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- Cyber Brokers Are the Next International Arms Dealers
An Australian cybersecurity executive living in the United States has pleaded guilty to selling trade secrets to a Russian cyber broker. The nature of the trade secret software has not been made public but prosecutors said it was intended to be sold exclusively to the U.S. government and trusted all … Read more »
- Practising Law With Artificial Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence is a specialized field of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce text and other forms of data. Sometimes called GenAI, these models learn the patterns and structures of vast amounts of data and then use that information to produce new data b … Read more »
- Bungling of Expert Witness Was a Miscarriage of Justice
On May 5, 2021, Diexin Liu was moving from Calgary, Alberta, to Toronto, Ontario, when he was stopped by a highway patrol officer near Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He was arrested when the officer saw unstamped tobacco in the vehicle. And a search turned up five kilograms of cannabis. Convicted by a … Read more »
- Former FBI Director James Comey Charged in Flimsy Indictment
Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with lying to the United States Congress in a case that deepens concerns that the Department of Justice is being weaponized in pursuit of public figures regarded as political enemies by President Donald Trump. The indictment was filed as the White Hou … Read more »
- B.C. Supreme Court Rules Indigenous Fishermen Didn’t Get a Fair Trial
The prawn fishery is highly regulated throughout British Columbia to ensure sustainability, conservation and protection. Licences are required for commercial and recreational prawn fishing. Communal fishing licences may also be issued to First Nations as defined in the regulations. That is the backd … Read more »