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Law Technology Daily Digest
Monday, January 12, 2026 - Volume 21 No. 1273
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Bicycles for the mind
My first reaction to Julie Bort's title and to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was to say I'd stop calling it slop when it isn't slop. And to be truthful, not all AI is slop. I think it's those experimenting/playing with AI and those out to make a quick buck with it that's producing slop. I named my Tuesday edition of the newsletter MICROSLOP after reading several articles about Microsoft adding AI to all aspects of Windows and users frustrations with being able to chose for themselves and thus naming it Microslop. Julie writes, "In his classic, intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that he wants us to stop thinking of AI as 'slop' and start thinking of it as 'bicycles for the mind.'" With a little research, I discovered that's actually a metaphor used by Steve Jobs! Julie goes on, "If you parse through those syllables, you may see that he's not only urging everyone to stop thinking of AI-generated content as slop, but also wants the tech industry to stop talking about AI as a replacement for humans. He hopes the industry will start talking about it as a human-helper productivity tool instead." The former is harder to do, but I agree with him on the latter. But then if AI is to be a "human-helper productivity tool" isn't it something the user should evoke? Not something that helps whether he or she wants it or not? Consider that, as you execute a nice crisp tip of your hat (nothing sloppy now) to Stephen Abram as you read more at TechCrunch: Microsoft's Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as 'slop'
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What is change management?
I suspect most pinions jobs involve change management. I know my job these days is less about the selection of technology and more about the change and adoption of that technology. I hjad no clue there were ten different change management models! They are: 1) Lewin's Change Management Model, 2) McKinsey's &-s Model; 3) Kotter's Change Theory; 4) Nudge Theory; 5) ADKAR Model for Change; 6) Bridges' Transition Model; 7) Kubler-ROss Chnage Curve; 8) The Satir Change Management Model; 9) Maurer 3 Levels of Resistance and Change Model and 10) CIOPages own Change Management Model. The writers at CIOPages have a good post about this subject and explore each of those models. I won't make any changes for you here as you offer a tip of the hat to Stephen Abram and read more at CIO Pages: Top 10 Change Management Models
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Give me the prompts!
Dou Austin reports on Concord Music Grp., Inc. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 24-cv-03811-EKL (SVK) (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) where California Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen "granted in part Anthropic's Requests for Production of prompts and outputs." The judge granted "their request for the production of all prompts and outputs submitted by investigators and client-witnesses during the post-suit investigation (but not attorney prompts), but denying their request for prompts and outputs from Publishers' pre-suit investigation." Be sure to read more at eDiscoveryToday: Anthropic's Requests for Production of Prompts and Outputs Granted in Part: eDiscovery Case Law
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Security News
- Anthropic brings Claude to healthcare with HIPAA-ready Enterprise tools Bleeping Computer, January 12, 2026
- Crypto crime hits record levels as state actors move billions Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- What security teams can learn from torrent metadata Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- EU’s Chat Control could put government monitoring inside robots Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations Help Net Security, January 12, 2026
- Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak Bleeping Computer, January 11, 2026
- California bans data broker reselling health data of millions Bleeping Computer, January 11, 2026
- Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast Help Net Security, January 11, 2026
- Microsoft is retiring 'Send to Kindle' in Word Bleeping Computer, January 10, 2026
- BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts Bleeping Computer, January 10, 2026
- Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime Bleeping Computer, January 10, 2026
- Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing 'IRL' code Bleeping Computer, January 10, 2026
- AWS named Leader in the 2025 ISG report for Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure Services (EU) AWS Security Blog, January 10, 2026
- Anthropic: Viral Claude “Banned and reported to authorities” message isn’t real Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- ChatGPT tests a new feature to find jobs, improve your resume, and more Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- Microsoft may soon allow IT admins to uninstall Copilot Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- Friday Squid Blogging: The Chinese Squid-Fishing Fleet off the Argentine Coast Schneier on Security, January 9, 2026
- Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- Email security needs more seatbelts: Why click rate is the wrong metric Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos Bleeping Computer, January 9, 2026
- NordPass streamlines two-factor authentication with a built-in Authenticator across devices Help Net Security, January 9, 2026
- European Commission opens consultation on EU digital ecosystems Help Net Security, January 9, 2026
