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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 →
Knowledge Management
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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Friday, 6 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
Google Workspace CLI brings Gmail, Docs, Sheets and more into a common interface for AI agents
What's old is new: the command line — the original, clunky non-graphical interface for interacting with and control…
Startups & Investment
Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts
The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control t…
Cybersecurity
Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances
The long, strange trip of a large assembly of advanced iOS exploits.
Innovation
Legal Innovators Breakfast, Spellbook Live, Harvey, LegalOn, Wordsmith +
Welcome to this week’s wrap. First, some important news. If you’re coming to Legal Week in New York – due to demand we h…
Hardware
The new iPad Air M4 doesn’t launch until March 11 — but Walmart already has a rare $40 discount
The all-new iPad Air M4 is available for preorder and ships March 11. Walmart is already offering an incredible $40 disc…
AI & Machine Learning
AI Adoption Among Legal Professionals Has More Than Doubled In A Year, New 8am Report Finds, But Firms Lag Far Behind Individual Practitioners
The report covers three major topic areas: gen AI adoption and perspectives, access to justice, and the rule of law. The…
Thursday, 5 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
The Billable Hour’s Existential Crisis Has An Access To Justice Silver Lining
If AI allows firms to replace timekeeping with flat fees, it could give lawyers the time and money to pursue the public …
AI & Machine Learning
Why so many firms lose momentum with Copilot, and what leaders can do to get things moving again
At Stridon, we’re working with a growing number of firms in exactly this situation. Below, we unpack the most common rea…
AI & Machine Learning
Prompts Are a Crutch, Legal AI Needs Memory
By Alex Zilberman, CEO, Chamelio. Legal AI is having its ‘prompt library’ moment. Teams are building internal prompt pac…
AI & Machine Learning
Craig Matthews, LEAP CEO: LegalEx London shows how AI, used properly, can unlock real efficiency for law firms
In 2026, the challenges facing law firms are no longer abstract. They are practical, daily pressures around efficiency, …
Cybersecurity
Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems
Problems viewing products and checking out.
Leadership
HFW Appoints First Head of Legal Technology Adoption
International law firm HFW has appointed Ashleigh Ovland as its first Head of Legal Technology Adoption, a newly created…
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster
The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle desi…
Learning
How some skills become second nature
Patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task, new research sh…
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy
Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.
AI & Machine Learning
Agentic RAG vs Classic RAG: From a Pipeline to a Control Loop
A practical guide to choosing between single-pass pipelines and adaptive retrieval loops based on your use case's comple…
Monday, 2 March 2026
AI & Machine Learning
The Machine Learning Lessons I’ve Learned This Month
February 2026: exchange with others, documentation, and MLOps The post The Machine Learning Lessons I’ve Learned This Mo…
AI & Machine Learning
Anastasia Boyko on Advisor Mode, Training Lawyers for the Post-Pyramid Firm
Anastasia Boyko joins us this week for a wide-angle conversation about AI adoption, leadership, and the uncomfortable tr…
Learning
People Skills: Expanding skills intelligence to more users and surfaces across Microsoft 365
Since launching in June 2025, People Skills has become foundational within Microsoft 365—powering Copilot,&nbs…
Innovation
Code Less, Ship Faster: Building APIs with FastAPI
Master path operations, Pydantic models, dependency injection, and automatic documentation. The post Code Less, Ship Fas…
Thursday, 26 February 2026
Cybersecurity
New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think.
AI & Machine Learning
New method could increase LLM training efficiency
By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
AI & Machine Learning
Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world
To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulati…