LexisNexis CEO Says the AI Law Era Is Already Here
LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick announced that the company’s new AI platform, Protégé, is moving beyond research to generate draft legal documents, promising higher accuracy by grounding output in its 160 billion‑document corpus and a built‑in citator to prevent hallucinated citations. The firm has hired a large team of lawyers to audit AI‑generated content and ensure compliance with attorney‑client privilege, privacy, and transparency standards. Fitzpatrick warned that misuse of AI could lead to sanctions or even loss of law licenses, and raised concerns that automating junior‑associate tasks may erode the traditional apprenticeship pipeline. He also noted the broader implications for judges and the judicial system as AI tools become integral to legal reasoning and originalist interpretation.
ICE Is Building a Social Media Panopticon
Federal immigration enforcement is expanding online surveillance: ICE has paid $5.7 million to contract Zignal Labs’ AI‑driven social media monitoring platform, which the company says can analyze more than 8 billion posts a day in 100+ languages and surface geolocated...
Microsoft Outlook Is Getting an AI Overhaul Under New Leaders
Microsoft has reorganized its Outlook team under Gaurav Sareen to rebuild the email client as an AI‑native assistant integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot, shifting from incremental add‑ons to ground‑up redesign. Sareen is pushing faster development cycles—weekly experiments and days‑scale prototyping—and...
The Best Doorbell Cameras
The Verge recommends Google’s Nest Doorbell (wired) as the best overall video doorbell, praising its 960×1280 video, 145° field of view, 24/7 recording capability and free smart person/package/vehicle alerts, with a retail price of $179.99. Key caveats: local storage only...
Wyze’s New Solar-Powered Pan-and-Tilt Security Camera Is Less than $80
Wyze launched the Solar Cam Pan, its first battery-powered, solar-charged 2K pan-and-tilt security camera, priced at $79.98—undercutting rivals like Reolink, Tapo and Eufy. The IP65-rated device offers 360° pan, 70° tilt, AI person detection with automatic tracking, IR night recording,...
Kohler’s New Toilet Camera Provides Health Insights Based on Your Bathroom Breaks
Kohler introduced the Dekoda, a clamp-on toilet sensor that uses optical spectroscopy to analyze waste for hydration and gut-health indicators and to discreetly alert users to blood; the device is available for preorder at $599 with shipments starting Oct. 21....
Gmail Now Uses AI to Help You Find Meeting Times
Google has introduced a new AI-powered feature in Gmail called "Help me schedule," which streamlines the process of finding and suggesting meeting times based on users' Google Calendar availability and the context of email exchanges. By utilizing the Gemini AI,...
Slack Is Turning Slackbot Into an AI Assistant
Slack is testing an update for Slackbot that transforms it into an AI assistant. Presently, it operates as a tool for delivering reminders and notifications. With the update, Slackbot can create custom plans tailored to your workspace, sift through a...
