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Apr 6, 2026

Judges increasingly using AI to draft rulings, prepare for hearings

Judges across the U.S. are increasingly using AI tools to draft rulings and prepare for hearings, according to a Northwestern University study.

The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (REUTERS file Illustration/Dado Ruvic)
Mar 27, 2026

Federal judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.

A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and xAI logo are seen in this illustration created on February 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok sexual ‘deepfakes’

The city of Baltimore sued xAI, claiming its Grok chatbot illegally generates nonconsensual sexually explicit images.

Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey and Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready attempt to amend the fiscal year 2027 budget during a floor session on March 17, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 17, 2026

MD Senate Republicans try — but fail — to repeal tech tax, amend budget

The Maryland Senate advanced the 2027 budget without a tech tax repeal sought by Republicans who cited revenue shortfalls and economic impact.

UnitedHealthcare sign outside of its office building in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on Dec. 11, 2025. (REUTERS/Tim Evans)
Mar 12, 2026

Insurers and hospitals turn to new AI for age-old battle over charges vs payments

Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U.S. health care systems that want to be paid more for medical procedures and insurers who want proof the services were necessary.

Claude AI app logo on smartphone (Depositphotos)
Mar 6, 2026

AI-induced privilege waiver rattles lawyers everywhere

A federal judge ruled that a defendant waived the attorney-client privilege to information in documents he created using an artificial intelligence tool.

A view shows the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signage in New York City, July 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
Mar 5, 2026

Homeland Security use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny

Congressional Democrats launched an inquiry into how tech giants handle demands from Homeland Security for personal information on Americans who criticize the agency.

A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as people line up to get the new iPhone 15 in Boston on Sept. 22, 2023. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Feb 19, 2026

West Virginia sues Apple, saying iCloud distributed ‘child porn’

West Virginia sued Apple, accusing it of allowing its iCloud service to become a platform for distributing child porn.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Feb 18, 2026

Zuckerberg says Meta no longer designs apps to maximize screentime

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles trial denying current efforts to maximize app screen time amid youth mental health lawsuit.

From left: Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, president and CEO of the National Landing BID; Evan Regan-Levine, chief strategy officer at JBG Smith; and Michael Hauser, managing partner SAIC, gather at the Feb. 11, 2026, launch of National IQ at the National Landing Experience Center. (Conner McLaren for National IQ)
Feb 17, 2026

MD-based JBG Smith helps debut National IQ innovation district in VA

Officials launched National IQ, an innovation district in Virginia designed to accelerate “cutting-edge technology solutions.”

A Google logo is seen at a company research facility in Mountain View, California, May 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo)
Jan 28, 2026

Google to pay $135M to settle Android data transfer lawsuit

Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by users who accused Google of collecting cellular data without permission.

Jim Sullivan is author of The Book on AI Doc Review and the founder and CEO of eDiscovery AI. (Submitted photo)
Jan 27, 2026

Proceed with caution as AI reshapes legal practices

Lawyers are adopting AI for research, drafting and discovery, but experts warn accuracy, confidentiality and ethics risks demand oversight.