If you’re thinking of buying a “smart” TV for the holidays, you ought to know that your new device is constantly capturing snapshots of what’s on screen and sending them back to the manufacturer — even if you are using the device as a computer monitor and not watching TV at all. The findings come from a recent study by computer scientists at UC Davis; University College London; and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, published in Proceedings of the 2024 ACM on Internet Measurement Conference . Smart TVs can do all the things “dumb” or linear televisions do, plus providing a wide range of internet services and additional channels offered by the manufacturers. You can also cast content from other devices, such as laptops and phones, either wirelessly or with an HDMI connection. Tech companies collect information about our internet use and use it to sell targeted advertising. Zubair Shafiq, associate professor of computer science at UC Davis, and graduate student Yash Vekaria wanted to know how advertisers track you between devices. For example, you might be watching television in the living room, then go into another room to work on your laptop and see ads related to the shows you were just watching come up on your feeds. “To understand cross-device tracking, we wanted to first understand how these TV manufacturers or advertisers know what the user might be interested in. When we started looking into it, we came across technology referred to as ACR, which stands for automatic content recognition. And we found that that’s the main component which is responsible for generating audience segments on a smart TV,” Vekaria said. ACR can recognize content based on small snippets, similar to the Shazam app that can identify song and artist if you play it a piece of music. This ACR code is built into the operating system of smart TVs. The researchers looked at TVs made by two leading manufacturers, Samsung and LG. Vekaria set up an intermediary server to capture traffic coming from a TV set in the lab and discover where it might be going on the internet. He also dug into the code running on the devices. They found that the smart TVs captured snapshots of audio or video as often as every 10 milliseconds, batched them and used an algorithm to generate a “fingerprint” representing all the content over a time interval, such as the past minute. This fingerprint was sent to a company server and matched against a database of all the content available through the TV service. “They do a match against the database to figure out what exact piece of content that user is streaming at this point in time. When they do this over a period of time, they can infer that, say, this person watches NFL from 9 to 12 p.m., but they generally watch news in the afternoon,” Vekaria said. The TV companies can then use this information to sell targeted advertising on their platform. “These smart TV ad platforms have this vast profile of every single TV customer, and the ads on every TV get personalized based on that profile,” Shafiq said. The researchers looked at five types of content: “linear” TV, a single TV channel broadcast by antenna; FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV), essentially a broadcast TV channel delivered over the internet; OTT (over the top), streaming apps such as Netflix or Prime, delivered over the internet; content from a laptop or gaming console connected by HDMI cable; and screencast content mirrored from a nearby laptop or phone. They found that ACR on TVs sold in the United States was capturing linear TV, FAST channels and content shared over HDMI connections, but not screencasts and OTT content. The latter is likely because of agreements with those companies, which collect their own data on users. The researchers also compared ACR in the same brands of smart TVs in the United Kingdom with the U.S. They found that information was being collected and shared at about the same rate in the British models, but there were some more restrictions on ACR data collection on FAST content, probably due to differences in agreements between manufacturers and copyright owners. The documentation that comes with these TV sets does mention data collection and ACR, but the descriptions are vague and high-level, Shafiq said. By default, you have to opt in to ACR to set up your new TV. It is possible to go back in and turn off these settings, but it is not straightforward. “As a user, you might not know all the possible options that exist that you need to turn off,” Shafiq said. “It’s very easy to opt in, but to opt out, it’s an extensive process.” Smart TVs are only the start, Shafiq said. Companies are working on technology such as Microsoft Recall, which records everything you do on the screen of your device and analyzes it with AI. “Basically it's ACR supercharged by AI that is going to be in all of our other devices in the near future. So things are trending in the wrong direction, it seems, from a privacy perspective,” Shafiq said. As for this holiday shopping season, Shafiq said he’s looking for a dumb TV. “Let me know if you can find one,” he said. Additional authors on the paper are Gianluca Anselmi and Anna Maria Mandalari, University College London, and Patricia Callejo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (U.K.) and the European Union. — UC Davis NewsNetflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031
