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The feds seized a stake in Anthropic from Sam Bankman-Fried's friends. What happened to the shares?
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The White House posted a video of Tim and Moby in MAGA hats. Their creators responded with a copyright lesson.
Tim and Moby's creators responded with a video explaining copyright infringement. Copyright lawyers say they have a case against the White House.
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How illegal wildlife poaching actually works, according to an undercover investigator
Allison Skidmore explains how she infiltrated poaching networks to investigate wildlife trafficking, corruption, and money laundering.
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This startup sold Wall Street on AI. Its existential challenge is doing it again.
Hebbia has relaunched its core product, Matrix, to help bankers and investors dig through piles of documents and create client-ready decks and memos.
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Google is taking on Anthropic and OpenAI in the legal AI race
Google unveils Gemini Enterprise for Legal, targeting law firms with AI tools like agents for contract review and regulatory tracking.
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JD Vance backs proposed new H-1B fee: Companies should ‘hire and train Americans’
The DHS proposed a $103,265 fee for all new H-1B applications, less than three months after its initial plan to impose a $100,000 fee was struck down.
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Thomson Reuters built its own AI model off Chinese tech to rely less on Claude
Thomson Reuters launches its first AI model, Thomson-1, as it seeks to rely less on Anthropic for its AI solutions.
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Microsoft will pay up to $279K for a lawyer who can build AI
Microsoft is seeking a lawyer who can shape how its legal department uses AI. The hire will build agents, sharpen prompts, and train attorneys.
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Harvey's first LLM for legal work is here
Harvey's first AI model, Tenet, is designed to take on more of the tasks typically done by lawyers over hours or days.
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Luigi Mangione admits to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO: 'I knew what I was doing was illegal'
Luigi Mangione is facing the possibility of life in federal prison for stalking charges related to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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DoorDash is set to become a Nevada-incorporated company.
DoorDash plans to move its incorporation to Nevada, leaving Delaware. Shareholders and cofounders back the strategic legal shift.
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Why Legora's CEO is betting that every software company ends up ditching the seat
CEO Max Junestrand told Business Insider why Legora adopted a usage-based pricing model, reflecting AI's impact on software economics.
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The law firm of the future may look less like a pyramid — and more like an obelisk
After 17 years at Quinn Emanuel, Christopher Kercher is building a law firm around the idea that AI can help lawyers offer faster, cheaper service.
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OpenAI reaches $3.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims it discriminated against US workers
OpenAI disputes the Justice Department's view, but said it wanted to move forward with a program to support employees "requiring immigration support."
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How serial killer profiling actually works, according to a former FBI profiler
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This ex-Y Combinator lawyer thinks startups are overpaying for legal work — and he's got a plan
At Y Combinator, Mitch Duncombe saw founders spend an astonishing amount of money on lawyers. His new startup dares to take on Big Law.
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Legora's buying spree has reached the courtroom
Legora has acquired London startup Wexler to better serve trial lawyers. The deal continues an acquisition spree for the Swedish-born software maker.
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How female serial killers actually work, according to a former FBI profiler
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Discord and Meta accused of giving predators 'unfettered access' to a teen girl and failing to stop the abuse
Discord and Meta face a lawsuit over alleged child abuse by criminal groups on their platforms, challenging Section 230 protections.
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A federal appeals court rejects Trump's bid to keep in place the $100,000 H-1B visa fee
An appeals court refused to revive Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B work visas, after a lower court ruled it a tax to be authorized by Congress.
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OpenAI is trying to conquer the office. Legal is next.
For years, OpenAI let startups like Harvey build legal software on top of its AI. Now, the company is making moves to court lawyers directly.
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Here's how to claim the Amazon Prime FTC lawsuit payout before the deadline
Amazon must pay $1.5 billion in refunds after its FTC settlement. Here's how to know if you're eligible to claim a share of the class action lawsuit.
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3 lawyers react to Trump's new limits on student visas
We asked 3 immigration lawyers to break down what international students should know about F-1 student visa changes announced last week.
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13 legal startups to watch in 2026, according to investors
Legal technology has gone from an investor wasteland to one of the hottest parties in AI. Investors told us which startups they're watching.
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The next prenup provision: What happens if your spouse cheats on you with AI?
AI companions and infidelity clauses in prenups are being redefined, raising questions on enforceability and relationship boundaries.
