In 2025, the one word is batteries
Battery Storage: The New “Must Have” Amenity in Commercial Leases
B2B and AI: The Twin Engines of Travel's Future?
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, November 7, 2025, is below. Expedia’s quarterly earnings report garnered most of the attention this week as Expedia reported relatively strong third quarter results. We’ll include a transcript from this week’s earning release call in next week’s
Worth Reading – Trust Networks as Antidote to AI Slop
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/8/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Senate GOP Ramps Up Attacks on Left-Wing Nonprofits (Isaiah Thompson, NPQ)
Regulatory Compliance: A Nonprofit Organization’s First Line of Defense (Shannon McCracken, Nonprofit Alliance)
Get A Grip: Focusing On Risks Instead Of Benefits Is Making AI Way Too Hard
When we talk about GenAI for the legal profession we frequently focus on the risks. But Comment 8 to Model Rule 1.1 requires us to also the understand the benefits. Sometimes we make AI a little too complicated.
Two fundamental rules: Don’t put client confidences in prompts and check the output for accuracy. Here is
What’s Happening at the FTC During the Government Shutdown?
The federal government has been shut down for over a month. We previously reported on implications for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust work here. What does the shutdown mean for the FTC’s consumer protection, privacy, safety, and AI work?
OpenAI’s Usage Policies Update and the Case for Legal-Specific AI
What really happened in OpenAI’s latest usage policies update
On October 29, 2025, OpenAI released updated usage policies outlining what users can and can’t do with its products and services.
One line in particular sparked confusion, as many interpreted it as ending ChatGPT’s ability to answer legal questions entirely:
“You cannot use our services for…the
When AI Becomes a Drafter of Contracts
When parties cannot agree on the meaning of word or phrase in a contract and decide to litigate the dispute, courts have many long-followed rules for interpreting the correct (winning) meaning of the disputed terms. These rules have always assumed one or both of the parties (or their lawyers) was the drafter of the contract.
Governing the Ungovernable: Corporate Boards Face AI Accountability Reckoning
Editor’s Note: AI oversight has become a board-level imperative. As artificial intelligence reshapes operations and risk profiles, corporate directors face rising scrutiny from regulators, shareholders, and stakeholders demanding real accountability. This in-depth article explores the widening gap between AI deployment and governance readiness—and why boards must move beyond symbolic oversight to embrace meaningful, independent governance
Alexi Launches Comprehensive Workflow Library to Automate Transactional and Litigation Tasks
The legal AI platform Alexi has launched what it is calling the most comprehensive AI workflow library on the market, designed to help law firms move beyond risky AI experimentation toward reliable, scalable automation of legal work. The Toronto-based company introduced the Workflow Library in September, describing it as a solution developed for firms that