Programming cells: Revolutionizing genetic circuits with cutting-edge RNA tools December 20, 2024 Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Researchers have developed a new technology that improves the precision and integration density of synthetic genetic circuits. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email Professor Jongmin Kim's research team at POSTECH developed a new technology that improves the precision and integration density of synthetic genetic circuits. The research team led by Professor Jongmin Kim from the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH, along with graduate students Hyunseop Goh and Seungdo Choi, has successfully developed the 'Synthetic Translational Coupling Element (SynTCE),' significantly enhancing the precision and integration density of genetic circuits in synthetic biology. This research was recently published in 'Nucleic Acids Research' , an international molecular biology and biochemistry journal. 'Synthetic biology' is a research field that assigns new functions to organisms by leveraging natural and synthetic genetic regulatory tools. Organisms engineered through synthetic biology can be applied in various fields, including disease treatment, plastic-degrading microorganisms, and biofuel production. In particular, the 'polycistronic operon' system, where multiple genes are expressed in coordination to form complexes and perform specific functions, is crucial in maximizing encoding efficiency with limited resources. However, to precisely design sophisticated genetic circuits, interference between biological parts must be minimized, and encoding density must be increased for efficient gene circuit integration. Synthetic RNA-based translation regulatory parts often encountered limitations in regulating multiple genes and achieving high precision in circuit functionality due to interferences in the protein translation process. To address this issue, Professor Kim's team focused on 'translational coupling', a natural gene regulation mechanism commonly found in operons that regulate multiple genes, where the translation of upstream genes influences the translation efficiency of downstream genes. Through this research, the team designed 'SynTCE,' which mimics this mechanism, and successfully integrated it with synthetic biological RNA devices to create more efficient genetic circuits. By integrating SynTCE architecture in an RNA computing system that the team previously reported, the integration density of genetic circuits is greatly enhanced by using SynTCE to accurately transmit input signals to downstream genes, enabling systems with unprecedented capability of simultaneous control for multiple inputs and outputs in a single RNA molecule. Notably, by precisely controlling protein N-terminals and eliminating interference in protein translation, SynTCE can be applied in 'biological containment ' technology to selectively eliminate targeted cells and direct proteins to programmed cellular locations. This technology is expected to advance precise functional control and facilitate desired biological operations in cells. Professor Jongmin Kim stated, "This research marks significant progress in enabling sophisticated and accurate genetic circuit design," expressing hope that "this new design will be applied in various fields such as customized cell therapeutics, microorganisms for bioremediation, and biofuel production." This research was supported by various organizations including the Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, the National Research Foundation of Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Pohang City's synthetic biology funding, Korea Health Industry Development Institute's Korea Health Technology R&D Project, Gyeongbuk Techno Park support project, Ministry of Education's 4th BK21 support project, Korea Basic Science Institute project, and Leaders In Industry-University Cooperation 3.0 (LINC 3.0). Story Source: Materials provided by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) . Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference : Cite This Page :LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA's all-time scoring leader When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him. Dubbed The Kid from Akron, with a limitless future, James is now the 40-year-old from Los Angeles with wisps of gray in his beard, his milestone birthday coming Monday, one that will make him the first player in NBA history to play in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. He has stood and excelled in the spotlight his entire career. 'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Sonic movie earned $38 million, while “Mufasa” brought in $37.1 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The R-rated horror “Nosferatu” placed third with an unexpectedly strong $21.2 million. Thanksgiving release holdovers “Wicked” and “Moana 2” rounded out the top five. Christmas Day had several big film openings, including the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” the Nicole Kidman erotic drama “Babygirl” and the boxing drama “The Fire Inside.” Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke tells The Associated Press that the inexpensive e-cigarettes have turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine. Australia outlawed the sale of “vapes” outside pharmacies earlier this year in some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes. Now Belgium is leading the EU drive. Belgium's minister wants tougher tobacco measures in the 27-nation bloc. Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98 Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. Newsday reports that a statement issued Saturday by his family says Dolan died of natural causes. Dolan’s legacy in cable broadcasting includes founding HBO in 1972, Cablevision in 1973 and the American Movie Classics television station in 1984. He also launched News 12 in New York City, the first U.S. 24-hour cable channel for local news. Dolan also held controlling stakes in companies that owned Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. Snoop's game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miami of Ohio beat Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl, but Snoop Dogg was the main attraction. The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop was much a spectacle as a football game. Snoop Dogg seemed to be everywhere all at once, from a pregame tailgate to the postgame trophy presentation. Snoop Dog donned a headset on Colorado State's sideline, spent some time in the broadcast and even led both marching bands as conductor during their halftime performance. Snoop Dogg saved the best for last, rolling out in a light green, lowrider Chevy Impala with gold rims and accents, the shiny Arizona Bowl trophy in his hand as fans screamed his name. Mavs star Luka Doncic is latest pro athlete whose home was burglarized, business manager says DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is the latest professional athlete whose home has been burglarized. The star guard’s business manager tells multiple media outlets there was a break-in at Doncic’s home Friday night. Lara Beth Seager says nobody was home, and Doncic filed a police report. The Dallas Morning News reports that jewelry valued at about $30,000 was stolen. Doncic is the sixth known pro athlete in the U.S. whose home was burglarized since October. Star NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati are among them. The NFL and NBA have issued security alerts to players over the break-ins. Victor Wembanyama plays 1-on-1 chess with fans in New York Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote. It was 9:36 a.m. And people began showing up almost immediately. Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans NEW YORK (AP) — The International Chess Federation says top ranked player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition. The federation said Friday that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event. The Norwegian chess grandmaster says he accepted a $200 fine but refused to change his pants out of principle before leaving the competition in New York. The federation said the dress code is designed to ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants. Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — A trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities in Bucks County found 76-year-old Dayle Haddon, dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified about a person unconscious at the Solebury Township home. A 76-year-old man who was also in the home was hospitalized in critical condition. As a model, Haddon appeared on dozens of magazine coverage in the 1970s and 1980s. She then reentered the industry in the 1990s after landing contracts with cosmetic companies to promote their anti-aging products. 2 Oregon men die from exposure in a forest after they went out to look for Sasquatch STEVENSON, Wash. (AP) — Officials say two Oregon men have died in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look for Sasquatch. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says the 59-year-old and 37-year-old appear to have died from exposure. The sheriff's office says it based that conclusion on the weather and their lack of preparedness. Both men were from Portland. They were found in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest northeast of that city. Family reported them missing after they failed to return from a Christmas Eve outing. Sasquatch is a folkloric beast thought by some to roam the forests, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024-- PitchBook , the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released a set of 2025 Outlooks exploring the investment trends analysts expect to see driving activity in the coming year. Spanning venture capital, private equity, healthcare, and key technology sectors, these eight reports feature over 40 outlooks from PitchBook’s global research team, marking the most extensive forecast to date. 