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The Machine Intelligence Behind Gboard
July 1, 2017
Most people spend a significant amount of time each day using mobile-device keyboards: composing emails, texting, engaging in social media, and more. Yet, mobile keyboards are still cumbersome to handle. The average user is roughly 35% slower typing on a mobile device than on a physical keyboard. To change that, we recently provided many exciting improvements to Gboard for Android, working towards our vision of creating an intelligent mechanism that enables faster input while offering suggestions...
July 1, 2017
Most people spend a significant amount of time each day using mobile-device keyboards: composing emails, texting, engaging in social media, and more. Yet, mobile keyboards are still cumbersome to handle. The average user is roughly 35% slower typing on a mobile device than on a physical keyboard. To change that, we recently provided many exciting improvements to Gboard for Android, working towards our vision of creating an intelligent mechanism that enables faster input while offering suggestions...
Proposed ABA Model Rule Changes Address Social Media Advertising
June 3, 2017
Proposed amendments to the ABA Model Rules governing attorney advertising would embrace a "false and misleading" standard...
June 3, 2017
Proposed amendments to the ABA Model Rules governing attorney advertising would embrace a "false and misleading" standard...
Self-Driving Cars to Add $81B in New Auto Insurance Premiums by 2025
June 2, 2017
Insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles will bring US$81 billion in new premiums to the U.S. auto insurance industry over the next eight years, driven by risks related to cybersecurity, software and hardware and by the need for additional public infrastructure coverage, according to a new report from Accenture and Stevens Institute of Technology. “Insurers are bracing for long-term declines in auto premiums as new and safer autonomous vehicles gain adoption,” said John Cusano, a senior...
June 2, 2017
Insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles will bring US$81 billion in new premiums to the U.S. auto insurance industry over the next eight years, driven by risks related to cybersecurity, software and hardware and by the need for additional public infrastructure coverage, according to a new report from Accenture and Stevens Institute of Technology. “Insurers are bracing for long-term declines in auto premiums as new and safer autonomous vehicles gain adoption,” said John Cusano, a senior...
Article on What to Do with Your Digital Assets
May 29, 2017
George H. Pike published an Article entitled, Legal Issues: What to Do with Your Digital Life(2014). Provided below is an abstract...
May 29, 2017
George H. Pike published an Article entitled, Legal Issues: What to Do with Your Digital Life(2014). Provided below is an abstract...
Uber in the Trucking Business: ‘Press a Button, Get a Load’
May 21, 2017
The embattled ride-hailing company announced Thursday that it was launching Uber Freight, an app that connects professional truck drivers with shippers looking to transport big loads over long distances. "We've been in stealth since late last year, moving loads in Texas and a few other places," says Eric Berdinis, senior product manager for Uber Freight. "Uber pioneered the notion of 'press a button, get a car,' and now we want to create 'press a button, get a load.'"
May 21, 2017
The embattled ride-hailing company announced Thursday that it was launching Uber Freight, an app that connects professional truck drivers with shippers looking to transport big loads over long distances. "We've been in stealth since late last year, moving loads in Texas and a few other places," says Eric Berdinis, senior product manager for Uber Freight. "Uber pioneered the notion of 'press a button, get a car,' and now we want to create 'press a button, get a load.'"
Get Ready for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Middle of Blockchain!
May 21, 2017
The eCommerceTimes column described combining “AI with blockchain allows for the secure, transparent review of data that...
May 21, 2017
The eCommerceTimes column described combining “AI with blockchain allows for the secure, transparent review of data that...
Justice in the Age of Technology: ‘The Rise of Machines is Upon Us’
May 13, 2017
Changing and emerging technologies are reshaping the justice system. First, and at the most basic level, technology can assist to inform, support and advise people involved in the justice system ('supportive technology'). Second, technology can replace functions and activities that were previously carried out by humans ('replacement technologies'). Finally, at a third level, technology can change that way that judges work and provide for very different forms of justice ('disruptive technology') that...
May 13, 2017
Changing and emerging technologies are reshaping the justice system. First, and at the most basic level, technology can assist to inform, support and advise people involved in the justice system ('supportive technology'). Second, technology can replace functions and activities that were previously carried out by humans ('replacement technologies'). Finally, at a third level, technology can change that way that judges work and provide for very different forms of justice ('disruptive technology') that...
Biglaw Divided On How To Deal With Technology
April 28, 2017
If one envisions a law firm’s efforts to move boldly into the future as a matter of balancing the triad of people, technology, and process, then the most striking revelation of the event was the lack of uniformity across the industry. Considering the pack mentality of Biglaw firms — consistently terrified to waver from their peers — the firms represented on this day varied greatly in their current focus. The first few firms to offer their thoughts said, unequivocally, that they’re in the market...
April 28, 2017
If one envisions a law firm’s efforts to move boldly into the future as a matter of balancing the triad of people, technology, and process, then the most striking revelation of the event was the lack of uniformity across the industry. Considering the pack mentality of Biglaw firms — consistently terrified to waver from their peers — the firms represented on this day varied greatly in their current focus. The first few firms to offer their thoughts said, unequivocally, that they’re in the market...
The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel
April 22, 2017
Prior research has shown that the use of social media may detract from face-to-face relationships, reduce investment in meaningful...
April 22, 2017
Prior research has shown that the use of social media may detract from face-to-face relationships, reduce investment in meaningful...
How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons
April 16, 2017
To keep drivers on the road, the company has exploited some people’s tendency to set earnings goals — alerting them that they are ever so close to hitting a precious target when they try to log off. It has even concocted an algorithm similar to a Netflix feature that automatically loads the next program, which many experts believe encourages binge-watching. In Uber’s case, this means sending drivers their next fare opportunity before their current ride is even over. And most of this happens...
April 16, 2017
To keep drivers on the road, the company has exploited some people’s tendency to set earnings goals — alerting them that they are ever so close to hitting a precious target when they try to log off. It has even concocted an algorithm similar to a Netflix feature that automatically loads the next program, which many experts believe encourages binge-watching. In Uber’s case, this means sending drivers their next fare opportunity before their current ride is even over. And most of this happens...