- Palo Alto Crosswalk Signals Had Default Passwords Schneier on Security, January 9, 2026
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PRACTICE SUPPORT / E-DISCOVERY
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News and Blogs
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ Launches Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, Seeking Clarity in a Maturing GenAI Market - The Desert Sun (eDiscovery), January 11, 2026
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ Launches Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, Seeking Clarity in a Maturing GenAI Market - El Paso Times (eDiscovery), January 10, 2026
- 2026 Guide to AI and LLMs in Trial Practice Ball in Your Court Blog, January 9, 2026
- Peaks and Fault Lines: Highlights from the 2026 Report on the State of the US Legal Market Attorney at Work, January 9, 2026
- Anthropic’s Requests for Production of Prompts and Outputs Granted in Part: eDiscovery Case Law EDiscovery Today, January 9, 2026
- Legal Precedents in Electronic Discovery: Important Cases You Should Know The Logikcull.com Blog, January 9, 2026
- The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
Vendor Announcements
- Xerox and Lexmark Debut Unified Retail Tech at NRF 2026 Xerox Litigation Services, January 11, 2026
- Congratulations to our Antitrust/Competition Practice which was recognized by Global Competition Review as highly recommended in N... Winston & Strawn LLP, January 9, 2026
- Deal News | A team led by Jonathan Levine and Brad Vaiana represented Convene Hospitality Group, a global operator of meeting, eve... Winston & Strawn LLP, January 9, 2026
- Partner Bobby Malhotra was featured in a Legaltech News article highlighting predictions from industry professionals on what is in... Winston & Strawn LLP, January 9, 2026
- Partner Cari Stinebower spoke with Law360 to discuss the legal and regulatory hurdles U.S. oil and gas companies now face when con... Winston & Strawn LLP, January 9, 2026
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT / LEAN / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING
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News and Blogs
- Building leaders in the age of AI McKinsey Insights & Publications, January 12, 2026
- A new year’s resolution for leaders: Redesign work for people and AI McKinsey Insights & Publications, January 9, 2026
- Research: Conventional Cybersecurity Won’t Protect Your AI Harvard Business Review, January 9, 2026
- How the world’s largest restaurant franchise operator uses AI McKinsey Insights & Publications, January 9, 2026
- Bridging the great AI agent and ERP divide to unlock value at scale McKinsey Insights & Publications, January 9, 2026
- Agentic AI and the race to a touchless revenue cycle McKinsey Insights & Publications, January 9, 2026
- Beyond the Hype: The Legal AI Tools Law Firms Are Really Using Today Attorney at Work, January 12, 2026
- A Trustworthy AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists Stephen's Lighthouse, January 11, 2026
- A New Paradigm for Librarianship: A Review of Library Associations’ Work and AI from 2019 Until the Present Stephen's Lighthouse, January 11, 2026
- Resist: Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’ Stephen's Lighthouse, January 10, 2026
- AI Overviews Changed Everything: How To Choose Link Building Services For 2026 Stephen's Lighthouse, January 10, 2026
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ Launches Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, Seeking Clarity in a Maturing GenAI Market - Florida Today (eDiscovery), January 9, 2026
- Google introduces AI Inbox for Gmail Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
- OpenAI moves into healthcare with ChatGPT Health Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
- MIT Technology Review: The AI Hype Correction Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
- The Impact AI Is Having On The Marketing Ecosystem Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
- Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I., Is Generating Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage New York Times: Technology, January 9, 2026
- Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank Ars Technica, January 9, 2026
- X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing Ars Technica, January 9, 2026
- Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax New York Times: Technology, January 9, 2026
- Why you'll pay more for AI in 2026, and 3 money-saving tips to try ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 12, 2026
- I've tested Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot, and others - Lenovo might have all AI assistants beat ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- Billables AI Named Finalist in Three 2026 Legalweek Award Categories - LawSites (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- Charging Forward: April Dawson is preparing her students to use AI to help them practice law ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- AI for All: Tanguy Chau aims to do things differently with an all-in-one legal assistant ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- AI company ServiceNow hires former Microsoft CLO as next legal head Global Legal Post: Big Stories, January 9, 2026
- Nvidia just unveiled Rubin - and it may transform AI computing as we know it ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- 2026.02: AI Power, Now and In 100 Years Stratechery, January 9, 2026
Vendor Announcements
- Jack Smith's New Law Firm Opens Its Doors Blog of Legal Times, January 12, 2026
- Insurance Claims Automation: Why Human-Centric AI is the 2026 Standard Neota Logic, January 9, 2026
