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Are You Using Data To Analyze The Past Or To Create A New Future?
April 16, 2014
In Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight manifesto, he argues that the plural of anecdote is data. After all, it is through compiling and analyzing observations that we transform ordinary experiences into scientific conclusions. Yet the concept of data is still relatively new. According to Google’s Ngram, the use of the word only began to be heat up in the 1960’s. So, although data is a term that gets thrown around a lot, it’s not something we’re really accustomed to using in a meaningful...
April 16, 2014
In Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight manifesto, he argues that the plural of anecdote is data. After all, it is through compiling and analyzing observations that we transform ordinary experiences into scientific conclusions. Yet the concept of data is still relatively new. According to Google’s Ngram, the use of the word only began to be heat up in the 1960’s. So, although data is a term that gets thrown around a lot, it’s not something we’re really accustomed to using in a meaningful...
TyMetrix and Datacert Merging
April 15, 2014
The combination of these two world-class companies with complementary technology, product, and service offerings creates...
April 15, 2014
The combination of these two world-class companies with complementary technology, product, and service offerings creates...
Moneyball for Lawyers
April 14, 2014
Lex Machina uses predictive analytics to harness data in IP cases, helping lawyers create litigation strategies. A task...
April 14, 2014
Lex Machina uses predictive analytics to harness data in IP cases, helping lawyers create litigation strategies. A task...
Glass Becomes Public for $399
April 12, 2014
Here you go Glass fans! According to this site, Google Glass is coming to the public, priced at $399 for a 16GB model and $499 for a 32GB model. The post quotes Google saying: We’re excited to announce that Project Glass is finally ready to hit the streets. Starting this summer, you’ll be able to purchase Google Glass at a Best Buy retail store near you for $399.
April 12, 2014
Here you go Glass fans! According to this site, Google Glass is coming to the public, priced at $399 for a 16GB model and $499 for a 32GB model. The post quotes Google saying: We’re excited to announce that Project Glass is finally ready to hit the streets. Starting this summer, you’ll be able to purchase Google Glass at a Best Buy retail store near you for $399.
New Platform to Manage Alternative Fee Arrangements
April 12, 2014
Corporate legal departments can analyse alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) with the launch of a new platform. TyMetrix 360 has announced a range of new additions to its platform which will give legal departments greater control and flexibility around the management and enforcement of alternative fee arrangements. Contingency, flat, capped and fixed fees all fall under this heading as does blended hourly rates, volume discount, matter based hourly rates and hybrid models.
April 12, 2014
Corporate legal departments can analyse alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) with the launch of a new platform. TyMetrix 360 has announced a range of new additions to its platform which will give legal departments greater control and flexibility around the management and enforcement of alternative fee arrangements. Contingency, flat, capped and fixed fees all fall under this heading as does blended hourly rates, volume discount, matter based hourly rates and hybrid models.
Surden: Machine Learning and Law
April 9, 2014
Professor Harry Surden of the University of Colorado has published Machine Learning and Law, Washington Law Review, 89, 87-115 (2014). Here is the abstract: This Article explores the application of machine learning techniques within the practice of law. Broadly speaking “machine learning” refers to computer algorithms that have the ability to “learn” or improve in performance over time on some task. In general, machine learning algorithms are designed to detect patterns in data and then...
April 9, 2014
Professor Harry Surden of the University of Colorado has published Machine Learning and Law, Washington Law Review, 89, 87-115 (2014). Here is the abstract: This Article explores the application of machine learning techniques within the practice of law. Broadly speaking “machine learning” refers to computer algorithms that have the ability to “learn” or improve in performance over time on some task. In general, machine learning algorithms are designed to detect patterns in data and then...
Google Wins! No Class Action Suit for Monetizing Gmail Content
April 8, 2014
A court ruled that Gmail users consented to Google’s monetization of Gmail content ended the class action lawsuit since “consent must be litigated on an individual, rather than class-wide basis.” The class action suit filed in 2011 In Re Google Gmail Litigation was dismissed “with prejudice,” which means the plaintiffs cannot revise its complaint with new claims, as ordered on March 18, 2014 by US District Judge Lucy Koh (Northern District of California).
April 8, 2014
A court ruled that Gmail users consented to Google’s monetization of Gmail content ended the class action lawsuit since “consent must be litigated on an individual, rather than class-wide basis.” The class action suit filed in 2011 In Re Google Gmail Litigation was dismissed “with prejudice,” which means the plaintiffs cannot revise its complaint with new claims, as ordered on March 18, 2014 by US District Judge Lucy Koh (Northern District of California).
Google’s Approach to Dispute Resolution: “Don’t Litigate, Negotiate”
April 7, 2014
In the face of antitrust charges, Google’s new guiding principle is “Don’t litigate, negotiate,” according to the Wall...
April 7, 2014
In the face of antitrust charges, Google’s new guiding principle is “Don’t litigate, negotiate,” according to the Wall...
TED: Larry Page: Where’s Google Going Next?
April 6, 2014
Onstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons … and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company’s recent acquisition of Deep Mind, an AI that is learning some surprising things.
April 6, 2014
Onstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons … and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company’s recent acquisition of Deep Mind, an AI that is learning some surprising things.
Supercomputer Watson To Fight Cancer
April 5, 2014
IBM’s Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer Watson is to start exploring genetics in an attempt to tackle a rare brain cancer. Watson famously beat two champion Jeopardy players in a three-day challenge in 2011. While supercomputers can process information far more quickly than humans, the victory was significant as it showed Watson was able to process language and link concepts. IBM later made Watson available for several projects such as automated help systems and attempts by hospitals to figure...
April 5, 2014
IBM’s Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer Watson is to start exploring genetics in an attempt to tackle a rare brain cancer. Watson famously beat two champion Jeopardy players in a three-day challenge in 2011. While supercomputers can process information far more quickly than humans, the victory was significant as it showed Watson was able to process language and link concepts. IBM later made Watson available for several projects such as automated help systems and attempts by hospitals to figure...