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White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after reports he made more than $100k betting on Trump's speeches
Gabriel Perez, White House teleprompter operator, faces a CFTC probe over allegations that he earned $100K from bets on Trump's speeches using Kalshi.
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Harvey has made its third acquisition in 7 months — and it signals where it's going next
Harvey's acquisition of Benchmark, a startup for asset managers, marks its push beyond Big Law into the broader corporate market.
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New York Times asks judge to quash subpoenas demanding reporters disclose confidential sources
The Justice Department subpoenaed a group of New York Times journalists who reported on security problems with the new Qatar-donated Air Force One.
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A lawyer says Apple's case against OpenAI is really a fight to see what's behind the curtain
A lawyer says a lawsuit between OpenAI and Apple over trade secret theft could set the stage for a legal battle that may reshape tech industry norms.
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Meta used AI workplace tools to target employees on medical leave, lawsuit alleges
Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 employees alleging AI systems unfairly targeted them for layoffs for taking medical leave.
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What smart people are saying about Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Apple sued OpenAI on Friday, accusing the AI startup of orchestrating a campaign to steal trade secrets from iPhone maker.
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How cartel drug smuggling actually works, according to a former trafficker
Jacob Diaz is a former cartel logistics operator who explains how drugs and millions in cartel cash were smuggled across the US-Mexico border.
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They left McKinsey to help businesses fight patent violations. See the pitch deck they used to raise $10 million.
Four colleagues left McKinsey to build AI tools for patent law. Read the pitch deck they used to raise from investors like Andreessen Horowitz.
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Crypto exchange Kraken says its auditor quit after the SEC sued. Now it's suing the auditor.
Kraken's auditor quit after an SEC lawsuit, court records show. Now Kraken has won a $22 million award against Mazars, and it wants to collect.
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Lawyers are working nights and weekends to train AI for $200 an hour
AI has created a booming new side hustle for lawyers: training the systems that could one day take over their work.
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A salary over $300,000, lifetime job security, and a private basketball court: 12 perks of being a Supreme Court justice
SCOTUS perks have included Beyoncé tickets, access to the US Marshals, lifetime job security, and their own staff.
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Netflix director Carl Rinsch sentenced to over 2 years in prison in $11 million fraud case
The judge said Carl Rinsch may have been in a "manic state" when he bought five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari but he spent years covering it up.
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The Supreme Court just handed Trump another loss in his battle against the Fed
The Supreme Court sided against President Donald Trump in a closely-watched case.
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The secret settlements protecting Jeffrey Epstein's friends
Members of Congress have discussed issuing subpoenas to find out about the NDAs between some of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and his accusers.
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Score 1 for AI. Law firm staffed by bots wins a case in an English court.
Garfield, a tech startup that is also a regulated law firm, cinches a victory for a client — and for robo-lawyers everywhere.
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Cadaver fat, boob jobs, and a pickup truck: Company accused of scheming to smuggle hot new filler to NY doctors
New York regulators say the maker of a buzzy fat filler ferried products through a New Jersey nurse. The company disputes the state's evidence.
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A top Silicon Valley law firm wants startup founders to stop asking chatbots to do legal work and use this instead
Law firm Cooley has partnered with Legora to launch an exclusive online portal for handling routine startup legal work.
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One of legal's hottest startups is helping lawyers finally answer: Is the AI's work any good?
Legal AI startups say their tools can absorb routine work. Crosby is releasing a benchmark to test whether lawyers should trust them.
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How a Texas lawyer used AI to beat Meta in the social media addiction trial
Mark Lanier, trial lawyer who beat Meta in a landmark social media addiction case, said AI has transformed his work during and before trial.
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Judges are losing patience with lawyers' AI mistakes
A Mississippi federal judge removed all four lawyers from a case, barred two from practicing before the court, and issued $8,000 in fines.
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A patent writer quit his Big Law job to start the TurboTax for patents
San Francisco startup Fearn wants to help companies and inventors do more patent work before they ever call a lawyer.
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I'm a lawyer who couldn't pay $100k for H-1B workers. Opportunities could open up again now the fee has been scrapped.
An US-based lawyer who works in immigration said the ruling against the $100,000 H-1B visa fee could see small and medium businesses submitting petitions again.
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Nicolás Maduro is beefing up his defense team with one of Diddy's lawyers
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An ex-lawyer has raised $70 million from VCs to take work away from law firms
Wordsmith, a startup building AI software for corporate legal teams, has raised $70 million in funding from Index Ventures and other backers.
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