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2020 Aderant Business of Law Survey Finds Law Firms Were Prepared for Full Scale Remote Work and Expect Increases in Technology and Process Spending
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Most firms were unexpectedly prepared for the pandemic’s changes to daily operations and plan to invest substantially in technology and process in the coming years, according to The Aderant 2020 Business of Law and Legal Technology Survey results released today. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Aderant®, a leading global business management software …
“We’re on track:” Pottawattamie County health officials prepared for mass vaccinations by end of May
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Pottawattamie County is preparing to meet President Biden’s mass vaccination plan by the end of May, and it’s moving fast. While the task may be tougher in other parts of the Midwest, health officials in Iowa’s 9th largest county said they’re on track. That’s nearly opposite the picture from two weeks …
Are Corals Genetically Prepared for Climate Change?
In 1998, ocean temperatures soared, and the world experienced its first significant coral bleaching event. From the Great Barrier Reef to Indonesia to Central America, corals turned white and ghostly. Many of them died. And this was just a hint as to what was to come. Over the following two decades, the bleaching became …
Coronavirus: Manitoba courts prepared for backlog, experimenting with new technology – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s court system has made several changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including adjourning several cases and limiting access to the courthouse, but the Chief Justice and Chief Judge say they are doing their best to overcome the obstacles. Many less urgent cases have been adjourned and jury trials have been cancelled until the end …
Utah health officials say they have prepared well for a potential COVID-19 outbreak
SALT LAKE CITY — There aren’t yet any confirmed Utah cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, but state health officials are making sure people are aware of the situation. The Utah Department of Health held a press conference Thursday afternoon to explain how the state’s health systems and hospitals are preparing for the …
Mark Esper says US isn’t looking ‘to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one’
“We are not looking to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one,” Esper said during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Earlier Tuesday, CNN reported that US forces and air-defense missile batteries across the Middle East were placed on high alert overnight Monday to possibly shoot down Iranian drones as …
World not prepared for the next big pandemic: report – National
Governments and international organizations aren’t ready to deal with a major pandemic, according to a new report from an international monitoring body. In its first annual report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board found that the world is at “acute risk for devastating regional or global disease epidemics or pandemics that not only cause loss of …
Facebook, Google, Twitter aren’t prepared for presidential deepfakes
None of the big three internet foghorns—Facebook, Google, or Twitter—seems to have a clear plan for dealing with AI-generated fake videos, or “deepfakes,” ahead of next year’s presidential election, according to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Status update: Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, said Friday that the three companies “have begun thinking …
The Fed is prepared to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade
For the first time since the start of the recession more than a decade ago, the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates in hopes of shielding the 11-year economic expansion from growing global uncertainties. The central bank is expected to announce its decision on interest rates Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. The gradual …
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