Billy Bot is one step closer to upturning legal traditions by digitising the barristers chambers. The Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based junior clerk robot, a project spearheaded by Clerksroom, can now be connected to barristers chambers using MLC chambers management software via a bespoke API built by Advanced.
A partnership has been formed between Flirtey, leading drone delivery service, and REMSA, a community-integrated medical services provider, to launch the USA’s first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone delivery service.
Last week, the Chinese drone manufacturer released a new version of its “Local Data Mode”, an update on last month’s release. It promises to stop internet traffic to and from its DJI Pilot app, in order to provide enhanced data privacy assurances for sensitive government and enterprise customers.
Shareholder and consumer rights law firm Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP has launched an investigation into whether certain officers and directors of GoPro, Inc. breached their fiduciary duties by causing the company to issue false and misleading statements. GoPro makes and sells mountable and wearable cameras, drones and accessories.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) have agreed to restrict drone flights up to 400 feet within the lateral boundaries of several major US landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, after requests from national security and law enforcement agencies.
CaseCrunch Systems confirms the first event in history to directly pit machines against lawyers. This experiment is a step towards General Legal Intelligence and challenges the status quo of Legal AI. Over 50 confirmed lawyers will use the same information as a CaseCrunch system to predict the outcome of PPI mis-selling complaints.
Reading, UK, 27 September 2017 – Consumers increasingly want to use chat for customer service – but companies are failing to meet their changing expectations. Nearly three quarters (72%) of consumers say a good chat experience will make them more loyal – however only 15% say they are always happy with the service they receive. These are amongst the headline findings of the Eptica 2017 UK Chat Study.
The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), part of California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has put an outright ban on delivery of the legalised drug by drone.
Harvard Professor Michael Singer has defeated the city of Newton, Massachusetts in court. The effects of the case may be felt in the federal versus local laws conflict.
UK and Singapore-based start-up ThoughtRiver has launched "Review" an Artificial Intelligence (AI) contract review solution that can assess legal contracts an average of 60 times faster and 30 percent cheaper than the typical paralegal.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) played their part in the relief effort in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
The Australian law firm and London legal tech firm Luminance have teamed up. Corrs has announced that it will deploy Luminance’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the due diligence for M&A transactions.
Automakers such as Tesla, Waymo, and Uber will have received a boost from the US House passing a bill on Wednesday to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars on the country’s roads.
A test-flight base for civilian drones has opened up in Shanghai at the end of August, arriving just in time to service the country’s tightening drone regulations.
Leading supplier to automakers Magna International has released MAX4, a fully integrated, customisable, and scalable autonomous driving and sensing platform. It promises to provide level 4 automation.
The UK government has announced that trials of small convoys of self-driving lorries on British roads will take place before the end of next year.
South Korea's government has made the first move towards introducing a “robot tax”, which, if it goes into effect, would be a world first.
Google’s autonomous vehicles company, Waymo, has been issued a patent for altering the rigidity of a vehicle’s external shell that can help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. It will do this by detecting the hazard and changing its tension as it sees fit.
On 19th August, at about 07.10 BST, the UK’s largest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth, docked in Portsmouth, which it is making its new home. Currently not commissioned for duty as it waits for its payload of 40 new F-35b aircraft, full trials are expected next year.
American car maker General Motors (GM) recently announced that it had finished production on ten new autonomous test vehicles at its plant in Lake Orion, Michigan, heralding its entry into the self-driving market. There has been a further development as it offers a new service alongside the technology.
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