- Supreme Court Will Examine FCC's Fine Power in Data Fight With Verizon, AT&T Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- NLRB Facing Political, Structural Challenges 91 Years After Founding Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- Alito, Faced With Stock Conflict, Recuses Days Before Environmental Hearing Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- Securities Filings Down, Settlement Values Up at End of 2025, Report Says Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- AI Shifting to Daily Use in Big Law Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- Onerous Bill Offers Early Sign That AI Developers Will Face Massive Litigation Risks Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- The Man in the Middle of Law Firm Combinations Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- Longtime Sidley Partner Jumps Ship for Cooley's Life-Sciences Practice Blog of Legal Times, January 9, 2026
- Trends Shaping the Year Ahead—and Why They Matter Colligio Networks, January 9, 2026
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LEADERSHIP / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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News and Blogs
- Comfort is Toxic Leadership Freak, January 9, 2026
- Regaining Momentum After a Holiday Break Harvard Business Review, January 9, 2026
- When You’ve Outgrown Your Relationship with a Trusted Advisor Harvard Business Review, January 9, 2026
- Weave Mentorship into the Fabric of Your Organization Harvard Business Review, January 9, 2026
- #0153: So You Wanna Join the C Suite, Episode 3: CHAOS THEORY: When Leadership Doesn’t Match the Brochure ILTA: Podcasts, January 9, 2026
- Top 10 Change Management Models Stephen's Lighthouse, January 9, 2026
Vendor Announcements
- Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Gremlins Joseph Lalonde, January 12, 2026
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News and Blogs
- France’s new collective redress law offers wins for consumers, but challenges for business Global Legal Post: Big Stories, January 12, 2026
- DeepSeek To Launch Custom Italian Version Silicon UK, January 12, 2026
- Kensington And Chelsea Council Warns Over Stolen Data Silicon UK, January 12, 2026
- Alleged Scam Boss Arrives In China After Cambodia Arrest Silicon UK, January 12, 2026
- I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 - it's a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 12, 2026
- I tried Lumus' AR waveguide prototype at CES, and saw where AR glasses go next ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 12, 2026
- How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 - for free ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 12, 2026
- Apple: You (Still) Don’t Understand the Vision Pro Stratechery, January 12, 2026
- Injecting morality into international law UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, January 12, 2026
- Apple Vision Pro is the future of live sports iPhone, J.D., January 12, 2026
- review of a related (but higher-end) version of that TV by David Katzmaier iPhone, J.D., January 12, 2026
- Foley Shortlisted in Three Categories at Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards - Foley & Lardner LLP (Legal Technology), January 11, 2026
- Best of the blogs - 11 Jan 2026 UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, January 11, 2026
- CES 2026: 7 biggest news stories across TVs, laptops, and other weird gadgets you missed ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- Forget Meta Ray-Bans: These smart glasses are customizable from the lenses to the frames ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- Finally, Bluetooth trackers for Android users that function even better than AirTags (at a low price) ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- I compared this $150 AirPods Max stand against a $30 one - here's my buying advice ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- Unplugging these 7 common household devices helped reduce my electricity bills ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- I demoed these next-level sleep earbuds at CES 2026, and they go beyond great audio ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 11, 2026
- Hanzo named ‘IP Management Solution Provider of the Year’ By LegalTech Breakthrough - IndyStar (Legal Technology), January 10, 2026
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 10, 2026 LLRX.com, January 10, 2026
- Dell just made its boldest product decision yet at CES 2026, and XPS fans should rejoice ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- The 13 most useful smart home devices I've seen at CES 2026 (and would buy if I could) ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- This HP laptop just set a new record for battery life at CES 2026 - and it's not bulky ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- Are We Prepared To Deal With The Coming Wearable Revolution? TechLaw Crossroads, January 10, 2026
- I did not expect the best women's health tracker at CES to be this one (but it is) ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- The best security keys of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 10, 2026
- Podcast episode 227: CES Craziness, Folding Up the iPhone 📲 and Chasing the Apple Card 💳 iPhone, J.D., January 10, 2026
- Today: The Legaltech Week 2026 Predictions Show, Live At 3 P.M. Eastern Robert Ambrogi's LawSites, January 9, 2026
