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Can China Tech Find a Home in Silicon Valley?
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are setting up firms across the Pacific, only to find that any investment with Chinese ties is a hard sell.
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Trump Sees a World on Fire, and Says He Knows Who’s to Blame
Former President Donald J. Trump blames President Biden for crises around the globe. But the reality is that presidents inherit a world already hurtling through history.
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Where Does Biden’s Student Loan Debt Plan Stand? Here’s What to Know.
The Supreme Court refused to allow a key part of President Biden’s student debt plan to move forward. Here’s what’s left of it, and who could still benefit.
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How to Watch the Harris-Walz Interview
The interview on Thursday will offer a rare unscripted look at Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be joined by her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz.
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The Benefits of Exercise for Overall Health
Exercise is often seen as a means to lose weight or improve physical appearance, but the benefits of regular physical activity go far beyond the superficial. In fact, exercise has countless positive effects on overall health and well-being, both physically and mentally. Incorporating exercise into our daily routine can have a profound impact on our…
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Eye on IPRs: August 2024
Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: Federal Circuit Addresses Waiver of Argument Not Raised in Request for Rehearing – In a recent precedential decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB decision…
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Massive fine for Uber of EUR 290 million
On 26 August the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber EUR 290 million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Following a number of complaints from French Uber drivers, the DPA found that Uber transferred personal data relating to European drivers to the US without adequately protecting those data in doing…
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DOJ Brings Suit Against University Under Its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its complaint-in-intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), alleging that the university failed to meet certain cybersecurity requirements in its performance of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts. The move is DOJ’s latest under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative,……By:…
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HKMA Enhanced Consumer Protection in the Use of GenAI by Authorized Institutions in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has imposed additional principles on the use of big data analytics and artificial intelligence (BDAI) and specifically, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by authorized institutions. These additional principles to the existing BDAI Guiding Principles1 were set out in a Circular on 19 August 2024 to all authorized institutions….By: Mayer Brown
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AI in eDiscovery: A Law Firm’s Guide to Assessing Efficacy
Over the past two years, law firm attorneys have been bombarded with AI hype—especially in eDiscovery. As the legal industry gets pulled into the AI wave, marketing gets swept along with it, often promising unrealistic results or confusing messaging that conflates human automation with AI….By: Lighthouse