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On December 20 President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with country’s active entrepreneurs. Year-end results on entrepreneurship support and plans for 2025 were discussed at the meeting in a video format. At the beginning of the meeting the Head of State delivered a speech outlining main objectives and achievements: – Development of entrepreneurship – our strategic goal. Entrepreneurs are our strongest support and greatest strength. Therefore, their support should become the daily business of all leaders – from the center to the lowest level. Especially at the local level, hokims should interact more often with entrepreneurs, visit enterprises, and live in their concerns. We should cherish and appreciate business representatives, talented and with great potential. They are very valuable people for us, – emphasized Shavkat Mirziyoyev. In this connection, the activity of the Public Council for Support of Entrepreneurship established under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has been mentioned. The Council has become a bridge between the state and business, putting forward concrete proposals. This year, 5 laws, 101 decrees and resolutions have been adopted on the most pressing issues of business support. In recent years, the economy has seen an increase in liquidity. This has provided the ground for sustainable financing of investment projects. Funds in the accounts of enterprises in banks have increased by 20 trillion soums, reaching 107 trillion soums. Deposits of the population increased by 25 trillion soums and amounted to 105 trillion soums. According to the year-end results, the total volume of issued loans reached 275 trillion soums. In 2025, this figure will exceed 300 trillion soums. Particular attention will be paid to lending to small businesses: its share will increase from 28 to 40 percent, reaching 120 trillion soums. To meet the needs of entrepreneurs, banks plan to attract $6 billion from external sources without state guarantees in 2025. Owing to the expansion of factoring opportunities, these services have been provided this year in the amount of $100 million. For the development of infrastructure – roads, water supply, electricity and gas supply, railroads – 35 trillion soums were allocated in 2024, and next year it is planned to allocate 43 trillion soums. To supply enterprises with stable power supply, electricity production has reached 82 billion kilowatt-hours. Due to the capacities introduced in 2024, the production will increase to 90 billion kilowatt-hours in 2025. In 2025, 25 projects worth $6.4 billion will add 4.8 gigawatts of additional capacity. Currently, there are 24 independent power producers in the country. In 2025, an online wholesale electricity market will start operating for the first time. As an experiment, the power grids of Samarkand, Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions will be transferred to the management of the private sector. In the tourism sector, entrepreneurs have invested 6.5 trillion soums in construction of hotels for 24 thousand beds. In 2025, this number will grow by another 30 thousand. Another 25 complexes will be added to the 17 trade and tourist facilities commissioned this year. A separate company has been set up to promote trade, which has allocated $350 million in export financing. For every dollar invested, entrepreneurs received $6 in export revenue. In 2024, another $300 million will be allocated for this purpose. In 2024, entrepreneurs acquired 3 thousand state-owned properties and 4 thousand hectares of land with a total value of 11.5 trillion soums. In 2025, another 4.5 thousand buildings and 6 thousand hectares of land will be offered for business. Private sector involvement in the repair and maintenance of roads, which have long been in the monopoly of the state, is expanding. In 2024, 260 kilometers of roads were handed over to entrepreneurs, and in 2025 this figure will increase to 3 thousand kilometers. With support from the Asian Development Bank, 841 kilometers of roads in 86 districts will be built by local contractors. In the railway industry, digitalization and improved operational efficiency reduced freight transportation time by 40 percent. By increasing the time for free unloading of cargo at stations from 2 hours to 3 days, entrepreneurs saved 57 billion soums over the year. In the aviation sector, the number of private companies reached 14. Additional 6 cargo and 16 passenger airplanes were put into operation. Airports in Bukhara and Namangan have been transferred to private management, tenders for airports in Andijan and Urgench are underway. The President emphasized the importance of maintaining a stable tax policy to maintain an attractive business environment. The main tax rates will remain unchanged. From January 1, 2025, state property and land will be sold VAT-free, excise tax on mobile communications will be abolished, and double land tax on agricultural land outside the city limits will be discontinued. Publishing enterprises will be exempted from income tax for 5 years. Preferences for IT park residents, exempting them from all kinds of taxes, will be extended until 2040. Preferences for private schools, kindergartens and foreign specialists will be valid until 2030. The process of Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is reaching its final stage. In this regard, privileges contrary to the WTO rules are canceled. At the same time, all conditions will be created for market participants to work in a fair competitive environment. Transportation and logistics infrastructure also remain in focus. The work of the “Khanabad”, “Mingtepa”, “Karasuv” and “Uchkurgan” border points has been resumed. In 2025, additional corridors will be built at “Gishtkuprik”, “Navoi”, “Davut-ota”, “Shavat” and “Gulbakhor” border crossings, which will increase their capacity fivefold. Despite the challenging geopolitical environment, the country’s economy grew 6.3 percent in 2024 reaching $111 billion. Industry, agriculture and services attracted $38 