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Claude Code's source code appears to have leaked: here's what we know
Anthropic appears to have accidentally revealed the inner workings of one of its most popular and lu…More →
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The System Beneath the System
AI doesn’t fail because of the technology—it fails because of poor knowledge systems. Fix the struct…More →
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Monday, 30 March 2026
General
Vision, Ownership, And Profit: What Law Firms Must Fix First
We explore the issues that quietly erode performance inside many firms on this episode of 'Be That Lawyer.' The post Vis…
AI & Machine Learning
Harvey reaches $11bn valuation with $200m new funding round
Harvey today (25 March) announced $200 million in new funding co-led by returning investors GIC and Sequoia. The round v…
AI & Machine Learning
Legora launches Legal AI Scholars Program with nine US law schools
By Neil Cameron, lead analyst Legora has announced the Legal AI Scholars Program, a formal initiative placing its enterp…
AI & Machine Learning
AI is making us all sound the same at work — I tested it to see if it’s true
After a week of AI-written emails, I noticed something unsettling — I didn’t quite sound like myself anymore.
Friday, 27 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
'AI coding tools are now the default': Top engineering teams double their output as nearly two-thirds of code production shifts to AI-Generation — and could reach 90% within a year
AI tools are now standard in software engineering, doubling output for top teams while autonomous agents take on routine…
AI & Machine Learning
'86% report improved productivity': Nearly half of the world's biggest firms lack a critical AI risk framework — and it’s a dangerous gamble
AI adoption is accelerating across global organizations, improving productivity, but governance frameworks and risk mana…
AI & Machine Learning
‘My Cousin Vinny’ Script Actually Got More Accurate As It Went To The Screen (And Litera Can Prove It)
General-purpose LLMs can't beat usable redlines, but AI can make usable redlines more valuable. The post ‘My Cousi…
AI & Machine Learning
Relativity Confirms Proposed IPO Registration, But Is This A Good Time?
eDiscovery pioneer Relativity has confirmed that it has ‘confidentially submitted a draft registration statement o…
AI & Machine Learning
Thomson Is Coming, TR’s Own Legally-Trained LLM
Thomson Reuters (TR) is getting ready to launch ‘Thomson’ its own legally-trained LLM this summer, built using opensourc…
Practice Solutions
Steno Raises $49m, Hits $150m Total Funding
Steno, the court reporting and litigation support company, has raised $49m in an all equity C round, following $46m rais…
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Practice Solutions
NewMod General Legal Hits $11.5m Funding in 3 Months
NewMod, AI-native law firm General Legal has announced it has hit $11.5m in Seed and pre-Seed funding since launching of…
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
AI Training Is A Must At This Biglaw Firm, But Lawyers Won’t Receive Any Billable Hours For It
Firm leadership emphasizes AI fluency while declining to treat it as billable work. The post AI Training Is A Must At Th…
Steal This
Steal This: NDA Automated Web Application Framework
A simple NDA app framework outline prompt for Claude became working software, suggesting many legal systems are less com…
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
The Protocol Layer: Democratizing AI Rigor for Everyone
Intelligence is Raw Material. Protocol is the Product. We often confuse the power of a new tool with the effectiveness o…
General
A new era of legal operations
What we are seeing in the UK legal market is extraordinary change that will greatly influence how firms operate and comp…
Monday, 23 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
Harvey Hires Gibson Dunn Partner As CSO
Harvey has hired Keith Enright, most recently a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and previously Chief Privacy Offi…
AI & Machine Learning
Legal AI Access at 83%, But Trust Issues Remain
A new survey of over 200 inhouse and law firm leaders provides solid evidence that while AI tools are now ‘standard’ acr…
AI & Machine Learning
Why Legal AI Keeps Getting Context Wrong
By Electra Japonas, CPO, SimpleDocs. There is a pattern emerging in how legal teams are experiencing AI tools, and it is…
AI & Machine Learning
From Translation to Transformation: Paula Reichenberg on AI, Legal Quality, and the Future of Good Enough
This week we welcome Paula Reichenberg, founder of Neuron, for a sharp and thoughtful conversation about legal translati…
Saturday, 21 March 2026
Google says “Vibe Design” is here, but it didn’t pass my vibe check
Wall Street thinks “Stitch” is a job killer, but designers aren’t going anywhere. Continue reading …
AI & Machine Learning
With Recent Acquisitions, Harvey Homes in on Integrations, In-House Market
With the acquisitions of two companies since January, Harvey looks to stand out in the market due to the strength of its…
AI & Machine Learning
Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again
After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make…
AI & Machine Learning
Three ways AI is learning to understand the physical world
Large language models are running into limits in domains that require an understanding of the physical world — from robo…
Jurors weigh evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children
New Mexico’s case is built on an undercover investigation. A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presente…
AI & Machine Learning
Webinar Replay: Why, and how, your data will make or break AI success in 2026
AI is top of mind for every law firm, but without clean, organised, and accessible data, even the smartest tools fall sh…