U.S. charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cybercrime campaign
The indictments come as the U.S. government has warned of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat from China.
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The verdict on Zoom: New report says remote hearings provide relief from traditional court challenges
A team of researchers produced a new report, “Accessing Justice with Zoom: Experiences and Outcomes in Online Civil Courts,” which found more than 80% of unrepresented litigant respondents were able to access online civil court proceedings remotely.
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Drowning in data: Attorneys grappling with increase in digital evidence
If you’re wanting to find out how prosecutor’s offices and law enforcement are doing in handling a growing amount of digital evidence, criminal defense attorney John Tompkins figures you could get 92 different answers — one for each of Indiana’s counties.
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With so many legal tech services available, how do attorneys find the One?
As attorneys anticipate litigation services — especially in the technology sphere — to continue evolving, one issue they’ll have to settle is how to vet an increasing number of options, determining what will be the most beneficial and cost-effective.
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Locally sourced: Legal tech startups carve out niche in Indianapolis
Law firms of every size are increasingly relying on legal technology tools to help them do their work. Depending on the firms’ needs, they may also contract with legal technology service providers.
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Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries.
Wilson: How to maximize your use of Microsoft Word
Because Word is ubiquitous in the legal field, it makes sense to increase your understanding of the program.
Mexico tests cellphone app allowing migrants to send alert if they are about to be detained in US
Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official said Friday.
FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business
The Federal Trade Commission is planning to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud software business over alleged anticompetitive practices, as the Democratic-led agency tries to cement a legacy of aggressive regulation during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office.
Indianapolis-based Proteus Discovery Group expands with acquisition of Novitas Data
Proteus Discovery Group announced its recent acquisition of Novitas Data Monday morning. The acquisition doubles Proteus’ size and expands its service offerings with advanced forensics, eDiscovery technology and coast-to-coast geographic coverage, according to the Indianapolis-based company.
Wilson: What’s coming to your iPhone with iOS 18?
Recently, Apple held its annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), which is geared toward people who make software applications (apps) for Apple devices.
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a new report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology.
Supreme Court rebuffs Apple’s appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple’s grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, threatening to siphon billions of dollars away from one of the world’s most profitable companies.
Marquez: New year, same old fears: AI makes threats more sophisticated
As powerful and useful as AI can be in making us more efficient at our tasks, we shouldn’t forget that the “bad guys” have access to AI’s capabilities, too, and will most definitely be looking to harness its power into their nefarious schemes.
Dickerson: Leveraging chatbots for lawyers: Using ChatGPT and Bard
If you haven’t already started using generative artificial intelligence to optimize your practice, then you are seriously missing out.
AI latest technological frontier impacting judiciary, Chief Justice Roberts says in year-end report
Artificial intelligence and other technological changes will continue to transform the work of the courts, but U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says he is sure judges will not become obsolete.
Wilson: Keyboard shortcuts for editing text
Recently, someone asked a great question: Where do you learn keyboard shortcuts?
Indiana courts CAO Forkner to co-chair AI ‘rapid response team’
The Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators have created a rapid response team of chief justices and state court administrators to examine immediate issues related to artificial intelligence and generative AI in courts.
Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does the verdict mean for Google?
Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company’s payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.
Denial of motion to compel cellphone evidence wasn’t error, COA affirms
A trial court did not err in denying a pedestrian’s motion to compel cellphone evidence in his suit against the woman who struck him with her car, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
Marquez: ‘NameDropping’ may get you the connection you’re seeking
Essentially, NameDrop allows two iPhone users to exchange one or both party’s contact information electronically by simply bringing the phones together and tapping “Share” or “Receive Only.”
AI’s future could be ‘open-source’ or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
Facebook parent Meta and IBM on Tuesday launched a new group called the AI Alliance that’s advocating for an “open science” approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Chatterbox: Is ChatGPT Going to Take Your Job?
Whenever the concepts of machine learning or artificial intelligence are brought up — they are two very different things, actually — attorneys always start asking: Is this new tech going to take my job?
Chicago legal tech firm relocates to Bloomington
A legal technology and services company previously based in Chicago has relocated its headquarters to Bloomington.