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COVID-19 and The Future of Work with F-LEX

July 23, 2020 Geofrey Banzi, Legal Technologist, Big Four 0

Reading Time: < 1 minute Manchester Legal Hackers and F-LEX take a look at the world of work in life after COVID-19. Have you ever tried to explain your career plans or studies to your parents or grandparents? It’s common […]

Internal Whistleblowers Might Just Blow The Lid Off Some Quite Dicey AI Self-Driving Cars
You can expect that there will be whistleblowers about self-driving cars, something that might seem surprising and altogether unexpected, but it is going to happen nonetheless. Here's why.
Lance Eliot, Contributor
Whether Bicycle Riders Will Still Get Conked By Car Doors Being Opened Even In An Era Of AI Self-Driving Cars
Dooring events consist of a car door being opened and a bike rider ramming into or otherwise getting injured, which some hope that AI self-driving cars will avert, maybe.
Lance Eliot, Contributor
Massive Record-Breaking Heat Wave Reveals How AI Self-Driving Cars Could Provide Some Cooling Relief
This mega-heat wave is getting worse, which if we had AI-based true self-driving cars might be somewhat mitigated, here's how.
Lance Eliot, Contributor
The Secret Is Out That Confidential Computing Is A Hot Trend And Seriously Crucial To AI And For Self-Driving Cars Too
Here's a breezy explanation about the nature of confidential computing, along with a look at how AI systems are impacted and likewise AI-based self-driving cars.
Lance Eliot, Contributor

New in-house content on design thinking June 24, 2021
We have published a practice note on design thinking.
Europe's Digital Decade: European Commission launches consultation on Digital Compass Communication June 24, 2021
On 22 June 2021, the European Commission launched a consultation on its Communication of 9 March 2021 that presents a vision for the digital transformation of Europe by 2030 based on the empowerment of citizens and technological leadership, resulting in a more resilient and prosperous society. It includes a Digital Compass and Digital Citizenship comprising […]
UK adequacy decisions agreed by EU member states: final European Commission adoption awaited June 23, 2021
EU member states have agreed the two UK adequacy decisions, accepting that the UK's data protection laws provide sufficient protection for personal data flows from the EU to the UK. The European Commission can now move to final adoption.
EDPS and EDPB adopt joint opinion on AI Act June 23, 2021
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have adopted a joint opinion on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act).

The Delta and Gamma Covid-19 Variants Are Taking Over the US June 24, 2021
The two variants are threatening Alpha’s reign—and country's path out of the pandemic.
Beth Mole, Ars Technica
Volunteers Digitized Centuries of Handwritten Rain Data June 24, 2021
As the UK went into lockdown, 16,000 volunteers put their spare time to good use, transcribing 350 years of archival records for use by modern climate scientists.
Grant Currin
The Coelacanth May Live for a Century. That’s Not Great News June 23, 2021
Scale markings reveal that this weird fish's lifespan is double what scientists first estimated. That also means they’re closer to extinction than we thought.
Max G. Levy
Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat June 22, 2021
Don’t mess with Texans’ air conditioning. Here’s why some customers in the state had their thermostats remotely controlled.
Matt Simon
An Observatory Spied on LA’s Carbon Emissions—From Space June 22, 2021
The instrument reads sunlight intensity to determine carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. Its findings could help reduce our carbon footprint.
Katrina Miller