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A law firm has hired the first “Robot lawyer”
May 16th, 2016
The first job after law school can be horrendous—not simply because of the intense workload and long hours, but also the drudgery. A huge amount of legal work given to those on the lowest rung of the ladder consists ...
Facebook revenue smashes expectations
April 28th, 2016
Facebook revenue smashes expectations as mobile ad sales surge Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) quarterly revenue rose more than 50 percent, handily beating Wall Street expectations as its wildly popular mobile app and a push into live video lured new advertisers ...
NYSE Amex Options launches Binary Return Derivatives (BYRDS), an innovative new optins product
April 20th, 2016
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), today announced the NYSE Amex Options platform of the NYSE MKT exchange will commence trading of Binary Return Derivatives (ByRDsSM) on April 21. ByRDs are a new ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers pays €37m to save Spanish employees from jail
April 14th, 2016
The accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has handed over €37m (£29m) to the Spanish government to save four of its former employees from serving lengthy jail terms for fraud. The four former senior executives, who include the firm’s ex-president Miguel Fernández de Pinedo, ...
Deutsche Bank opens innovation lab in Silicon Valley
April 7th, 2016
Deutsche Bank announced today that it has opened an innovation lab in Silicon Valley, with a launch event attended by its Co-Chief Executive John Cryan on Tuesday. The lab in Palo Alto will enable the Bank to evaluate emerging ...
Deloitte Wins Award
March 31st, 2016
Deloitte Wins 2016 IBM Choice Award for North America Top IT Service Provider Integrated Eligibility solution helps HHS agencies deliver critical programs Deloitte announced it was named winner of the 2016 IBM Choice Award for North America Top IT ...
Virtual Currency that is rival to Bitcoin, attracts attention and has soared in value
March 28th, 2016
A new virtual gold rush is underway. Even as Bitcoin, riven by internal divisions, has struggled, a rival virtual currency — known as Ethereum — has soared in value, climbing 1,000 percent over the last three months. Beyond the ...
Robot law: Deloitte estimates automation to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades
March 17th, 2016
A new report released by Deloitte is warning law firms to prepare for changes as the rise of automation is likely to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades. The report titled ‘Developing legal talent: ...
NextLaw Labs signs second portfolio company: Apperio
March 10th, 2016
NextLaw Labs, the global collaborative innovation platform developed by global law firm Dentons, today announced its investment in Apperio, a legal tech startup that is changing the way law firms handle matter management. This is the second portfolio company ...
Bitcoin Technology Tested In Trial By 40 Big Banks
March 3rd, 2016
The technology behind Bitcoin is starting to make progress on Wall Street. By December, financial technology company R3 CEV had brought together a consortium of 42 banks to create standards and protocols for using blockchain technology in financial services. ...
