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Is This the Future of Air Travel?
A new all-electric aircraft made a test flight in New York City. Our transportation reporter Niraj Chokshi describes what to know.
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Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts
“If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad, we’re taking it,” one New York lawmaker said.
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Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent
The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups.
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Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet
Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous tests before the public can use them.
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Trump Sends Tougher Terms to Iran for Peace Framework, Officials Say
His changes to the proposed deal were potentially designed to speed up the process by putting pressure Iran to accept the current framework, one official said.
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Discovering the Hidden Lives of Nature’s Most Elusive Creatures
Have you ever paused for a moment in the middle of a dense forest or a quiet stretch of beach, feeling a sense of wonder about what lies just beyond your line of sight? For many of us, the natural world presents an endless array of mysteries. Some creatures are so elusive that even the…
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New USPTO Guidance on Section 101 Declarations: Building a Section 101 Record in AI and Software Patents That Holds Up in Prosecution and in Court
Executive Summary – On April 30, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued updated guidance (superseding the December 4, 2025 Director’s “Best Practices” Memo) directing patent applicants and practitioners to file subject matter eligibility declarations (SMEDs) as standalone documents, separate from any declaration addressing obviousness or other rejections….By: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Confront Economic Impacts of AI
On May 21, 2026, Governor Newsom signed a first of its kind Executive Order N-6-26, effective immediately, mandating various California agencies, departments and industry partners to report on artificial intelligence (AI) labor market research statistics, best practices, employment policies/procedures, and recommendations on California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act mass-layoff updates….By: CDF Labor Law…
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AI Companies Are Underestimating Trademark Diligence Risk
Artificial intelligence companies are being formed and funded at an extraordinary pace across software, healthcare analytics, diagnostics, biotechnology, medtech, robotics, and data infrastructure markets. At the same time, investors are increasingly underwriting enterprise value around scalability, platform adoption, data ecosystems, and long-term market differentiation….By: Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
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California Executive Order Focuses on Worker Protections for Disruption Caused by AI
Amid a wave of AI-adjacent layoffs, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-6-26 (the “Order”) takes steps to protect workers from the potential disruption posed by ongoing AI innovation. According to the accompanying press release, it is part of “California’s comprehensive approach in creating commonsense guardrails balanced with opportunities to advance innovation.”…By: Littler
