Multiple class action cases have been filed against Tempus AI alleging that, during its acquisition of Ambry Genetics, the company improperly collected and disclosed genetic information without obtaining prior written consent from individuals during its acquisition of Ambry. Tempus acquired
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EU AI Act Update: Omnibus Talks Stall, but Clock Is Still Ticking
Talks between European Union legislators broke down on Wednesday as they tried to agree on proposed amendments to the EU AI Act. At the center of the debate is the Digital Omnibus on AI, first introduced in November 2025, which
What Legal AI Is Really Changing in Law Firm Economics
Legal commentary on artificial intelligence in law practice often focuses on speed: drafts that once took days can now be produced in hours, and research that once took hours can now be narrowed in minutes. Those gains are real, but
Privacy Tip #489 – Social Media Scams #1 in 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that, in 2025, social media scams were the costliest of all scams against consumers, with a whopping $2.1 billion lost. Thirty percent of those who reported losing funds in 2025 indicated that the
DOJ’s Big Win in North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme
On April 15, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two U.S. nationals, Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang, were sentenced for facilitating a North Korean IT worker scheme that compromised over 80 U.S. identities, with sentences of 108 and
California’s DROP Regime will Change the Data Broker Risk Equation
California’s new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) goes live on August 1, 2026, and the compliance stakes are enormous. State officials have warned that a single missed deletion cycle could create theoretical penalty exposure of $1.5 billion for one data broker. That
OpenAI’s New Privacy Filter: A Development with Limits
On April 22, 2026, OpenAI released its new Privacy Filter tool, designed to identify and mask sensitive information in text before that text is stored, shared, or used in downstream processing. OpenAI says the tool can detect items such as
Legal AI Delivers More Value When It Is Tied to Business Outcomes
As corporate legal departments continue adopting AI, the conversation is shifting from experimentation to strategy. According to the Thomson Reuters Institute’s 2026 State of the Corporate Law Department Report, nearly half of legal departments now report department-wide AI adoption, and
Privacy Tip #488 – Account Change Phishing Alerts from “Apple” Are Tricking Users
A new, yet old, scheme has been quite successful and users should beware. If you get an account change message from Apple, be on high alert that it is fake and malicious.
According to Bleeping Computer, the scheme involves
Social Engineering Schemes Target C-Suite Executives
March was a busy month for former Black Basta affiliates who are using old social engineering techniques to target executives in the manufacturing, professional, scientific, and technical services industries. According to Reliaquest, the activity of the threat actors indicates that