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Introducing Facebook’s Hello
May 9, 2015
Billions of calls are made everyday on mobile phones and people often have very little information about who’s calling...
May 9, 2015
Billions of calls are made everyday on mobile phones and people often have very little information about who’s calling...
Say Hi To Google Fi: A New Way To Say Hello
May 9, 2015
In today's mobile world, fast and reliable connectivity is almost second nature. But even in places like the U.S., where mobile connections are nearly ubiquitous, there are still times when you turn to your phone for that split-second answer and don't have fast enough speed. Or you can't get calls and texts because you left your phone in a taxi (or it got lost in a couch cushion for the day). As mobile devices continually improve how you connect to people and information, it's important that wireless...
May 9, 2015
In today's mobile world, fast and reliable connectivity is almost second nature. But even in places like the U.S., where mobile connections are nearly ubiquitous, there are still times when you turn to your phone for that split-second answer and don't have fast enough speed. Or you can't get calls and texts because you left your phone in a taxi (or it got lost in a couch cushion for the day). As mobile devices continually improve how you connect to people and information, it's important that wireless...
Holmes and Watson – How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Law
May 9, 2015
In 1897, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote: People want to know under what circumstances and how far they will run the risk of coming against what is so much stronger than themselves, and hence it becomes a business to find out when this danger is to be feared. The object of our study, then, is prediction, the prediction of the incidence of the public force through the instrumentality of the courts. Holmes, laying the groundwork for his famed prediction theory of law, was referring to an attorney’s...
May 9, 2015
In 1897, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote: People want to know under what circumstances and how far they will run the risk of coming against what is so much stronger than themselves, and hence it becomes a business to find out when this danger is to be feared. The object of our study, then, is prediction, the prediction of the incidence of the public force through the instrumentality of the courts. Holmes, laying the groundwork for his famed prediction theory of law, was referring to an attorney’s...
Contemplating Academic Analytics for Law Schools
May 3, 2015
There is a recent trend in higher education to standardize assessment of faculty’s academic achievement across disciplines. For example, a company called Academic Analytics markets itself as providing university administrators “with objective data that administrators can use . . . as a method for benchmarking in comparison to other institutions.” As its website explains, it measures productivity and excellence by quantifying: the publication of scholarly work as books and journal articles citations...
May 3, 2015
There is a recent trend in higher education to standardize assessment of faculty’s academic achievement across disciplines. For example, a company called Academic Analytics markets itself as providing university administrators “with objective data that administrators can use . . . as a method for benchmarking in comparison to other institutions.” As its website explains, it measures productivity and excellence by quantifying: the publication of scholarly work as books and journal articles citations...
Amazon Launches Home Services
May 2, 2015
Amazon started out as an online bookstore, but has since expanded into selling almost any physical goods you can think of. But the company believes a lot of the stuff people buy on Amazon are things they could actually use help assembling, installing, or learning to enjoy. "We have 85 million Amazon customers who have shopped for products this past year that often require a service afterwards," said Peter Faricy, vice president for Amazon Marketplace. "Things like TVs, toilets, and sinks." Today,...
May 2, 2015
Amazon started out as an online bookstore, but has since expanded into selling almost any physical goods you can think of. But the company believes a lot of the stuff people buy on Amazon are things they could actually use help assembling, installing, or learning to enjoy. "We have 85 million Amazon customers who have shopped for products this past year that often require a service afterwards," said Peter Faricy, vice president for Amazon Marketplace. "Things like TVs, toilets, and sinks." Today,...
Law at the Speed of Technology
May 2, 2015
ZT: Do judges need to become comfortable using the technology that's increasingly coming before them to rule on it? Do judges need to be on Twitter, on Facebook, wearing a FitBit? JF: Judges unquestionably have to be technologically adept and understand an intricate technology. That is easier if you use these devices yourself. I think a judge can conquer the technology, even if she doesn't understand Twitter and Facebook by using it, because there are other ways to learn about it. But obviously...
May 2, 2015
ZT: Do judges need to become comfortable using the technology that's increasingly coming before them to rule on it? Do judges need to be on Twitter, on Facebook, wearing a FitBit? JF: Judges unquestionably have to be technologically adept and understand an intricate technology. That is easier if you use these devices yourself. I think a judge can conquer the technology, even if she doesn't understand Twitter and Facebook by using it, because there are other ways to learn about it. But obviously...
Company’s Social Media Accounts Transferred in Bankruptcy
April 28, 2015
This case addresses whether social media accounts used in connection with a business become property of the bankruptcy estate. The...
April 28, 2015
This case addresses whether social media accounts used in connection with a business become property of the bankruptcy estate. The...
Think You Have Game for Negotiating?
April 27, 2015
Negotiation 360 Lawyers like to think that for negotiating, they’ve got game. But there’s always room for improvement at the bargaining table. A new mobile resource from Harvard Business School professor, author and recovering lawyer Michael Wheeler, who teaches and writes about negotiation, may help hone your ability to nail down agreements and resolve disputes. Negotiation 360, a $2.99 (but who’s haggling?) iOS app, starts with a self-assessment test that enables you to determine your...
April 27, 2015
Negotiation 360 Lawyers like to think that for negotiating, they’ve got game. But there’s always room for improvement at the bargaining table. A new mobile resource from Harvard Business School professor, author and recovering lawyer Michael Wheeler, who teaches and writes about negotiation, may help hone your ability to nail down agreements and resolve disputes. Negotiation 360, a $2.99 (but who’s haggling?) iOS app, starts with a self-assessment test that enables you to determine your...
Codie Joins The Ranks Of Toys Aiming To Help Kids Learn Coding
April 26, 2015
Say hello to yet another cute toy with a mission to lift dollars out of parents’ wallets get kids coding and grasping the basics of logical thinking. Codie is a programmable robot that’s controlled via an app, using a visual programming language simplified into draggable blocks to make it easy for kids to play with. Its target age group is 8- to 12-year-olds The $150+ Codie bot takes the form of a wheeled vehicle that can perform a variety of actions and reactions, thanks to seven on-board...
April 26, 2015
Say hello to yet another cute toy with a mission to lift dollars out of parents’ wallets get kids coding and grasping the basics of logical thinking. Codie is a programmable robot that’s controlled via an app, using a visual programming language simplified into draggable blocks to make it easy for kids to play with. Its target age group is 8- to 12-year-olds The $150+ Codie bot takes the form of a wheeled vehicle that can perform a variety of actions and reactions, thanks to seven on-board...
BMW’s New Sensors Do the Braking for You
April 25, 2015
More than 90 percent of auto-related crashes are due to human error: a distraction, a mistake. With its new “Active Assist” technology, BMW is trying to do everything it can to take those errors out of the equation. Using laser sensors, the system effectively keeps a 360-degree vigil and will automatically and gently brake before a vehicle hits any stationary object. If you drive full throttle at a wall, Active Assist will stop mere inches away, without the driver touching the brakes. While...
April 25, 2015
More than 90 percent of auto-related crashes are due to human error: a distraction, a mistake. With its new “Active Assist” technology, BMW is trying to do everything it can to take those errors out of the equation. Using laser sensors, the system effectively keeps a 360-degree vigil and will automatically and gently brake before a vehicle hits any stationary object. If you drive full throttle at a wall, Active Assist will stop mere inches away, without the driver touching the brakes. While...
