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French tax police raid Google's Paris office

PCWorld

French police have raided Google's Paris office as part of an investigation into the company's tax affairs. The raid began at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Paris time, according to local newspaper Le Parisien, and involved five public prosecutors, 25 computer experts, and investigators from the French tax office and the Central Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Financial and Tax Crimes (OCLCIFF), the public prosecutors' office told local media. French prosecutors began investigating Google's finances last June, following allegations from the tax authorities that the company was involved in serious tax fraud. Tax officials in other European countries are concerned about the resulting loss in tax revenue.


Tinder sues online service for finding threesomes '3nder' for infringing trademark

Daily Mail - Science & tech

It has become one of the most popular dating apps for young, single people looking to meet partners. But Tinder is also the go-to service for some couples looking for a mรฉnage ร  trois, and it seems the company wants to keep it that way. Tinder is trying to shut down a threesome app called '3nder', suing it over the similarity of the companies' names. You might associate Tinder with young, single people looking to meet partners. But the dating app is also the go-to for some couples looking for a mรฉnage ร  trois, and it seems the company wants to keep it that way.


How can law firms enhance collaboration with artificial intelligence?

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There's been a perception that the adoption of technology in legal services has been slow over the past few years. However, according to the ALM 2015 Law Tech Survey this is certainly beginning to change as 95% of firm leaders and technologists respondents agreed or mostly agreed with recent decisions by management regarding the firm's technology. Law firms have faced a number of challenges over recent years. Although the UK is recovering well from the 2009 financial crisis this also led to stricter compliance regulations. With the increase in regulatory demands there is a need for better finance and risk mitigation.


Meet Wall Street's New AI Sheriffs

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Inc.'s 11th annual 30 Under 30 list features the young founders taking on some of the world's biggest challenges. In 2013, a high-frequency trader named Michael Coscia was arrested in New Jersey for an activity called "spoofing"--essentially manipulating the market by flooding trading systems with future orders he had no intention of completing. He was fined 6 million--with the possibility of jail time. It was the first such prosecution under a new set of financial regulations from the 2010 banking reform law called the Dodd-Frank Act. That was an aha! moment for David Widerhorn, 28, and it became his reason for founding Neurensic.


10 Years After An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore May Actually Be Winning

WIRED

"Excuse me," the former vice president says, dabbing a tissue at his nose before offering up an explanation. Outside Gore's New York City office, spring has certainly sprung--early too. This March was the hottest one ever, beating the prior record set in March 2015. The same goes for February and January of this year, and, oh, the eight consecutive months before. Gore knows these statistics by heart. The fact that you might know them too is likely because of him.


How can law firms enhance collaboration with artificial intelligence?

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There's been a perception that the adoption of technology in legal services has been slow over the past few years. However, according to the ALM 2015 Law Tech Survey this is certainly beginning to change as 95% of firm leaders and technologists respondents agreed or mostly agreed with recent decisions by management regarding the firm's technology. Law firms have faced a number of challenges over recent years. Although the UK is recovering well from the 2009 financial crisis this also led to stricter compliance regulations. With the increase in regulatory demands there is a need for better finance and risk mitigation.


Microsoft's artificial Twitter bot stunt backfires as trolls teach it racist statements

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Microsoft unveiled Twitter artificial intelligence bot @TayandYou yesterday in a bid to connect with millennials and "experiment" with conversational understanding. Billed as'AI fam from the internet that's got zero chill!' Tay was meant to engage with her peers help the tech giant explore its cognitive learning abilities through "playful conversation". "The more you chat with Tay the smarter she gets," said Microsoft. The stunt however, took an unexpected turn when Tay's verified Twitter account began issuing a series of inflammatory statements after being targeted by Twitter trolls. The conversational learning curve saw the bot tweet posts from her verified account mentioning Hitler, 9/11 and feminism, some of which (including the below) have now been deleted.


All Businesses Are Data Businesses

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Have you seen the Audi commercial with the autonomous mail delivery drones stalking the employees leaving their office? It's a bit of a stretch, but the commercial is pretty funny and a good example of the technological advances that are on the horizon. To manage a fleet of autonomous mail delivery drones an enormous amount of telemetry, geolocation, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, and flight coordination data would be required. This post describes our perspective that all businesses are data-businesses, even the ones that aren't. I will illustrate examples of available data to businesses, and I'll give a story of a seemingly simple business that is a data business but doesn't realize it.


ROSS Intelligence announces partnership with BakerHostetler

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"At BakerHostetler, we believe that emerging technologies like cognitive computing and other forms of machine learning can help enhance the services we deliver to our clients," said Bob Craig, Chief Information Officer. "We are proud to team up with innovators like ROSS and we will continue to explore these cutting-edge technologies as they develop." "BakerHostetler's commitment to the future of the legal practice and ensuring they continue to deliver the highest level of value to their clients completely aligns with our vision at ROSS Intelligence," said Andrew Arruda, CEO/Cofounder. "BakerHostetler has been using ROSS since the first days of its deployment and we are proud to partner with a true leader in the industry as we continue to develop additional AI legal assistants." About ROSS Intelligence ROSS Intelligence began out of research at the University of Toronto in 2014 with the goal of building an AI legal research assistant to allow lawyers to enhance and scale their abilities.


Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy

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The University of Washington School of Law is delighted to announce a public workshop on the law and policy of artificial intelligence, co-hosted by the White House and UW's Tech Policy Lab. The event places leading artificial intelligence experts from academia and industry in conversation with government officials interested in developing a wise and effective policy framework for this increasingly important technology. The event is free and open to the public but requires registration. Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. He is the founder and director of Yale's Information Society Project, an interdisciplinary center that studies law and new information technologies.