Legal technology company Filevine has acquired Pincites, an AI-powered contract redlining company, in a deal that moves the company further into corporate and transactional law, complementing its strong presence in litigation, and that furthers its AI strategy. The deal marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition of 2025, following its April acquisition of Parrot, a platform
Robert Kneschke v. LAION: Judgment of 10 December 2025 (Ref.: 5 U 104/24)
The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a ruling that contains important guidelines for the admissibility of AI training and data mining.
In its ruling dated 10 December 2025, the court dismissed the appeal brought by the photographer Robert Kneschke against the first-instance judgment of the Regional Court of Hamburg dated 27 September 2024 (Ref.: 310
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 254: Looking Back at the Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy
Canadian digital law and policy in 2025 was marked by the unpredictable with changes in leadership in Canada and the U.S. driving a shift in policy approach. Over the past year, that included a reversal on the digital services tax, the re-introduction of lawful access legislation, and the end of several government digital policy bills
The Record, Rewired: Verbit and the Next Era of Court Reporting – JP Son and Matan Barak
For decades, “the record” has meant one thing: a text transcript built by skilled stenographers, trusted by courts, and treated as the backbone of due process. In this episode of The Geek in Review, Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert sit down with JP Son, Verbit’s Chief Legal Officer, and Matan Barak, Head of Legal
Consult more than one AI app when dealing with important issues.
Tip of the day (and maybe the year:Always consult more than one AI app when dealing with critical issues.
Monogamy is not the best strategy for AI. Multiple AI perspectives help with high-stakes questions, unsettled law, or anything involving tax regulations (which remain confusing even to the IRS). When two models agree, you gain confidence.
Court Denies Alexi’s Emergency Motion to Restore Access to Fastcase Data
In an early win for legal research company Fastcase in its data-licensing lawsuit against AI legal research platform Alexi, a federal judge has denied Alexi’s emergency request for a temporary restraining order that would have compelled Fastcase to restore Alexi’s access to its proprietary legal database. In Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon
Do you know the 5 categories of responsible use of AI?
SCworld.com reported that “Frameworks like NIST AI RMF and laws like the EU AI Act provide useful reference points for AI governance. But they focus on obligations for AI developers and deployers, not on how enterprise buyers should evaluate vendors.” The December 18, 2025 article entitled ” Why traditional procurement breaks down for AI risk
Three Countries, Three Weeks, One Truth: AI Has Arrived in Legal
In November, I had the rare privilege of attending three legal technology conferences across three countries in just over three weeks. Legal Innovators UK and New York organized by the consummate Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer and Timo Karakashev of Cosmonauts, and Future Lawyer Canada in Toronto by Cosmonauts.The events
Environmental AI in 2025: Adoption Accelerated, but Policy Still Lagging Behind
As 2025 draws to a close, one of the most consequential, but least publicly discussed, shifts in federal environmental governance has been the quiet expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) behind the scenes across multiple federal agencies. AI tools are not new in federal science programs, but 2025 marked a turning point: agencies began integrating machine-learning
The Great Career Security Fallacy
Why Your 2026 Career Security Depends on Your December Energy Audit
As the legal market approaches the end of 2025, a pervasive, quiet anxiety has taken hold. Between the “spreadsheet economics” of law firm layoffs and the looming shadow of 2026, many senior professionals are responding with a predictable, yet dangerous, reflex.They are working harder.They