … Source: Claims Journal

The Democratic Republic of Congo filed lawsuits against Apple Inc. in France and Belgium. In them, it accuses the company of using minerals “pillaged” from the central African nation in its products. Congo’s lawyers have initiated criminal complaints against the … Source: Claims Journal

Becton, Dickinson & Co. has agreed to a $175 million fine over Securities and Exchange Commission claims it repeatedly misled investors about one of its most important products. The regulator said Becton Dickinson was aware an infusion pump it manufactured … Source: Claims Journal

Italian companies are preparing to comply with a requirement to take out natural disaster insurance from next April, although some fear it will be hard to enforce and too costly. Many small and medium-sized firms, which form the backbone of … Source: Claims Journal

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. As … Source: Claims Journal

An analysis of residential properties across the U.S. shows a large proportion of homes with multiple structures may be underinsured or uninsured because the additional structures sometimes go undetected. ZestyAI, a of climate and property risk analytics provider, sampled 1 … Source: Claims Journal

A new report asserts that wearable technology may help reduce workers’ compensation claims. Devices worn by workers that monitor a worker’s physical condition and movements as well as measure and detect surrounding environmental hazards may guide workers away from dangerous … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will require rear seat reminder systems to boost seat belt use starting in late 2027 in a bid to reduce traffic crash deaths and injuries that have been rising in recent years. The … Source: Claims Journal

Long-range forecasters say more towns and cities across the U.S. could experience a white Christmas this year compared to 2023, bringing a slight possibility that more than half the nation could have some snow on the rooftops on Dec. 25. … Source: Claims Journal