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The FRETZIN Rules For Legal Business Development Success

What lawyers can learn from Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, and the discipline required to build a real book of business. The post The FRETZIN Rules For Legal Business Development Success appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

Study finds spike in delivery app drivers, Amazon workers receiving federal benefits

A new study released on Wednesday finds that dependence on food stamps and Medicaid for gig economy workers has spiked since the start of the pandemic. A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the number of Amazon workers relying on federal assistance programs has tripled between February 2020 and September 2025. Walmart and...
The Hill Technology 8d ago Jobs & economyTransparency

It’s Easier To Get Into Harvard Law School Than To Accept A $300 Consultation Fee From A Self-Scheduled Platform

A self-scheduled, prepaid consultation fee is exactly the kind of low-stakes, high-access tool solos and smalls should be able to use without a compliance department. The post It’s Easier To Get Into Harvard Law School Than To Accept A $300 Consultation Fee From A Self-Scheduled Platform appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago RegulationChildren & education

OpenAI's Hugging Face hack triggers 'AI Kill Switch' bill in Congress

OpenAI disclosed this week that some of its AI models went rogue and hacked into open-source developer platform Hugging Face.
CNBC Technology 8d ago Regulation

India's CJP Protests Meet Internet Shutdowns and Pervasive Surveillance

Tech Policy Press 8d ago Privacy

Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI models go rogue

A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown of AI models that pose a public threat.
BBC Technology 8d ago Regulation

Could A.I. Do Your Job? We Put Agents to the Test.

In our experiment, we deployed A.I. “agents” to act as office workers, and found that they were capable of performing some of the tasks we assigned, but not all of them.
The New York Times 8d ago Jobs & economyAgents & autonomy

Kirkland Plans To ‘Play To Win’ In Biglaw’s AI Talent War

The firm's hiring ambitions reflect surging demand for partners advising on the real estate behind AI infrastructure. The post Kirkland Plans To ‘Play To Win’ In Biglaw’s AI Talent War appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

Acquisition overhaul is providing needed ‘discretion’ for tech adoption, procurement chief says

“If it's not in the FAR, and it doesn't tell you you can't do it, then you should consider it,” Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Kevin Rhodes said.
NextGov/FCW 8d ago Regulation

An FDA Committee Just Voted in Favor of Peptides—Despite the Agency's Opposition

The group met on July 23 and 24 to vote on whether compounding pharmacies could legally dispense certain peptides.
Time Tech 8d ago Biotech

Americans see China as more advanced on AI than US: Pew survey

A plurality of respondents to a recent survey believe China is further along than the U.S. on developing artificial intelligence, as Trump administration officials accuse a Chinese startup of stealing intellectual property. Thirty-six percent of respondents to the Pew Research Center poll think China is more advanced on AI than the U.S., while just 12...
The Hill Technology 8d ago Copyright & IP

Editors of economics journal resign after association renews Taylor & Francis contract

Forty-one editors, associate editors and advisory board members resigned from their roles at the Review of Social Economy after the Association for Social Economics, which owns the journal, renewed its contract with publisher Taylor & Francis. The resigning members, who cited concerns the publisher would eventually transition the journal to a model based wholly on … Continue reading Editors of economics journal resign after association renews Taylor & Francis contract
Retraction Watch 8d ago Jobs & economy

Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers

The move stems from a Trump executive order as the administration continues to pursue cyber-enabled fraud and other crimes. The post Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers appeared first on CyberScoop .
CyberScoop 8d ago RegulationMilitary & security

Trump authorizes use of AI for defense supply chain mapping

The president issued an EO this week on “Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials." The post Trump authorizes use of AI for defense supply chain mapping appeared first on DefenseScoop .
DefenseScoop 8d ago Military & security

Chaotic Progress: European NATO’s Quest for Stronger Defense

In 2024, Max Bergmann wrote, “NATO Missed a Chance to Transform Itself,” where he argued NATO’s leadership needs to facilitate a strong European pillar of the alliance through structural reforms in European institutions. Two years later, we asked Max to revisit his arguments.Image: The White House via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2024, you argued NATO’s own leadership should facilitate a European pillar. Two years later, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told the European Parliament that anyone who think
War on the Rocks 8d ago Military & security

Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Strategy: Call Two Senate Judiciary Committee Members Liars

It's a choice. The post Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Strategy: Call Two Senate Judiciary Committee Members Liars appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed on to his non-binding “Ratepayer Protection Pledge”, expanding a voluntary commitment which claims to ensure US consumers will not bear the cost of the AI datacenter build-out. Trump delivered remarks on Thursday at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, alongside Lee Zeldin, the agency’s administrator,
The Guardian 8d ago Environment

Why clearer rules on using AI in hiring would be a win for bosses too

Yes, strong laws already exist to protect job-seekers from discrimination. But AI has made things more complicated.
The Conversation 8d ago Bias & fairnessJobs & economy

ChatGPT will give you worse health advice if you don't pay

OpenAI is rolling out "Health in ChatGPT" to U.S. users, connecting Apple Health, medical records, and wellness apps. More than 300 million people already ask ChatGPT health questions every week, but paying users get better answers. The more powerful GPT-5.6 Sol model is reserved for premium subscribers, while free users are stuck with the weaker GPT-5.5 Instant. The article ChatGPT will give you worse health advice if you don't pay appeared first on The Decoder .
The Decoder 8d ago Healthcare

Mamdani’s Video Message About Netanyahu

Reader’s react to the New York mayor’s video criticizing the Israeli prime minister. Also: A.I. jobs for philosophers; a battle in the health care industry; fast walkers; pregnant bellies.
The New York Times 8d ago Jobs & economyHealthcare

Biglaw Firm Facing $1.2 Billion Malpractice Lawsuit Over The Business Model It Allegedly Built

