While I know you’re excited to read ALL about data inventories, I’m most excited to tell you that I’ve been recording a training session all week in California. It’s something I’ve been working on for over a year, and I can’t wait to have it released soon!
Oh, and if you want to hear all
Computerworld.com reported that “Google this week announced the public rollout of a beta Gemini feature called Personal Intelligence. It gives Gemini access to your Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and Google Search data, if you grant permission, which you can do individually (for example, you can grant permission for YouTube access but not Gmail).” The
Ads are “like a last resort for us for a business model…ads plus AI is sort of uniquely unsettling”. Sam Altman May 2024 as quoted in Hacker News.
“To start, we plan to test ads at the bottom of answers in ChatGPT when there’s a relevant sponsored product or service based on your current conversation.” OpenAI, January 16, 2026, also from Hacker News.
And so it begins.
Editor’s Note: Age verification is no longer a checkbox—it’s a regulatory battleground shaping the future of digital governance. TikTok’s deployment of AI-powered age detection across Europe signals a defining shift in how platforms must operationalize regulatory expectations under the Digital Services Act and GDPR. For professionals in cybersecurity, data privacy, compliance, and eDiscovery, the implications
OpenAI has decided that the most valuable hire they make in the new year is “Head of Preparedness,” an interesting if oblique title. What king of job would that be?
The job description describes the leader of a team responsible for “tracking and preparing for frontier capabilities that create new risks of severe harm” and
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a new health‑focused capability within its generative AI chatbot that allows users to connect their medical records and wellness app data to generate more personalized health‑related responses. This feature represents a shift from using AI for general health information toward deeper, context‑aware insights grounded in individuals’ own data.
What
by Stephen J. Humes and Jason Drogin Atwood
On Friday, President Donald Trump—together with governors across key Mid-Atlantic Region states—announced a new initiative aimed at addressing soaring electricity demand driven by large‑scale AI and cloud‑computing data centers. This joint federal-state initiative directs the regional wholesale power grid operator, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM)1, to
The year 2025 left the media and entertainment industry with a series of significant, unresolved legal questions. As we move into 2026, several high-profile cases are poised to redefine the boundaries of fair use, the legality of AI training, and the application of the Rogers Test in trademark law.
Introduction[1]
In this three-part series, we discuss the outlook for whistleblower programs in the United States under the new administration. Second, we review initiatives relating to whistleblower reports in other jurisdictions over the past year. Third, we address emerging issues and considerations for companies in relation to whistleblower reports.
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), a sweeping defense spending bill that brings a number of changes to the U.S. outbound investment security program, U.S. economic sanctions, and biotechnology restrictions relating to federal procurement. First, the NDAA includes the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (“COINS”) Act, which provides a statutory basis for the U.S. Outbound Investment Security Program (“OISP”) and directs the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to issue new regulations that expand the relevant “countries of concern” and covered sectors, as well as certain exceptions. On December 23, 2025, Treasury also issued new FAQs clarifying the scope of the publicly traded securities exception and confirming that the current OISP rules will remain in effect until Treasury issues regulations to implement the COINS Act.