“Let a thousand flowers bloom” used to be Johnson & Johnson’s strategy to generative AI innovation. In short order, nearly 900 projects sprouted across the company.
But subsequent internal review revealed that only 10–15% of those projects produced 80% of the value. In response, J&J pivoted. It narrowed its focus to high-impact use cases, and
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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (11/5/25) – Apartment Conversion Projects Surge, Targeted AI in Real Estate Increases and Hotel Lobby Urge End of Government Shutdown
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In our latest roundup, government shutdown affects contractors, hotel construction stays flat, and more!
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The 2025 Pillsbury Insurance Policyholder Summit
The annual Pillsbury Insurance Policyholder Summit is once again approaching!
Taking place on October 28, this signature event will occur simultaneously in our New York, Houston and San Francisco offices, with live collaboration between locations.
The Summit brings together industry leaders and risk management professionals to explore today’s most pressing insurance challenges and opportunities. This year’s
Digital Omnibus: European Commission Seeks Evidence to Streamline EU Digital Rules
On September 16, 2025, the European Commission opened a call for evidence to inform a forthcoming “Digital Omnibus” aimed at simplifying and reducing administrative burden across the EU’s data, cybersecurity and AI regulatory frameworks. The initiative sits within the Commission’s simplification agenda and its headline target to cut administrative burden by at least 25% overall
Deadline for Regulatory Fee Payments Just a Week Away
By Lauren Lynch Flick and Elizabeth Craig
On August 29, 2025, the FCC released its Report and Order establishing the annual regulatory fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The Commission followed that release with a Public Notice announcing that regulatory fees must be paid no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time on September 25,
DOE Issues First Solicitation for AI Data Center and Energy Co-Location on Designated Federal Land
by Ashleigh Myers, Adam J. Weaver, Robert A. James, Sidney L. Fowler and Samuel Bucher
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Applications (RFA) seeking proposals from U.S. companies to develop AI data centers co-located with advanced energy projects at the Idaho National
Google’s Government AI, NASA’s Record-Breaking Satellite and AI Coming to Drive-Thrus – News of Note for the Internet-Minded (8/28/25)
In this week’s News of Note, Google and the General Services Administration make a deal to bring Google Gemini to federal agencies, NASA and IBM create a “digital twin” of the Sun, and the largest satellite antenna in history gets launched into space. Elsewhere, plans have been announced to start issuing Department of Commerce statistics
Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (8/20/25) – Hotel Growth Forecast, Data Center Availability and an AI Rental Revolution
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In our latest roundup, AI cuts disaster infrastructure losses, multifamily drives increase in CRE delinquency rates, commercial services firms lead in office and industrial leasing activity, and more!
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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (7/23/25) – Builders Look for Startups, AI Transforms Real Estate and Interest Rates Stall Construction Momentum
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
Our latest roundup features adaptive reuse in the hospitality industry, falling home prices in major markets, loan maturity in real estate, and more!
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Amazon’s Internet Satellites, a Quantum Computing Super Hub and the Struggle for Discrimination-Free AI – News of Note for the Internet-Minded (6/24/25)
In this week’s News of Note, Amazon continues its competition with Starlink by launching another batch of internet satellites, WhatsApp receives a ban by congressional staffers and “the ChatGPT of quantum computing” launches in Canada. Elsewhere, Texas Instruments announces a major investment in semiconductor production in the United States.
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