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The Human Touch: How AI is Redefining Everyday Life
As I sit here sipping my morning coffee, I can’t help but marvel at how Artificial Intelligence has quietly woven itself into the fabric of our daily lives. It’s not just the futuristic robots or sci-fi scenarios we might have imagined. Instead, AI has become a subtle, almost invisible force, reshaping how we live and…
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Privacy Tip #499 – Scammers Using Big Brand Logos to Launch Fake Recruiting Schemes
Threat actors are spoofing big brand logos in recruiting scams to dupe individuals into believing they are working with real companies and to divulge their Google credentials. The scam was first identified by a Team Cymru researcher, who discovered that threat actors were impersonating recruiters from big brands to target marketing professionals….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy…
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EDRM Project and Advisory Council Leaders Author Groundbreaking Paper on GenAI Prompt Protection
A recent paper is prompting eDiscovery leaders to reconsider how courts should treat one of the newest tools in document review: the prompts attorneys write to instruct generative AI systems. The paper, “GenAI Prompts in eDiscovery: Protected Work Product or Not?” was posted to SSRN on July 1, 2026, by two EDRM leaders: Tara Emory,…
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State Privacy in Brief, Q2 2026
The second quarter of 2026 marked another period of pivotal impact to our U.S. state privacy, AI, and data governance landscape. Louisiana and Vermont joined the roster of states enacting comprehensive consumer privacy laws, while existing laws substantively amended their comprehensive consumer protection frameworks and threshold applicability….By: BakerHostetler
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FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for July 2026 Meeting
On July 1, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a tentative agenda for the FCC’s July Open Meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22 at 10:30 AM ET. The agenda is focused on “speed, simplicity, security, and spectrum abundance” to ensure the future of American communications leadership. Details on the five items expected to…
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Antitrust & Competition Technology 1H 2026 Update
The first half of 2026 brought a more permissive environment for technology M&A in the United States and a more mature, assertive phase of digital enforcement in Europe, against a backdrop of shifting legal frameworks, agency leadership changes, and procedural uncertainty….By: Goodwin
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ESMA Launches Common Supervisory Action on Digital Operational Resilience of CASPs
On 8 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the launch of a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) focusing on the digital operational resilience of cryptoasset service providers (CASPs), with a particular emphasis on custody services….By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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Ontario Court Reinforces Finality of Class Proceedings in Rejecting Late Opt-Out Request
Class members seeking to opt out of class actions after the opt-out deadline and a settlement bear a heavy onus. This principle was emphasized in Nardi v. Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH 2026 ONSC 3891, where Justice Glustein dismissed a motion to extend the opt-out deadline in a product liability class action, holding that parties to a…
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Hotel and leisure injury claims: comparing liability and severity across England, the US and the UAE
At the Kennedys Global Liability Defence Group conference on 10 June 2026, lawyers from across our international offices explored emerging trends and challenges affecting liability exposures worldwide. This article reflects the key themes and insights from the travel and leisure session, where speakers from England, the US and the UAE compared approaches to hotel and…
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Iran War Updates: Bridges and Water Plants Hit as Strikes Stretch to 7th Straight Day
Overnight and into Friday, Iran reported U.S. strikes on infrastructure that can serve civilian purposes and has targeted similar sites in Gulf countries that host American bases. In the afternoon, the U.S. military announced a new round of attacks on Iran.
