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An interview with Erin Hichman, senior analyst at ALM Legal Intelligence.

Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software to automate and digitally transform end-to-end business processes, today announced Kofax RPA’s next-generation robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

A court today awarded a Leeds-based translation company substantial damages after one of its competitors was found guilty of cybersquatting.

The African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have released a report examining how drones can transform the welfare of agriculture on the continent, “Drones on the Horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture”.

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has hired aviation policy expert David Hansell as Public Policy Manager, helping guide the development of drone laws and regulations to ensure they help America take full advantage of the benefits of drones.

The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management has conducted research into attitudes of driverless cars in a closed environment, analysing the underlying factors affecting trust in driverless cars. The technology is seen as being a huge disruptor in the next technology revolution but a lack of trust is a principal barrier to its wide-scale adoption.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming ever-present, integrating with everyday technologies as well as assisting the operations of huge global businesses. In the future it promises to revolutionise areas such as healthcare, education, and transport. In becoming so widespread, there emerges a need to ensure that AI behaves in an ethical manner to minimise harm and maximise benefits.

The California Public Utilities Commission has put out a proposal authorising two pilot test programmes to legalise autonomous vehicle passenger services.

In the highest profile incident involving an autonomous vehicle, one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles collided with and killed a pedestrian crossing the road in Arizona, even though the car had a safety engineer riding behind the wheel.

Ford has submitted a patent application to develop autonomous police cars. It is a patent that has not yet been granted but demonstrates Ford’s intentions in how to break into the autonomous vehicle market.

Japanese commercial drone service company Terra Drone has commercialised an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system for the first time in Korea.

CaseLines and Strathmore University, today announced a partnership to provide free access to its digital evidence management platform for students of Strathmore Law School.

In 2015, the issue of a non-human claiming copyright ownership erupted across the world when PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched a lawsuit against a photographer for the rights to a “monkey selfie”. Now, a US court has ruled that only humans can own copyright.

The number of new patents filed for technology related to drones has hit a new high of 5,301 in 2016/17, up 327% from 1,242 the year before, and up from just 174 five years ago, as competition between manufacturers escalates, says Thomson Reuters.

Parrot, the leading European Drone Group, has appeared for the first time among the list of the top 50 companies based on number of patent submissions in France.

In what is becoming a hyper-competitive industry, the fortunes of premier drone manufacturers DJI and GoPro are in stark contrast. American company GoPro has announced its plans to exit the business citing competitiveness of the sector as well as increasing regulation. Meanwhile, despite recent concerns over security, Chinese company DJI has confirmed its place as a leader in the market with its latest product.

Nine Iranian have been charged with conducting a cyber theft campaign on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. They penetrated systems belonging to hundreds of universities and companies, in an attack that demonstrates the weaknesses in many organisations’ cyber defences.

On 1 December 2017, AI experts Enigma Pattern broke the infamous Enigma code in just thirteen minutes in a live demonstration. In an event designed to demonstrate the endless potential of AI, from diagnosing medical conditions to rendering judgements on whether someone should get a loan and cracking history’s trickiest code, Enigma Pattern also showcased the rising power of cloud computing and data centres.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that it has received US State Department approval to market its Mako High Performance Jet Tactical Unmanned Aerial System to certain European and Asia Pacific region countries.

A five-track black metal album, titled, “Coditany of Timeness” has just been produced. The difference with this new piece of music is that it was created by an artificial intelligence.