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California Adopts Landmark AI Law: New Transparency, Safety, and Reporting Requirements for Frontier Model Developers
On September 29, 2025, California enacted into law Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA), a sweeping legislative framework aimed at enhancing transparency, safety, and accountability in the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models by developers. The law introduces new obligations for AI developers, establishes incident reporting mechanisms,…
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Target Practice: When Does Virtual Presence Satisfy Substantial Nexus?
In the first article of this two-part series, we examined the importance of virtual presence in establishing substantial nexus under the commerce clause. Originally Published in Tax Notes on August 2025….By: Akerman LLP
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Learning from Collective Failures: A Pre-Summit Reflection on AI Governance
ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: As global leaders prepare to gather in Tallinn for the Digital Summit 2025, a walk through Estonia’s Soviet-occupied past offers sharp insight into our AI future. This timely reflection draws a striking parallel between the imposed collectivism of Soviet-era kolkhozes—systems not of Estonia’s choosing—and today’s centralized AI architectures….By: EDRM – Electronic Discovery…
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Hackers Claim Salesforce Data Breach Leaks Over 1 Billion Records
Recently, dozens of companies confirmed that they were impacted by a large-scale data breach at Salesforce. While notices vary by company, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information. As companies complete their investigations, they are sending out data breach notification letters to those individuals whose information was affected…
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Fondos Fiduciarios de Asbesto: Cómo Presentar una Demanda por Mesotelioma o Cáncer de Pulmón
Durante décadas, miles de trabajadores en Estados Unidos estuvieron expuestos al asbesto sin conocer los riesgos mortales de este material. Hoy en día, enfermedades como el mesotelioma y el cáncer de pulmón relacionado con el asbesto afectan a miles de familias….By: Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC
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[Webinar] Regulatory Crosscurrents: PFAS, CARB, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement – October 21st, 12:00 pm ET
Manufacturers are facing a wave of complex and overlapping environmental regulations at both the state and federal levels. This session will examine two current issues that should be top of mind for manufacturers: California’s climate disclosure laws (SB 253 and SB 261) and the federal government’s evolving regulation of PFAS. We will break down which…
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What Every Consumer Products Retailer Needs to Know About the CPSC
Running a consumer products retail business is hard work. In addition to the day-to-day challenges facing any business, the applicable regulatory environment can be a shifting, confusing morass that befuddles even the most experienced consumer products retailer professionals….By: Foley & Lardner LLP
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Novel Lawsuits Allege AI Chatbots Encouraged Minors’ Suicides, Mental Health Trauma: Considerations for Stakeholders
In the wake of a lawsuit filed in federal district court in California in August—alleging that an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot encouraged a 16-year-old boy to commit suicide—a similar suit filed in September is now claiming that an AI chatbot is responsible for death of a 13-year-old girl….By: Epstein Becker & Green
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How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control
Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.
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In Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings
Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.