New Technology Listens for Early Earthquake Warnings
What if you could predict an earthquake not seconds before it strikes, but days or even weeks in advance? Itamar Zabari, Co-Founder and CEO of AstroTeq, walks us through the extraordinary science and business behind his company’s earthquake forecasting technology, and what it means for minimizing devastating losses.
How AI and Cameras Prevent Cold Chain Disasters
What if legacy security cameras already installed at distribution centers and warehouses could do more than just record footage? What if they could also prevent spoiled food from reaching grocery stores or catch cargo errors or even theft before it happens? That’s the vision driving Technova Industries, a company transforming how the logistics industry handles cold chain verification.
From Insurance Payer to Prevention Partner
As climate disasters, cyberattacks, and geopolitical instability increasingly intersect, traditional insurance models are reaching their limits. AXA is shifting from simply paying claims after disasters to actively helping to prevent losses before they happen.
From Passive Policies to Active Cyber Protection
Most insurance policies follow a familiar pattern: you purchase coverage, file it away, and hope you never need to use it. But what if your insurance company could prevent the disaster from happening in the first place? That’s the premise behind Coalition, a cyber insurance provider that combines coverage with real-time threat detection and response.
Improving Property Survivability with Homeowner Help
While traditional climate models predict where disasters occur, Faura’s technology—trained on over a century of property data—identifies which homes are more likely to survive wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and hail. Partnering with insurance companies, Faura replaces expensive inspections with quick homeowner self-assessments, providing actionable recommendations from simple weekend fixes to major improvements to improve survivability.
Network Effect: From Protecting Homes to Preventing Grid Faults
The same sensor protecting your home from electrical fires could also help prevent billion-dollar wildfires that devastate entire communities. That’s the fascinating premise explored in the latest episode of the Predict & Prevent podcast, where Bob Marshall, CEO and co-founder of Whisker Labs, discusses how individual home protection is evolving into grid-scale catastrophe prevention.