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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: The Internet’s Awkward Teen Phase

By the end of November, Character.AI will stop letting anyone under 18 chat freely with its bots. No more late-night conversations with virtual friends, no more two-hour therapy sessions with imaginary Freud. The company says...more

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Third Circuit rules that an employer’s passwords are not “trade secrets”

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An employer’s passwords may protect valuable information, but the passwords themselves lack independent economic value and thus fail to qualify as “trade secrets” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Understanding trade...more

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DOJ Data Security Program compliance: Key considerations for organizations

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All aspects of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s final rule, “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” are now in force. Also...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Biometric Data: Privacy Compliance in Practice

Businesses are increasingly adopting biometric technologies for a wide range of uses, from controlling access to digital and physical spaces and verifying identity online, to detecting customer sentiments and estimating user...more

Smart & Biggar

Unlocking IP grant funds for Canadian SMEs

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IP protection can seem costly and feel out of reach for many Canadian startups. Rest assured, government funding and grants may be available to fund your IP. These grants can range from $18,000 to upwards of $100,000. A...more

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Governing the Ungovernable: Corporate Boards Face AI Accountability Reckoning

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Boardrooms across corporate America are confronting an uncomfortable truth: artificial intelligence has outpaced their ability to govern it. As AI systems proliferate from finance departments to legal discovery platforms,...more

Akerman LLP

I Want My Patent, ASAP! How AI Is Turbocharging USPTO Exams

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The USPTO’s new Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) is transforming the patent examination process by leveraging AI to conduct pre-examination prior art searches for utility applications. Under this...more

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NIS2 directive explained: Part 1 - Main establishment rules

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Introduction - The NIS2 Directive marks a significant evolution in the European Union’s approach to cybersecurity, introducing more stringent requirements and expanding the scope of covered sectors to address emerging...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CMMC Day and a Break in the Senate Logjam

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After a Senate vote on Sunday evening, Congress appears closer to ending the record-setting government shutdown. The Senate advanced a funding package that includes appropriations for military construction and calls for the...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Data Centers a Driving Force Behind Bipartisan Permitting Reform

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Even as partisan rifts define Washington, lawmakers have found a rare motivator for bipartisan collaboration: data centers. Lawmakers from both parties believe the proliferation of data centers and development of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How AI Could Revolutionize the Construction Industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its actual and potential applications are a hot topic, including use in construction. One court has defined AI "as any technology that uses machine learning, natural language processing, or...more

Bracewell LLP

Google Agrees to $1.375 Billion Settlement as Texas Attorney General Continues Data Privacy Push

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On October 31, 2025, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced the execution of a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Google regarding privacy claims originating from two lawsuits filed by Texas against Google...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Dr. Thaler Is Right, in Part

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When Dr. Stephen Thaler asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the human authorship requirement for copyright protection last month, many observers dismissed the effort. Thaler’s claim—that his generative AI system should...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FDA Considers Drug Pricing: Leadership Cites Consumer Cost as a Driver for Changes to Biosimilar Recommendations

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“By streamlining the biosimilar development process and helping advance interchangeability, we can achieve massive cost reductions for advanced treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and rare disorders affecting millions...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Inspector General says bureau’s information security program is ineffective

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The quality of the CFPB’s information security program “has decreased since last year, leading us to conclude the program no longer is effective,” the bureau’s Inspector General (IG), said in a report. The bureau’s overall...more

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Massachusetts Reconsiders Nuclear Energy in Its Clean Power Mix

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Massachusetts has long been recognized as a leader in innovation, from biotechnology to green steel, and continues to explore a wide range of solutions to meet its clean-energy and climate goals. As the Commonwealth works...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The EU AI Act 6 Steps to Take Before 2 August 2026

The EU AI Act’s provisions have started to apply, including those relating to prohibited AI systems and general-purpose AI models (GPAIM). The bulk of the remaining obligations take effect on 2 August 2026, and authorities...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Update from the Clearing House Annual Conference: Regulatory Shifts, AI in Focus, and Leadership Lessons from Eli Manning

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The Clearing House conference was insightful as always.  Here are our main takeaways.  Preemption remains alive and well-at least at the OCC....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

In Re OpenAI Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation

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District court denies motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim of direct copyright infringement based on AI outputs, holding that plaintiffs adequately pled that defendant OpenAI actually copied plaintiffs’ text and that...more

Mayer Brown

The EU Digital Markets Act Two Years On – A Ship in a Storm With Chances to Ride the Waves?

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When the EU Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) became applicable in May 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) promised it would be a game changing set of new rules, “one of the centrepieces of the European digital strategy”...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB’s Inspector General Downgrades Bureau’s Information Security Program, Issues New Recommendations in Annual Audit

On October 31, the Fed’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual Federal Information Security Modernization Act audit of the CFPB’s information security program, concluding the program’s maturity level declined...more

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New York Bans Algorithmic Rent-Setting Tools, Signaling Heightened State Antitrust Enforcement

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed Senate Bill S.7882 into law, making New York the first state to prohibit the use of algorithmic pricing tools in residential rent setting. With the enactment of S.7882, New York...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Quantum‑as‑a‑Service: Contracting for the Next Wave of Cloud Computing

Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) has moved from lab curiosity to real-world adoption. The inflection point isn’t that enterprises will own quantum computers anytime soon; it’s that usable quantum capacity is becoming accessible...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2026: Canada

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Government attitude and definition - As in many countries, the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Canada is divided among various levels of government and administrative agencies, depending on the nature of the activity...more

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Comparative Efficacy Studies Are No Longer the Default Requirement for Biosimilars

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Our FDA: Drug & Device Team examines the FDA’s new draft guidance that allows biosimilar developers to rely more on analytical and pharmacokinetic data, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming comparative efficacy...more

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