billion in investment, while exports exceeded $26 billion. The President noted the key role of entrepreneurs who create jobs and reduce poverty in achieving these results, expressing gratitude to them. Next year, it is planned to increase GDP to $120 billion, exports to $30 billion, and investment to more than $42 billion. At the meeting, opinions were exchanged on the necessary steps to achieve these goals. The entrepreneurs suggested simplifying business procedures, deepening processing of raw materials, increasing production of high value-added products and boosting exports. Having listened to the views expressed, the Head of State defined corresponding measures. Primarily, the importance of increasing the incomes of private sector workers was emphasized. In this regard, textile and leather enterprises that pay their employees a salary of at least 2.5 million soums and have at least 15 percent of employees from low-income families will receive tax benefits. For such companies, the rate of profit tax and income tax for their employees will be only 1 percent. The Head of State noted that similar social criteria for granting benefits can be applied in other sectors of the economy. The President underlined the need for entrepreneurs not to limit themselves to bank loans, but to adapt to international standards and independently attract funds from abroad. For this purpose, a center will be created, which will support entrepreneurs’ access to international financial markets with the participation of international consulting companies. There are 142 so-called “champion” companies with more than 5,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding 1 trillion soums. They become multi-profile corporations, contributing to the development of related industries. To support such promising entrepreneurs and stimulate others, it is proposed to provide them with land and buildings directly, as well as transfer state-owned enterprises into long-term management. It is known that 7 out of 10 richest companies in the world work in the field of information technology and fintech services. Additional benefits will be provided for the establishment of such companies in Uzbekistan. In particular, duty-free import of laboratory equipment and technological installations for research and development (R&D) centers will be allowed. Uzbekistan has about a thousand deposits with reserves of more than 100 types of minerals. To utilize them for production of high value-added products, 400 new deposits will be put up for auction in January. Land released from cotton and grain crops will be auctioned in large lots of up to 50 hectares and sold to professional investors to create industrial plantations. On plots of up to 20 hectares it will be possible to create blast freezing, sorting and packaging facilities. It is planned to develop an updated Customs Code, which will meet the requirements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and modern conditions. At the end of the meeting, the Head of State once again reaffirmed his commitment to supporting initiatives and projects of entrepreneurs. – The entrepreneurial movement in Uzbekistan is turning into a great force, and this process is irreversible. No matter what high goals and objectives we set for ourselves at the state level, we and our people count on you above all. 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Smart Medical Devices Market Poised for Tremendous Growth from 2024 to 2032 12-27-2024 06:54 PM CET | Health & Medicine Press release from: Cognate Insights Smart Medical Devices Market Latest Market Overview The global smart medical devices market is projected to grow from USD 47.2 billion in 2024 to USD 115.6 billion by 2032, registering a CAGR of 12.1% during the forecast period. This growth is fueled by the increasing adoption of IoT-enabled healthcare devices, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and a growing focus on personalized healthcare. Enhanced connectivity, miniaturization of sensors, and advancements in AI are driving the development and adoption of smart medical devices across both consumer and clinical settings. The Smart Medical Devices Market has experienced steady growth in recent years and is expected to continue expanding at a strong pace from 2024 to 2032. 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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death rowLegal Tech Market Is Likely to Experience a Tremendous Growth in Near Future 12-20-2024 07:47 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: AMA Research & Media LLP Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on "Legal Tech Market Insights, to 2030" with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and charts in presentable format. In the Study you will find new evolving Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities generated by targeting market associated stakeholders. The growth of the Legal Tech market was mainly driven by the increasing R&D spending across the world. Get Free Exclusive PDF Sample Copy of This Research @ https://www.advancemarketanalytics.com/sample-report/102028-global-legal-tech-market?utm_source=OpenPR/utm_medium=Rahul Some of the key players profiled in the study are: Blue J Legal (Canada), Anaqua Inc. (United States), CrimsonLogic (Singapore), INTELLEX (Singapore), Kira Inc. (Canada), LexisNexis (United