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Harvard's Caselaw Access Project It was good news for budding legal AI researchers this week as Harvard announced its "Caselaw Access Project". The project makes 6.4 million US case reports freely available from the Harvard Law School Library. The disparate nature of state-level case rep... Dr. Alexa will see you now The image below, from the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a child's depiction of her healthcare experience: she is sat on the examination table and her doctor on the computer, turned away from her. Healthcare is just one example of an indu... Practical Uses for Virtual Reality Since its launch to the mainstream market, virtual reality (VR) has been seen by many as simply the latest development in the gaming and entertainment industry. But increasingly, VR is being used in a wide range of different sectors to transform how emplo... The dark side of IoT One industry where the Internet of Things (IoT) has really taken hold is Healthcare. The advances that have been made in recent years are staggering - we now live in a world where healthcare is moving from reactive to proactive and data from wearables, mo... AI assistants will help users navigate an increasingly overwhelming number of choices..or will they? Trade marks play a vital role in global economic growth by promoting freedom of choice, enabling consumers to make quick and safe purchasing decisions and by driving competition and innovation. Conventional trade marks such as letters, numbers, words, log... A growth mindset is key to innovation As a profession, lawyers have not always been known for their “growth mindset”, the phrase coined by Carol Dweck in her bestselling book and multi-million views TED talk. The alternative, having a “fixed mindset”, a tendency towards being more risk-averse... Designing a product that is "100 percent fatal" According to the CEO of Nectome, a new San Francisco start-up supported by the famous accelerator Y-Combinator, his company is "uniquely situated" in providing a product that is 100% fatal to its users. He has a point - few other products spring to mind t... FCA offers support for green fintechs The FCA has roped off a section of its regulatory sandbox for fintechs that are developing environmentally-focussed products and services.  This corresponds nicely with our own ambition to include some greentech in the next round of the Fast Forward progr... Tech Firms: Eating Traditional Asset Managers’ Brunch? It’s been said that traditional asset managers have failed to attract millennial investors because they don't understand what they want. Start-ups in the sector seem to have stolen a march by offering simple interfaces, online and through apps, which don’... Fast Forward Turns 3 Great to see that we're now open for applications for the third cohort of Fast Forward, our emerging tech programme.  Please encourage applications from any friends or contacts in the ecosystem, especially any green/clean businesses - and we're not just l...