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China Battery Tech Reflects Research Boom and Big Spending
Stressing science education, China is outpacing other countries in research fields like battery chemistry, crucial to its lead in electric vehicles.
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New Footage From the Trump Assassination Attempt Shows a Frantic Police Effort to Reach the Gunman
Bodycam videos and other footage provide new insights into the law enforcement response and presence at the building where the shooter was positioned.
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Harris Used to Worry About Laughing. Now Joy Is Fueling Her Campaign.
Democrats are smiling again, and so is a vice president who once weighed the political risks of cheerfulness. The high spirits are also providing air cover for scathing attacks on Republicans.
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How to Revamp Your Wardrobe on a Budget
Are you tired of wearing the same old clothes every day? Do you want to revamp your wardrobe and create a stylish and trendy look without breaking the bank? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve got you covered. In this article, we’ll show you how to revamp your wardrobe on a budget and still look…
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BIPA Damages Reform Bill Signed in Illinois
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation reforming Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Senate Bill 2979 immediately amends BIPA to limit a private entities’ potential liability for collecting or sharing biometric data without consent….By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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US Regulators Propose Data Standards to Implement the Financial Data Transparency Act
Several federal financial regulators (the “Agencies”) have approved and published an interagency proposal to establish data standards that promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across these agencies (the “Proposal”)….By: Mayer Brown
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Deeper Dive: Understanding the 2023-24 Crypto Threat Landscape
As the Web3 and digital assets ecosystem continues to grow, hacks, scams and other threats remain a major cause for concern and a potential impediment to broader adoption. Data from various sources indicates that after a year of relative respite in 2023, crypto threats have increased dramatically in 2024….By: BakerHostetler
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New guidelines for retention of emails
The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted an updated version of a guideline document on email retention that it originally issued in December 2023, but which had been suspended….By: Ius Laboris
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Google’s Default Distribution Deals Drive Search Monopoly Decision
This week’s decision in United States v. Google represents a significant victory for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and various state attorneys general, which successfully argued that Google has exercised anticompetitive practices to maintain its dominant position in the general search market and in the market for text advertising in search (U.S., et al.…
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Florida Tort Reform: The Impact of House Bill 837 on Health Care Litigation
On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law. Also known as the “Civil Remedies” or “Tort Reform” law, HB 837 has changed civil litigation in Florida, including providing a uniform standard for calculating the accurate value of past and future medical expenses in personal injury or wrongful death actions.…