On April 22, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission will begin enforcing compliance with its most recent amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the COPPA Rule). As discussed in more detail below, the FTC published amendments in a 2025 final rule that, among other updates, expands the scope of the COPPA Rule, expands notice requirements, and requires specific data retention and information security policies and procedures.
LawNext Podcast: Learned Hand’s Shlomo Klapper on Why Courts Are the Next Frontier for Legal AI
Are courts the next frontier for legal AI? Shlomo Klapper, founder and CEO of the AI-driven judicial case-preparation platofrm Learned Hand, believes they are. A former litigator at Quinn Emanuel and law clerk for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Klapper is building what he calls a “reasoning engine” for judges — AI tools designed to
The Agentic Evolution: Autonomous Finance is Here with Anant Kale
In my time as a technologist and futurist, I’ve seen plenty of disruptions. In the past that’s code for a slightly faster spreadsheet. But today, we are talking about a shift that feels less like a software update and more like a biological evolution of the enterprise.
We’ve moved past the era where AI was
Securities Quarterly Update – Spring 2026
Authored by: Jurgita Ashley, Julia Miller and Kellie Tomin
Welcome to the spring edition of Securities Quarterly Update, a publication that provides updates and guidance on securities regulatory and compliance issues. In this edition, we review important disclosure considerations for quarterly reports, annual meeting considerations, the anticipated SEC rulemaking agenda, capital markets and sustainability
The New Battleground—Water Rights and Data Center Development in the AI Era
While much attention has focused on the electricity demands of AI-driven data centers, a quieter crisis is emerging around water consumption. Modern hyperscale data centers can consume between one and five million gallons of water daily for cooling systems, with some facilities using significantly more during peak operations. As tech companies announce plans to build dozens of new AI-focused campuses, communities from Arizona to Virginia are questioning whether local water resources can sustain this growth alongside residential and agricultural needs.
Josef Launches ‘Rapid Ingestion Engine,’ Using AI To Turn Messy Business Inputs Into Structured Legal Workflows
Josef, the Australia-based legal automation platform, has launched a new capability it is calling the Rapid Ingestion Engine, which uses AI to convert unstructured business inputs — such as email threads, meeting notes and term sheets — into the structured data that legal workflow templates require. The idea, according to Josef CEO and cofounder Tom
When the State Buys AI, Who Decides the Limits?
Most of the public conversation about AI still focuses on the technology itself. Is it safe? Is it biased? Which company is building the most powerful model?
Those questions matter. But when the government uses AI to help make decisions that shape people’s lives, a different question comes into view. This strikes me as more
Fresh Voices at Three: What Listening Taught Us About AI, LegalTech, and the Next Generation
When Tom and I started the Fresh Voices series on The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast, we had a pretty simple idea.A lot of the most interesting work in legal tech seemed to be coming from people who were newer to the field, earlier in their careers, or just not as widely known yet as
Fiji Princess Runs Aground: 61 Passengers and Crew Rescued
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, the MV Fiji Princess ran aground near Monuriki Island in Fiji, where the movie Cast Away featuring Tom Hanks was filmed. According to local news, all 61 people on board were rescued, including 30 passengers and 31 crew members. Some crew members initially remained onboard to support the rescue
What President Trump’s AI Executive Order 14365 Means For Employers
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14365, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”). The order identifies “excessive state regulation” as an obstacle to the Administration’s policy of “sustain[ing] and enhanc[ing] the United States’ global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national policy framework for AI” (the “AI