- Dennis & Tom’s 2026 Tech Resolutions - Legal Talk Network (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- Legal Tech Roundup: Assembly Software, 8am - Law360 (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- Litigation & Investigations: Why Savvy Corporate Legal Teams Should Challenge Traditional Models - JD Supra (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- Charting Change In Legal Podcast – Listen to Episodes 49, 50 & 51 here! - Legal IT Insider (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education - National Jurist (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- Legal Trends in 2026: How technology, data and new operating models are redefining the practice of law - Businessday NG (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- LegalZoom.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:LZ) Nasdaq Today Scalable Legal Solutions - Kalkine Media (Legal Technology), January 9, 2026
- 7 Windows laptops that caught us by surprise at CES 2026 - including this trackpad beast ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Five CES 2026 products I'd buy as soon as they'd take my money ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- CES 2026: These 7 smart glasses caught our eye - and you can buy this pair now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- These fashion-forward headphones have no business sounding this good for the price ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- I saw this perimenopause tracker at CES. It's taking a new approach to women's health tracking ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- These premium OnePlus earbuds are on sale for $30 off - grab them before they're gone ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Still haven't updated to iOS 26? You're far from alone - surprisingly ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Clearing a Path: Justice Gordon MacDonald leads reforms for legal education, admissions ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- Navigating Justice: Zachary Zarnow has made a career of trying to make the legal system more accessible ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- Building Blocks: Keith Porcaro teaches his students about tech by breaking it down ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- Bar None: When it comes to reforming the bar exam, Judith Gundersen is leading the way ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- Judging Judges: Aliza Shatzman brings more accountability to judicial clerkships ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- Scholarly Works: How Rebecca Sandefur turned access-to-justice crisis research into action ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, January 9, 2026
- What Principles Influence Public Support for Stronger Antitrust Enforcement? Disrupt Legal, January 9, 2026
- Sullivan & Cromwell continues London buildout with A&O Shearman finance hire Global Legal Post: Big Stories, January 9, 2026
- I saw this digital manicure change color instantly at CES 2026 - and you can order it now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Wave Browser helps wipe out your to-do list—and toxic ocean waste ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- The best 98-inch TVs of 2026: Cinema-sized and expert tested ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- RingConn Gen 3 debuts at CES 2026 - with two big features Oura doesn't have ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi) ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Stop using your router's USB port - what PC experts recommend instead ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Is turning off Windows Security a bad idea in 2026? A PC expert's bottom line ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- I never thought a gaming laptop could replace my work PC - until I used this Lenovo ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Most people ignore this productivity-enhancing monitor setting - here's why you shouldn't ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- HP's 45-hour battery life OmniBook is the most exciting laptop unveiling at CES this year ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- I tried Motorola's foldable phone at CES, and it beats the Samsung Z Fold 7 in a useful way ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- These 7 audio products at CES 2026 were so impressive, I had to listen twice ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Should you upgrade your Wi-Fi router to mesh? I compared both for months, and here's my pick ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- What is Wi-Fi 8? And why speed isn't your primary concern with the latest standard ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- These CES smart glasses caught me off guard, beating every other pair I've tried in a big way ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, January 9, 2026
- Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review Ars Technica, January 9, 2026
- Business Origination Skills In The Age Of Agentic AI: Is There Anything New Under The Sun? TechLaw Crossroads, January 9, 2026
- Anacostia Rail Holdings Appoints Aimee Nolan as Chief Legal Officer Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News, January 9, 2026
- WilmerHale Adds Rupert Bondy Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News, January 9, 2026
- Thompson Hine Boosts IP Litigation With Turner Boyd Seraphine Addition Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News, January 9, 2026
- Ankur Tohan Joins Stoel Rives in Seattle Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News, January 9, 2026
- Leading ITC Partner Matt Rizzolo Arrives at Morgan Lewis Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News, January 9, 2026
- World Internet Statistics December 2025 Stephen's Lighthouse, January 10, 2026
Vendor Announcements
- The 33rd Annual Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer Forum, January 21-23, 2025 Litera Microsystems Blog, January 9, 2026
- Legalweek, March 9-12, 2026 Litera Microsystems Blog, January 9, 2026
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