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Cooley has boosted its cyber/data/privacy team and East Coast trial bench with the hire of Tiana Demas from Facebook, where she was assistant GC and led a team investigating cyberattacks

The ongoing case of Van Buren v. United States is set to have huge consequences for cybersecurity and computer crime enforcement

Two big names in e-discovery law and information governance, Am Law 100 member Nelson Mullins and Redgrave, are set to combine in one of the largest law firm mergers so far this year

Automated vehicle leader turns to Jeff Bleich to help get its market-leading tech over the finishing line

Bhupinder Randhawa is head of engineering and technology law and co-head of AI at Bereskin & Parr, which has become a founding partner of the Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI), Canada’s first incubator for tech hardware startups.

A self-taught programmer, claims he wrote the code for a robot lawyer website in just three hours. British student Joshua Browder created a robot lawyer as a means to facilitate the process of disputing speeding tickets, by giving access to free legal advice on the spot.

In a US case, Bauserman v. Unemployment Insurance Agency (MiLW No. 06-99941, 29 pages), Jennifer L. Lord is representing plaintiffs accused of benefits fraud based on the results of a computer program called MIDAS, which identified individuals in the Unemployment Insurance Agency for fraudulent activity.

Is it significant that America is the first country to have the first human killed by a robot? That incident, fear of job losses, the proliferation of robotic applications is raising a raft of questions on law and policy in the United States.

Amazon has been granted a patent for using delivery drones for surveillance. The company has said that this is primarily the customer's benefit, to survey for damage or anything out of the ordinary to the property.

Waymo has been awarded a permit by the California Public Utilities Commission to take part in the state’s autonomous vehicle passenger service pilot programme.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing changes for recreational drone flyers mandated by Congress in the FAA Reauthorisation Act of 2018.

In recent years the US Navy has lagged behind international competitors Russia and China, which have looked to improve their anti-access technologies to protect their aircraft carriers.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made a series of announcements across the first two months of 2019, as the country exited the government shutdown and normal service was resumed.

On Wednesday 5 October, President Trump signed the FAA Reauthorisation Act of 2018, after the Senate had given final approval to the five year reauthorisation for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). It passed the Senate by a 93-6 vote, and is noteworthy as being the first five-year bill to be passed since the 1980s.

At least three US states, including Washington, Illinois, and Wisconsin, activated National Guard cyber security units, keeping them on standby in case they were needed.

Leading drone manufacturer DJI has written a letter to the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) asking it to withdraw a misleading video and blog post about collisions between drones and traditional aircraft.

During the hurricane season last year, drones were deployed in areas affected by Harvey and Irma, showcasing UAS’ life-saving capabilities, and once again they have been instrumental in the relief efforts for areas affected by Hurricane Florence.

AeroVironment’s Quantix™, an innovative and powerfully simple to use drone delivering real-time actionable intelligence, can now be covered through DroneInsurance.com’s first-of-its-kind drone insurance platform, offering 24/7 ground and usage-based flight coverage options.

Parrot today strengthens its Parrot Business Solutions portfolio with the release of two new innovative platforms: the senseFly eBee X and the Parrot ANAFI Work.

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that Transport Canada has granted the company a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC). This will allow DDC to commence testing its Robin X1400 cargo delivery drone.