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LawSites, Bob Ambrogi: “Law libraries across academia, private practice, and government are contending with rapid changes in technology, staffing, and service delivery, according to the 2025 State of the Profession report released this week by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Based on survey responses from 510 legal information professionals across the United States, …
Ars Technica: “Last week, OpenAI raised objections in court, hoping to overturn a court order requiring the AI company to retain all ChatGPT logs “indefinitely,” including deleted and temporary chats. But Sidney Stein, the US district judge reviewing OpenAI’s request, immediately denied OpenAI’s objections. He was seemingly unmoved by the company’s claims that the order …
Changing the Game – Algorithmic Game Theory in Ransomware Negotiations – Ransomware attacks are a growing threat, inflicting significant operational, financial, and reputational damage on organizations worldwide. With attackers exploiting information asymmetry, traditional game theory negotiation strategies are inadequate in minimizing these risks. This paper by Jawad Ramal explores how Algorithmic Game Theory (AGT) can strengthen …
Washington Post via MSN – no paywall: “It all happened so quickly. On June 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended upon Los Angeles, raiding businesses and arresting more than 40 people. Once word got out on social media, protests began and L.A. Taco’s six-person news team headed out to the streets. Investigative reporter Lexis-Olivier …
Artificial Lawyer: “A new study by LexisNexis, conducted for them by Forrester, and using a model inhouse legal team of a hypothetical $10 billion company, found that if they were using AI tools at scale internally it could reduce work sent to law firms by 13%, based on the volume of matters handled. Other key …
Texas floods shine spotlight on Trump’s weather and disaster cuts. Texas floods kill at least 104, including 27 from Camp Mystic, as search for missing continue…Meanwhile, the Trump administration has also indicated that it wants to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which helps respond after disasters. Coast Guard swimmer on first rescue mission helps save …
Climate Voice – Climate Policy Obstruction Scorecard: This scorecard shows how 20 U.S. based companies are undermining their sustainability commitments by obstructing climate progress. Companies exert significant influence on climate policy through direct lobbying and their trade association memberships. The Business Roundtable (BRT) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce have consistently opposed clean energy investments, climate …
KM World, Marydee Ojala – “Attention to AI technologies, including generative AI and agentic AI, has escalated significantly since we expanded our list to 100 companies last year. It seems almost intuitively obvious to say there’s been a revolutionary transformation in KM, driven by and pushed into due to AI technologies. On the one hand, …
Calishat: “I’ve been on a bit of a local search kick lately. Last month I created No Kings TV, which monitored news about the protests in 20 different US metro areas. Shortly after that, I made Local News TV, which lets users browse 660 local American TV stations by state/metro area and get recent content …
“In an era when “democracy” is invoked on campaign trails, cable news, and in everyday conversation—its meaning remains elusive and its political value uncertain. Many Democrats are grappling with a critical question: Is talking about democracy a winning message—or just an abstraction voters tune out? GSG [Global Strategy Group] set out to answer this question. …
The American Prospect: “…Biden appointed a milquetoast moderate, Merrick Garland, as attorney general, and as The New York Times and Washington Post reported in detail, he initially refused to prosecute Trump on his globally televised sedition and insurrection, instead attempting a traditional organized crime roll-up that went nowhere and ate up months. It wasn’t until …
Bloomberg no paywall: “Climate change is already having an impact on companies around the world. Over half of the firms surveyed in a recent Morgan Stanley report experienced the climate’s impact on operations within the past year, including increased costs, worker disruption and revenue losses. The growing financial impacts are a key reason some companies …
