It begins: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/581225/man-dumps-home-insurance-over-tower-insurance-s-sea-surge-assessment - people being unable to afford insurance for their homes due to climate-related risks they don'…
A labor-led coalition plans a protest outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building Thursday to "demand an end to the bloodshed and inhumane treatment of immigrants by" Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
The coalition gathers outside the federal building every Thursday, but the protest comes one day after the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer in an immigration-related operation in Minneapolis.
"Protesters in San Diego are calling for an end…
NFL Wild Card Weekend injury report: Injuries for bettors to know include Omarion Hampton and Davante Adams
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/nfl…
So Korea's Coupang's cyber insurance gives it coverage of only around $682,000.
https://www.chosun.com/english/market-money-en/2025/12/08/KXCKOF2BYJEFHJQJDYZI6MQZSE/
X limits Grok's image generation and editing to paying subscribers after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery (Helena Horton/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/gro…
1 killed, 4 injured as Russia targets Kyiv, Lviv in mass attack across Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/killed-injured-as-russia-targets.html
Instagram appears to be generating often misleading SEO-style headlines and long descriptions for users' Instagram posts, appearing in Google Search results (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/instagram-is-generating-inaccurate-seo-bait…
Colts' QB crisis deepens: Leonard has knee injury https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47249059/riley-leonard-knee-injury-adding-colts-qb-crisis
At least 5 killed, 36 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/at-least-killed-injured-in.html
How the insurance crisis overtook California
Insurance Commissioner Lara’s 2023 regulatory overhaul promised to ease California’s insurance crisis
but instead delivered major concessions to the industry.
Under Lara’s watch, the state’s insurer of last resort exploded
from 123,657 policies in 2019 to over 645,000,
leaving January wildfire victims underinsured.
Six of nine insurers filing under new rules
add zero new policies in high-risk zones
-…