According to the complaint, Holland & Knight should have designed a lawful version of its product -- or told the company it couldn't be done. The post Biglaw Firm Facing $1.2 Billion Malpractice Lawsuit Over The Business Model It Allegedly Built appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.
Ars Technica 8d ago Regulation

Pentagon willing to work with industry over critical mineral EO concerns

A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult lift.
Breaking Defense (AI) 8d ago Regulation

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing

AegisAI co-founders developed AI agents that quickly analyze each message as a human would, paying attention to small anomalies that even the most elaborate checklist wouldn’t catch.
TechCrunch 8d ago Agents & autonomy

After Hugging Face breach, FedRAMP chief tells slow-to-patch vendors to stay out of government

Pete Waterman cited an incident in which OpenAI models escaped a test environment and broke into AI company Hugging Face as evidence that providers must prepare for attacks moving at AI speed.
NextGov/FCW 8d ago Environment

Enough Already: Biglaw Needs To Stop Waiting For Cravath

The market has had weeks to act. Instead, Biglaw is still waiting for permission. The post Enough Already: Biglaw Needs To Stop Waiting For Cravath appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

How adaptive weapons and trusted autonomy are reshaping the future of fires

The next leap in lethality will depend less on advanced weapons alone and more on software-driven munitions that can adapt, scale and earn commanders’ trust. The post How adaptive weapons and trusted autonomy are reshaping the future of fires appeared first on DefenseScoop .
DefenseScoop 8d ago Military & securityAgents & autonomy

California Literacy Investments Are Mostly Working

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions into changing the way students learn to read. A shortage of literacy coaches, however, may be preventing students from improving even more. In 2013, before California overhauled its […]
The 74 (education AI) 8d ago Children & educationFinance, VC & PE

Flux 3 generates videos with native audio up to 20 seconds long, a first for Black Forest Labs

Black Forest Labs has released Flux 3, a multimodal foundation model that learns from images, video, and audio and can generate video with native sound for the first time. BFL's own tests put it just ahead of market leader Seedance 2.0, though independent results aren't yet available. The company ultimately wants to build a world model and is already testing Flux 3 on robotics tasks. The article Flux 3 generates videos with native audio up to 20 seconds long, a first for Black Forest Labs appear
The Decoder 8d ago Agents & autonomy

Exclusive: A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public

An investigation by Science and Retraction Watch has uncovered details about a clinical trial that resulted in the death of its sole patient: a 6-year-old girl with a rare genetic mutation affecting her cognitive development. Her death has never been reported publicly, even though the medical team published its preclinical work in Nature earlier this … Continue reading Exclusive: A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public
Retraction Watch 8d ago HealthcareFinance, VC & PE

EU fines Google €890mn in test of Trump’s threats to protect Big Tech

EU competition chief says it is bloc’s ‘duty to defend rule of law’ while delivering ‘strong message’ to search giant
Financial Times Technology (headlines) 8d ago Regulation

OpenAI’s New Model Hacked A Website On Its Own… Humans Would Go To Prison For That

Every element of a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act violation seems to be sitting right there in OpenAI's own announcement. The post OpenAI’s New Model Hacked A Website On Its Own… Humans Would Go To Prison For That appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation

Lawmakers introduce bill mandating kill switches for AI models

Bipartisan lawmakers are seeking to ensure advanced AI models can be quickly shut down following ChatGPT’s automated attack on Hugging Face data networks during internal testing.
NextGov/FCW 8d ago Regulation

CAISI would benefit from more resources, OSTP director tells lawmakers

Rep. Jay Obernolte, who sponsors legislation to codify the government’s AI standards body, said the organization likely needs close to $100 million annually. The post CAISI would benefit from more resources, OSTP director tells lawmakers appeared first on FedScoop .
FedScoop 8d ago Regulation

Russian espionage group using novel Zimbra exploit to steal sensitive data from Western countries

Laundry Bear exploited a zero-day vulnerability for five months before it was patched in November 2025, and the group is still actively exploiting vulnerable environments. The post Russian espionage group using novel Zimbra exploit to steal sensitive data from Western countries appeared first on CyberScoop .
CyberScoop 8d ago Environment

Airtel Africa’s Airtel Money is heading for a London IPO after a strong Q1

Airtel Africa has released its Q1 results for the quarter ended June 30th, 2026. The telecoms company has also confirmed London as listing venue for Airtel Money in 2026.
Techpoint Africa 8d ago Finance, VC & PE

Russian hackers can steal government emails without victims clicking a link, cyber agencies warn

The Russia-linked Laundry Bear group has compromised more than 10 Western organizations through malicious emails that can trigger an exploit when they are viewed or previewed.
NextGov/FCW 8d ago Military & security

JPMorgan report finds dramatic jump in AI-themed ETFs — despite rough quarter

Wall Street is banking heavily on exchange-traded funds that give investors artificial intelligence exposure, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.
CNBC Technology 8d ago Finance, VC & PE

One tampered ChatGPT link could spawn a rogue AI agent that took orders from an attacker every five minutes

Zenity Labs uncovered "AgentForger," a vulnerability in OpenAI's Agent Builder that let a single manipulated ChatGPT link create an autonomous agent on an employee's behalf. The agent inherited the victim's identity and access rights, bypassed approval requirements through the malicious prompt, and pulled new instructions from the attacker's inbox every five minutes. The article One tampered ChatGPT link could spawn a rogue AI agent that took orders from an attacker every five minutes appeared f
The Decoder 8d ago Agents & autonomy

Law Librarians In The City Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The conference, like most law librarians, was low key -- and that's what was so great about it. The post Law Librarians In The City Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appeared first on Above the Law .
Above the Law (legal tech) 8d ago Regulation
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