The Carolinas Survey Florence Damages

The Carolinas Survey Florence Damages

Posted by Jim Parsons, Pam Radtke Russell, Mary B. Powers and Tom Ichniowski, September, 2018

Elevating structures, buying out businesses and homeowners, improving levees and building new detentions and embankments are some of the best ways to protect vulnerable towns like Lumberton and Princeville along the Lumber River in North Carolina. That’s the conclusion reached by a study released in May examining ways to help prevent future damage of the kind the area received following 2016’s Hurricane Matthew and other major storms.

Drone startup Airware crashes, shut downs after burning $118M

Drone startup Airware crashes, shut downs after burning $118M

Posted by Josh Constine, September, 2018

Drone operating system startup Airware today suddenly informed employees it will cease operations immediately despite having raised $118 million from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Google’s GV, and Kleiner Perkins. The startup ran out of money after trying to manufacture its own hardware that couldn’t compete with drone giants like China’s DJI. The company at one point had as many as 140 employees, all of which are now out of a job.

Cyberinsurance for Construction Sector

Cyberinsurance for Construction Sector

Posted by John Biggs, September, 2018

The technological evolution underway has changed the construction industry mostly for the better, ushering in a time of great innovation that has seen huge leaps forward in everything from communication to safety to efficiency. As the sector slowly but surely brings more parts of its operation online, it’s become a more attractive target for cybercriminals.