The opening session of FutureLaw 2026 did not start with a vendor pitch. It started with a warning. “We are moving beyond AI hype towards verifiable infrastructure,” Valentin Feklistov, the conference’s founder and CEO, told the Main Stage audience at […]
FutureLaw 2026 Opens in Tallinn with a Sharp Question: Who Governs the Governors? Read More »
Anthropic’s May 12 Claude for Legal release ships 20-plus MCP connectors and 12 practice-area plugins, re-segmenting the legal AI vendor map and putting setup-interview customization at the center of the buying decision.
Claude for Legal Arrives, and the Legal AI Stack Gets Re-Segmented Overnight Read More »
EU lawmakers struck a provisional political deal on the Digital Omnibus on AI in the early hours of May 7 that, if formally adopted, would defer the AI Act’s flagship high-risk obligations into late 2027 and add a categorical ban on AI-generated CSAM and non-consensual intimate imagery.
EU AI Act Deal Would Delay High-Risk Rules to 2027, Ban Abusive AI Content Read More »
ShinyHunters defaced Canvas login pages Thursday and set a May 12 deadline, putting Instructure’s claimed 275-million-record haul at the center of FERPA, GDPR and litigation-hold work for 9,000 schools.
Canvas Breach Moves from Disclosure to Demand as ShinyHunters Sets May 12 Deadline Read More »
Artificial intelligence is moving from promise to proof in cybersecurity. Organizations using AI extensively in security have cut average breach costs by $1.9 million and shortened breach lifecycles by about 80 days, according to data anchoring a new World Economic
AI in Cybersecurity Moves from Promise to Proof as WEF and KPMG Track Defender Gains Read More »
Two former cybersecurity professionals, one from Sygnia and one from DigitalMint, were sentenced April 30 to four years each for running BlackCat ransomware against U.S. companies — the first federal prison term in this country for an incident-response and ransomware-negotiation insider conspiracy.
A 48-Month Federal Benchmark Resets the Incident-Response Insider Question Read More »
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has ordered Meta and Manus to unwind a $2 billion AI acquisition closed four months earlier — the first publicly announced foreign-investment prohibition in AI under Beijing’s CFIUS-equivalent security review framework. The decision reshapes diligence and procurement risk for legal-tech buyers, eDiscovery vendors, and any enterprise contracting with AI providers tied to China-origin engineering or training data.
China’s Meta-Manus Block Adds New Risk Layer to Cross-Border AI Diligence Read More »
A multinational advisory on China-nexus covert networks reframes SOHO routers and IoT devices as enterprise risk points, raising new questions for cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, eDiscovery preservation, vendor risk, and cyber-insurance readiness.
The Router on the Shelf is Now a National Security Problem Read More »
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index shows AI adoption and investment accelerating even as transparency declines, incidents increase, and governance struggles to keep pace. For cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals, the report signals a more urgent need for defensible oversight, stronger vendor scrutiny, and authenticity-focused workflows.
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Highlights Rapid Growth and Widening Governance Gaps Read More »
Courts are increasingly rejecting the argument that structured data falls outside traditional discovery obligations. Reviewing key 2025 cases, Phil Favro shows how judges expect parties to produce relevant database ESI, address usability and format, and balance those duties against undue burden. The result is a clearer roadmap for handling structured data discovery in 2026 and beyond.
Getting Beyond Spreadsheets: Handling Structured Data Productions Read More »
The EU’s E-Evidence Regulation becomes applicable on August 18, 2026, but many member states and service providers may not be ready. This article explores the legal, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, and eDiscovery implications of a framework that will soon allow cross-border demands for electronic evidence on 10-day and even eight-hour timelines.
The EU’s E-Evidence Framework Goes Live in August and Most of Europe Isn’t Ready Read More »
HSR premerger filings hit 203 in March 2026 — the highest monthly total since December — as a federal appellate court restored the legacy HSR form and Q4 2025 GDP growth was revised down to a slim 0.5 percent. Here is what the numbers mean for deal advisors and legal operations teams planning for the rest of the fiscal year.
HSR Filings Hit 203 in March 2026 as Court Overturns Expanded Form and GDP Slips to 0.5% Read More »
