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AI giant Anthropic has suggested that the world temporarily “pause” on AI development because of AI tools’ ability for “‘recursive self-improvement’– that is, being able to make better and more powerful versions of itself. Recursive self-improvement is a bugbear of AI safety researchers, viewed as the key step for AI to become superintelligent and therefore…

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act or Act) was signed into law in July 2025, establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and their issuers. As part of the Act’s implementation process, the Act explicitly directed federal and state regulatory agencies to issue regulations on several topics, including reserve…

Alston & Bird’s Legislative & Public Policy Group previews the week ahead highlighting anticipated federal legislative, regulatory, and political activity, and key upcoming actions in Congress, the Administration, and relevant policy arenas….By: Alston & Bird

On May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” For employers, this type of high-profile religious guidance related to AI is likely to shape how some employees understand the moral permissibility of using AI tools at work, and may contribute…

The SuperReturn juggernaut landed back in Berlin last week, once again serving as the private markets industry’s pre-eminent gathering point. With over 6,000 senior investment professionals from more than 80 countries in attendance the conference provided a comprehensive temperature check on the state of private capital at a moment of considerable flux….By: Ropes & Gray…

Getting hit by a car while you’re walking in a crosswalk is one of the most shocking and physically painful things anyone can experience. While Connecticut law says pedestrians have the right of way in marked crosswalks, that rule doesn’t always stop careless drivers who run red lights, speed through intersections, or just fail to…

On June 4, 2026, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Celsius) regarding the marketing of its Alani Nu energy drinks and whether the company misrepresents their safety to teens and children, in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). The Texas AG stated that the probe…

In the June edition of For Your Consumption, our food & beverage digest of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, corn is dressed up as apples, salsa is spicier than sauerkraut, and half-caf coffee stimulates a complaint. Bon appétit!…By: Alston & Bird