States), Pensieve (India), Practice Evolve (Australia), Resolve Software Group (RSG) (Australia), Casetext Inc. (United States), Catalyst Repository Systems (United States). Scope of the Report of Legal Tech Legal technology, also known as Legal Tech, refers to the technology and software that are used to provide legal services. Legal technologies have turned into the essential element of competition among legal-market stakeholders. Traditional law firms are facing a very large amount of pressure from clients to deliver more at less cost and higher quality. This goes with the advent of reforms in the legal market, especially those pushed by new technological opportunities. Legal technologies allow legal service provider to enhance productivity, offer innovative digital products such as cybercrime consultation, contract management, due diligence, which improves legal-service delivery and quality while keeping costs at a low level. Specifically, scholars have defined legal technology as the application of technology and to help law firms with practice management like billing, big-data, e-discoveries and document storage. The titled segments and sub-section of the market are illuminated below: by Application (Document Management System, E-Discovery, Practice and Case Management, E-Billing, Contract Management, IP-Management, Legal Analytics, Others), Components (Software, Solutions), Enterprise Size (Large departments (40+ attorneys), Mid-sized departments (10-39 attorneys), Small departments (1-9 attorneys)), End-Users (Clients, Lawyers) Market Trends: Increasing Automation in Legal Industry Increasing Demand for More Efficiency from Legal Profession Opportunities: Growing Smart Contacts Need of Legal Input in Each Case Market Drivers: Increasing Number of Attorneys Move From Outside Counsel to In-House Counsel for Corporations Region Included are: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Oceania, South America, Middle East & Africa Country Level Break-Up: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Russia, France, Poland, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand etc. Have Any Questions Regarding Global Legal Tech Market Report, Ask Our Experts@ https://www.advancemarketanalytics.com/enquiry-before-buy/102028-global-legal-tech-market?utm_source=OpenPR/utm_medium=Rahul Strategic Points Covered in Table of Content of Global Legal Tech Market: Chapter 1: Introduction, market driving force product Objective of Study and Research Scope the Legal Tech market Chapter 2: Exclusive Summary - the basic information of the Legal Tech Market. Chapter 3: Displaying the Market Dynamics- Drivers, Trends and Challenges & Opportunities of the Legal Tech Chapter 4: Presenting the Legal Tech Market Factor Analysis, Porters Five Forces, Supply/Value Chain, PESTEL analysis, Market Entropy, Patent/Trademark Analysis. Chapter 5: Displaying the by Type, End User and Region/Country 2015-2020 Chapter 6: Evaluating the leading manufacturers of the Legal Tech market which consists of its Competitive Landscape, Peer Group Analysis, BCG Matrix & Company Profile Chapter 7: To evaluate the market by segments, by countries and by Manufacturers/Company with revenue share and sales by key countries in these various regions (2024-2030) Chapter 8 & 9: Displaying the Appendix, Methodology and Data Source finally, Legal Tech Market is a valuable source of guidance for individuals and companies. 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LIPHOOK, United Kingdom, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumi Global, a global leader in technology-driven meeting solutions across Annual General Meetings, Investor Relations, and Member meetings, proudly announces the acquisition of Assembly Voting, a technology company specializing in end-to-end verifiable, cloud-based elections and voting solutions via its proprietary platform, Electa. This strategic acquisition reinforces Lumi Global’s commitment to innovation while expanding its capabilities beyond the live meeting environment to new market opportunities. 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As live meetings and general assemblies transition to increasingly digital formats, elections have similarly evolved from traditional paper ballots to more secure and reliable digital platforms. This digital transformation creates the opportunity for a unified platform that seamlessly serves both needs. Lumi Global’s clients are increasingly seeking a comprehensive solution that delivers this integration. About Lumi Global Lumi Global powers the meetings and elections that matter for the world’s most trusted decisions, ensuring seamless, engaging experiences for in-room and online participants. Lumi Global’s cutting-edge technology and unique global presence empower informed decision-making across annual meetings, elections, member meetings, legislative meetings, IR meetings, and earnings calls. For over 30 years, Lumi has driven industry innovation, co-creating solutions with customers to simplify the complex and deliver stress-free, flawless meetings that foster accountability and meaningful engagement. For more information, please contact: Sylvie Harton Chief Business Strategy Officer sylvie.harton@lumiglobal.com A video accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8b52aaa2-db1a-4f84-b5a9-de6d0e1e94b3What was the best thing you read in 2024? It's a question that