AI & Machine Learning
Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents
A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.
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What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt?
A new model links Earth’s mass extinctions to mismatches between rates of environmental change and biological adaptation…
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Sapphire Legal Has Built A Legal Platform for a Market Almost No One Else Is Chasing: The Fractional GC
Recently I sat through a demo of a product unlike anything I’d seen before, aimed at a segment of the legal profession t…
AI & Machine Learning
Scammy Ad Lawsuits Keep Vexing the Courts–Huckabee v. Meta
Scammers used Mike Huckabee’s name and image to hawk CBD products in Facebook ads. I’m not in the ad’s…
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Abstract Extends Its Legislative Intelligence into Agentic Workflow Automation with Launch of ‘Abstract Workers’
When I wrote about Abstract in April, I reported on how the New York-based startup was making a push into the market for…
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Charting Change In Legal ep 59: The evolving role of lawyers in a shifting market
In this latest episode of Charting Change in Legal, co-hosts Ari Kaplan and Caroline Hill share fresh insights from a wh…
AI & Machine Learning
Shoosmiths unveils proprietary AI contract review tool built with Microsoft
Shoosmiths unveils its self-developed generative AI platform, built with support from Microsoft and trained on the firm’…
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
AI & Machine Learning
Exploring the societal impacts of AI
During the AI and Society Forum, leading MIT researchers examined critical questions about AI’s influence on employment …
AI & Machine Learning
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
Legal Research
Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker on the Next Generation of CoCounsel, the ‘Future of Professionals’ Report, and Why TR Is Building Its Own LLM
Yesterday, Thomson Reuters made two announcements. It opened early access to the next generation of CoCounsel Legal, the…
AI & Machine Learning
LawNext Podcast: Amy Juers and Valerie Chan on Marketing Legal Tech in the Age of AI Search
Once upon a time, a legal tech vendor’s goal in getting seen by potential customers was to rank on the first page of Goo…
AI & Machine Learning
Signals Signals Everywhere A Signal
Signals are the new black I had the pleasure of attending my first LSSO – Raindance Conference a few weeks ago whe…
Contract Technology
Deal-Intelligence Platform Centari Adds Amendment Awareness and Deal Maps, Features that Deepen Its Multi-Document Analysis
Centari, an AI platform for managing complex transactions, today launched two capabilities, Amendment Awareness and Deal…
Monday, 22 June 2026
Cybersecurity
Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.
AI & Machine Learning
Amy Juers and Valerie Chan on Marketing Legal Tech in the Age of AI Search
Once upon a time, a legal tech vendor's goal in getting seen by potential customers was to rank on the first page of Goo…
Legal Research
Thomson Reuters Opens Early Access to the ‘Next Generation’ of CoCounsel Legal, Saying Beta Users ‘F#@%ing Loved’ the Product
Thomson Reuters is opening early access this week to what it calls the next generation of CoCounsel Legal, the most subs…
AI & Machine Learning
Thomson Reuters ‘Future of Professionals’ Report Warns of Widening Gap Between AI Adoption and AI Value
Most professionals are now using artificial intelligence at work, but far fewer are getting much value out of it, accord…
AI & Machine Learning
AI Adoption Often Slow + Chaotic, TR Survey Finds
A new survey by Thomson Reuters on the adoption of AI among professionals suggests that the current state of play is oft…
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BARBRI Acquires Lega, Completing the Startup’s Pivot From AI Governance to Experiential AI Training
BARBRI, the legal education company best known for bar exam preparation, has acquired Lega, the AI startup that launched…
Sunday, 21 June 2026
AI & Machine Learning
Blogger Defeats Photographer’s Copyright Claim–Sokolskyfilm v. Messiah
I’m blogging this case only because it’s one of those “what are we even doing here?” lawsuits. C…