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The Google Assistant: More Android phones
March 12, 2017
Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes. Enter the Google Assistant, which is conversational, personal and helps you get things done—from telling you about your day to taking a selfie. The Assistant is already available on Pixel, Google Home, Google Allo and Android Wear. Now we're bringing it to even more people. Starting this week, the Google Assistant is coming to smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Whether you need to know how to say “nice...
March 12, 2017
Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes. Enter the Google Assistant, which is conversational, personal and helps you get things done—from telling you about your day to taking a selfie. The Assistant is already available on Pixel, Google Home, Google Allo and Android Wear. Now we're bringing it to even more people. Starting this week, the Google Assistant is coming to smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Whether you need to know how to say “nice...
MD Anderson Drops IBM Watson – A Setback For Artificial Intelligence In Medicine ?
March 8, 2017
Not sure this is actually a “set back for AI in Medicine.” Rather, long story short — it ain’t 2014 anymore … as we discuss in our talk – Machine Learning as a Service : #MLaaS, Open Source and the Future of Legal Analytics – what started with Watson has turned into significant competition among major technology industry players. Throw in a some open source and you have some really strong economic forces which are upending even business models which were sound just three years...
March 8, 2017
Not sure this is actually a “set back for AI in Medicine.” Rather, long story short — it ain’t 2014 anymore … as we discuss in our talk – Machine Learning as a Service : #MLaaS, Open Source and the Future of Legal Analytics – what started with Watson has turned into significant competition among major technology industry players. Throw in a some open source and you have some really strong economic forces which are upending even business models which were sound just three years...
The Facebook Algorithm Is Watching You
March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a person from how they react to something. That’s why Facebook’s various “Like” buttons are so powerful. Clicking a reaction icon isn’t just a way to register an emotional response, it’s also a way for Facebook to refine its sense of who you are. So when you “Love” a photo of a friend’s baby, and click “Angry” on an article about the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl, you’re training Facebook to see you a certain way: You are a person...
March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a person from how they react to something. That’s why Facebook’s various “Like” buttons are so powerful. Clicking a reaction icon isn’t just a way to register an emotional response, it’s also a way for Facebook to refine its sense of who you are. So when you “Love” a photo of a friend’s baby, and click “Angry” on an article about the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl, you’re training Facebook to see you a certain way: You are a person...
Law Society Calls on Law Firms to Embrace New Legal Tech and AI
February 27, 2017
The Law Society of England & Wales has stated that it wants to help law firms adopt the latest legal technologies, including AI, as well as invest in start-ups, in a report published this week titled ‘Capturing Technological Innovation in Legal Services’. The report, which looked at where the current state of legal technology is, gives a broad and eclectic overview of what various interviewees think. But, perhaps the most interesting aspect is the Law Society’s determination to play...
February 27, 2017
The Law Society of England & Wales has stated that it wants to help law firms adopt the latest legal technologies, including AI, as well as invest in start-ups, in a report published this week titled ‘Capturing Technological Innovation in Legal Services’. The report, which looked at where the current state of legal technology is, gives a broad and eclectic overview of what various interviewees think. But, perhaps the most interesting aspect is the Law Society’s determination to play...
Equipping People to Stay Ahead of Technological Change (via The Economist)
February 26, 2017
WHEN education fails to keep pace with technology, the result is inequality. Without the skills to stay useful as innovations arrive, workers suffer—and if enough of them fall behind, society starts to fall apart. That fundamental insight seized reformers in the Industrial Revolution, heralding state-funded universal schooling. Later, automation in factories and offices called forth a surge in college graduates. The combination of education and innovation, spread over decades, led to a remarkable...
February 26, 2017
WHEN education fails to keep pace with technology, the result is inequality. Without the skills to stay useful as innovations arrive, workers suffer—and if enough of them fall behind, society starts to fall apart. That fundamental insight seized reformers in the Industrial Revolution, heralding state-funded universal schooling. Later, automation in factories and offices called forth a surge in college graduates. The combination of education and innovation, spread over decades, led to a remarkable...
SwRi and Texas A&M to Test Self-Driving Cars in San Antonio
February 11, 2017
Self-driving car technology is coming to San Antonio streets. The city was tapped as a pilot market by the U.S. Department of Transportation, who is designating several Texas metro areas as areas which will start getting driverless vehicles on the road. Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization based in San Antonio, joined the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Transportation Research...
February 11, 2017
Self-driving car technology is coming to San Antonio streets. The city was tapped as a pilot market by the U.S. Department of Transportation, who is designating several Texas metro areas as areas which will start getting driverless vehicles on the road. Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization based in San Antonio, joined the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Transportation Research...
Upchurch on Service of Process via Social Media
February 10, 2017
Angela Upchurch (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - School of Law) has posted 'Hacking' Service of Process: Using...
February 10, 2017
Angela Upchurch (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - School of Law) has posted 'Hacking' Service of Process: Using...
The Defining Tech Trends of the Next Decade
January 30, 2017
As innovation and capital converge, technologies with life-changing potential can emerge over time. In this video, we asked some of the attendees of Goldman Sachs’ sixth annual Private Internet Company Conference about the technology trends that will define the way we live and work in the next decade. The video features: Jennifer Tejada, CEO, PagerDuty Rob Solomon, Chairman and CEO, GoFundMe Chris Altchek, Co-Founder and CEO, Mic Lise Buyer, Founder, Class V Group Ryan Nolan, Investment...
January 30, 2017
As innovation and capital converge, technologies with life-changing potential can emerge over time. In this video, we asked some of the attendees of Goldman Sachs’ sixth annual Private Internet Company Conference about the technology trends that will define the way we live and work in the next decade. The video features: Jennifer Tejada, CEO, PagerDuty Rob Solomon, Chairman and CEO, GoFundMe Chris Altchek, Co-Founder and CEO, Mic Lise Buyer, Founder, Class V Group Ryan Nolan, Investment...
‘Smart Stores’ Will Have Robots, Interactive Shelves and Mirrors
January 29, 2017
Tomorrow’s retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology – everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors. The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process. Amazon’s new experimental grocery store in Seattle, opening in early 2017, will let shoppers buy goods without needing to stop at a checkout line. Sensors...
January 29, 2017
Tomorrow’s retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology – everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors. The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process. Amazon’s new experimental grocery store in Seattle, opening in early 2017, will let shoppers buy goods without needing to stop at a checkout line. Sensors...
Less Human Help Needed by Google Self-Driving Cars in 2016
January 28, 2017
Self-driving cars born at Google are getting better at commanding the wheel. Vehicles tested in California by Waymo, the autonomous car company owned Google parent Alphabet Inc., had a much lower rate of “disengagements” last year, compared with 2015. Disengagements happen when a human tester needs to take control of a self-driving car, either to avoid an accident or respond to technical problems. Waymo Chief Executive Officer John Krafcik shared the data during a speech on Sunday at the North...
January 28, 2017
Self-driving cars born at Google are getting better at commanding the wheel. Vehicles tested in California by Waymo, the autonomous car company owned Google parent Alphabet Inc., had a much lower rate of “disengagements” last year, compared with 2015. Disengagements happen when a human tester needs to take control of a self-driving car, either to avoid an accident or respond to technical problems. Waymo Chief Executive Officer John Krafcik shared the data during a speech on Sunday at the North...