book lovers ask themselves and each other at this time of year. Finding out what others gush about gives something to excitedly add to book club or to-read lists for 2025. Some people turn to GoodReads and others turn to BookTok, a TikTok community playing an increasingly important role in the book market, to find out what is worth reading. But, in this writer's opinion, nothing beats getting out into the community and stopping at your local bookshop to see the covers brightly poking out from the shelves and ask a friendly face, 'What's the best thing you read this year?' With Russell Books just down the street from the Victoria News office, they were our first stop. Here are five favourite books from different people who work at this beloved local shop, and a description of why they loved the book in their own words. Zoe's pick: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang Imagine a world in which the industrial revolution was fuelled not by coal, but by language. In R.F. Kuang's unique alternate history, the linguistic tension created by an imperfect translation can be used to propel a train... or detonate a bomb. In this world, the British Empire plunders its colonies not for fossil fuels but for human beings: native speakers of specific languages. Set in an alternate Oxford University in the 1830s, the book follows Robin, an orphan who is plucked from poverty in Canton by a wealthy patron and enrolled in the Royal Institute of Translation (aka Babel). This book is a richly researched, incredibly compelling exploration of colonialism and its devastating effects. I'm still thinking about it months later, and it's my go-to recommendation for anyone who reads either literary fiction or sci-fi/fantasy!" Jack Knox' pick: The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada by John Ibbitson This is Canadian history-nerd heaven. The Duel, by Globe and Mail political writer John Ibbitson, not only documents the rise and rivalry of Canadian prime ministers Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker but also shows how their mid-20th century conflict shaped the Canada we know today. The two clashed in every way, with easy-going Pearson comfortable in the halls of power yet harbouring a hidden ruthlessness, while chip-on-his-shoulder Diefenbaker fought for his fellow outsiders but couldn’t keep out of his own way. Still, from universal health care to no-nukes to immigration and the Canada Pension Plan, the rivals built on each other’s decisions, framing the House we take for granted. The depth of Ibbitson’s research is staggering, his analysis cogent and even-handed, and his use of language both economical and precise. Molly Kines' pick: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion “...and maybe no one else felt the ground hardening and summer already dead even as we pretended to bask in it, but that was how it felt to me, and it might as well have snowed, could have snowed, did snow.” As Joan Didion puts it, whether it snowed one summer in Vermont or it didn't, it doesn't matter. To focus on the snow is to miss the point. To write is to discover your own life, and to feel it how it is meant to be felt by you. Joan finds significance in the every day, in the mundane, and in a possibly fabricated August cold snap — and this is precisely her genius. Read her. She blew my mind in 2023, and she blew my mind just as much this year. You won’t regret it! Leah Henderson's pick: Noopiming (The Cure for White Ladies) by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson I read this book early in the year and then re-read it to absorb it more fully. It is written in the new-to-me genre of “novel in verse”. The language is beautiful, circular, funny, clever, and compassionate. Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer and is a skilled artist of words. The story follows seven characters – old man, maple tree, old woman, the giant, the cariboo, and two humans, Asin and Lucy, as they attempt to communicate with the urban settler world. This book made me laugh out loud and sit quietly to let a breathtaking description sink in. It is a creative response by an Indigenous woman to the memoirs of Susannah Moodie, an early Canadian settler. It’s like a dance of understanding between coming to a new land for adventure and conquest, and living with an old land in harmony, and communion with every living thing – lake, trees, animals, rocks – as friends, and not things to be subjugated. I highly recommend this book! Brian's pick: Held by Canadian author Anne Michaels My favourite read of 2024 was the Booker-shortlisted, and Giller Prize-winning novel, Held. This exquisitely written book embroiders a multigenerational tale through the 20th century, beginning with the effect of the First World War on a young man and his family. The pivotal moments of one generation are mapped onto the lives of the next, and Michaels explores which echoes are heard and which are not. The characters she creates are transformed by the preceding generation in ways that are often unknown to them, but always penetrate to their core. The novel was particularly poignant for me because the young soldier that begins this tale was stationed near the River Escaut in northern France, just as my grandfather was during the First World War. I was left wondering what part of him I have held onto 100 years after his momentous experiences.
