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Moneyball for Lawyers: Changing the Game with Analytics
May 6, 2018
The use of analytics has permeated into various industries, from baseball to banking, but could it be invaluable to lawyers...
May 6, 2018
The use of analytics has permeated into various industries, from baseball to banking, but could it be invaluable to lawyers...
The Uberization of Arbitration Clauses
May 1, 2018
In the early part of this decade, the Supreme Court’s decisions interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) strictly enforced pre-dispute arbitration clauses (PDAAs) with class action waivers and so-called “delegation” provisions in consumer contracts. Just after the Court’s 2013 ruling that clauses with class action waivers did not prevent claimants from vindicating their statutory rights, Uber — a company at the heart of the “gig economy” — started inserting PDAAs in agreements...
May 1, 2018
In the early part of this decade, the Supreme Court’s decisions interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) strictly enforced pre-dispute arbitration clauses (PDAAs) with class action waivers and so-called “delegation” provisions in consumer contracts. Just after the Court’s 2013 ruling that clauses with class action waivers did not prevent claimants from vindicating their statutory rights, Uber — a company at the heart of the “gig economy” — started inserting PDAAs in agreements...
Robots Break New Ground in Construction Industry
April 28, 2018
Now the former Google engineer is turning that dream into a reality with Built Robotics, a startup that’s developing technology to allow bulldozers, excavators and other construction vehicles to operate themselves. “The idea behind Built Robotics is to use automation technology make construction safer, faster and cheaper,” said Ready-Campbell, standing in a dirt lot where a small bulldozer moved mounds of earth without a human operator. “We need all of the robots we can get,...
April 28, 2018
Now the former Google engineer is turning that dream into a reality with Built Robotics, a startup that’s developing technology to allow bulldozers, excavators and other construction vehicles to operate themselves. “The idea behind Built Robotics is to use automation technology make construction safer, faster and cheaper,” said Ready-Campbell, standing in a dirt lot where a small bulldozer moved mounds of earth without a human operator. “We need all of the robots we can get,...
What Happens To Cryptocurrencies When You Die?
April 22, 2018
After death or at incapacity, an individual’s appointed executor, guardian, or agent may temporarily step in to manage...
April 22, 2018
After death or at incapacity, an individual’s appointed executor, guardian, or agent may temporarily step in to manage...
Will the Commercialisation of Blockchain Technologies Change the Face of Arbitration?
April 12, 2018
Blockchain technology and its applications are filtering into mainstream industries. This technology has the potential to create...
April 12, 2018
Blockchain technology and its applications are filtering into mainstream industries. This technology has the potential to create...
Our Robot Overlords Might Be Delayed
April 8, 2018
One Marcus identifies is building a more flexible technology. Today’s algorithms work only on a narrow range of problems. The goal must be extremely well-defined and unchanging, and huge amounts of data must be available for training. Examples include translating text, recognizing speech and identifying faces in a photo. The algorithm has one job, and researchers supply it with the masses of perfectly organized data required to learn how to do it. Humans regularly perform many tasks that are not so clearly...
April 8, 2018
One Marcus identifies is building a more flexible technology. Today’s algorithms work only on a narrow range of problems. The goal must be extremely well-defined and unchanging, and huge amounts of data must be available for training. Examples include translating text, recognizing speech and identifying faces in a photo. The algorithm has one job, and researchers supply it with the masses of perfectly organized data required to learn how to do it. Humans regularly perform many tasks that are not so clearly...
Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time
April 7, 2018
So in 2016, in partnership with local education leaders in Caldwell County, NC (near our Lenoir Data Center), and some Googler volunteers, we helped install Wi-Fi on 11 school buses in the district. We also worked with the Education Foundation of Caldwell County to make sure there were educators who could accompany students on these Wi-Fi-equipped buses to provide support and help out with assignments. Because bridging the “digital divide” isn’t just about providing access and devices—it’s...
April 7, 2018
So in 2016, in partnership with local education leaders in Caldwell County, NC (near our Lenoir Data Center), and some Googler volunteers, we helped install Wi-Fi on 11 school buses in the district. We also worked with the Education Foundation of Caldwell County to make sure there were educators who could accompany students on these Wi-Fi-equipped buses to provide support and help out with assignments. Because bridging the “digital divide” isn’t just about providing access and devices—it’s...
A Preview of Bristlecone, Google’s New Quantum Processor
March 30, 2018
The goal of the Google Quantum AI lab is to build a quantum computer that can be used to solve real-world problems. Our strategy is to explore near-term applications using systems that are forward compatible to a large-scale universal error-corrected quantum computer. In order for a quantum processor to be able to run algorithms beyond the scope of classical simulations, it requires not only a large number of qubits. Crucially, the processor must also have low error rates on readout and logical...
March 30, 2018
The goal of the Google Quantum AI lab is to build a quantum computer that can be used to solve real-world problems. Our strategy is to explore near-term applications using systems that are forward compatible to a large-scale universal error-corrected quantum computer. In order for a quantum processor to be able to run algorithms beyond the scope of classical simulations, it requires not only a large number of qubits. Crucially, the processor must also have low error rates on readout and logical...
Waymo Robot Cars Need Little Human Help as GM Makes Big Leap
March 10, 2018
Self-driving cars developed by Waymo need less human backup than rivals – though General Motors Co.’s vehicles are improving fast. The Alphabet Inc. unit’s cars drove in autonomous mode for more than 352,000 miles on California public roads last year, and engineers took control just 63 times, according to a report filed to the state. Waymo and GM both disengaged their self-driving systems less than once per 1,000 miles during testing.
March 10, 2018
Self-driving cars developed by Waymo need less human backup than rivals – though General Motors Co.’s vehicles are improving fast. The Alphabet Inc. unit’s cars drove in autonomous mode for more than 352,000 miles on California public roads last year, and engineers took control just 63 times, according to a report filed to the state. Waymo and GM both disengaged their self-driving systems less than once per 1,000 miles during testing.
How Your Smartphone Camera Is Affecting Your Life
March 4, 2018
Because people take a lot of pictures. According to the Times, roughly 1.3 trillion photos were taken in 2017, the vast majority of them with our smartphones. 350 million of these pictures are uploaded to Facebook every day. Since Instagram launched in 2010, over 40 billion photos have been shared on the site. A recent paper in JPSP by the psychologists Kristin Diehl, Gal Zuberman and Alixandra Barasch provides some useful answers. The scientists began by taking over...
March 4, 2018
Because people take a lot of pictures. According to the Times, roughly 1.3 trillion photos were taken in 2017, the vast majority of them with our smartphones. 350 million of these pictures are uploaded to Facebook every day. Since Instagram launched in 2010, over 40 billion photos have been shared on the site. A recent paper in JPSP by the psychologists Kristin Diehl, Gal Zuberman and Alixandra Barasch provides some useful answers. The scientists began by taking over...
