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Law Technology Daily Digest
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Volume 21 No. 955
Insanity
"OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has now raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $157 billion, nearly doubling its previous valuation of $86 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal." That is an insane number! I like the company, but I don't think it is worth that much. Read more at
ars tech :
OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion
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The art of saying sorry
Even if your job isn't PR related, Natalie Rodgers article is a good one to read. Her four key strategies are worth noting (and frankly are useful in other areas). I particularly like the way she makes her third point, "The art of saying 'sorry.'" Read more at
The Law Society Gazette :
How should law firms respond to a PR crisis?
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12 trAIn wrecks for your education
Thor Olavsrud collects a dozen AI disaster stories for your train wreck reading pleasure. I'm not sure they all classify as "disasters," but none are good. Some, like the hallucinated court cases, I'm sure you are familiar with, others you may not be as familiar with. Regardless, they are all informative and serve as a warning to be very careful what you put an AI chatbot in charge of or how important the verification of output is. Read more at
CIO :
12 famous AI disasters
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Jeffrey Brandt , EditorJeffrey Brandt @jeffrey_brandt @PinHawkHappens PinHawk.com ILTA Strategic Partner Liaisons - NetDocuments
Security News
AuthenticID Velocity Checks detects fraudulent activities Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 Three hard truths hindering cloud-native detection and response Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 Spotting AI-generated scams: Red flags to watch for Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 How to use the Apple Passwords app Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 15% of office workers use unsanctioned GenAI tools Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 Ransomware activity shows no signs of slowing down Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 Whitepaper: Reach higher in your career with cloud security Help Net Security, October 3, 2024 Enhancing data privacy with layered authorization for Amazon Bedrock Agents AWS Security Blog, October 3, 2024 Intel and Google Cloud Announce Confidential VMs for the Masses Intel Security, October 3, 2024 Political Manipulation with Massive AI Model-driven Misinformation and Microtargeting Sophos News, October 3, 2024 Separating the bee from the panda: CeranaKeeper making a beeline for Thailand WeLiveSecurity, October 3, 2024 China-aligned CeranaKeeper Makes a Beeline for Thailand Information Security Buzz, October 3, 2024 CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities Switches Used in Critical Manufacturing Information Security Buzz, October 3, 2024 Small Steps, Big Impact: Expert Tips for Building a Stronger Cyber Defense Information Security Buzz, October 3, 2024 FIN7 hackers launch deepfake nude “generator” sites to spread malware Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Critical Ivanti RCE flaw with public exploit now used in attacks Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Fake browser updates spread updated WarmCookie malware Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 The U.K.'s NCSC and U.S. FBI Warn of Iranian Spear-Phishing Attacks KnowBe4, October 2, 2024 Dick’s Sporting Goods Cyber Attack Underscores Importance of Email Security and Internal Controls KnowBe4, October 2, 2024 From Desire Paths to Security Highways: Lessons from Disney's Approach to User-Centric Design KnowBe4, October 2, 2024 Finding a needle in a haystack: Machine learning at the forefront of threat hunting research Secure List, October 2, 2024 Microsoft Office 2024 now available for Windows and macOS users Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 CISA: Network switch RCE flaw impacts critical infrastructure Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Critical Zimbra RCE flaw exploited to backdoor servers using emails Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 DrayTek fixed critical flaws in over 700,000 exposed routers Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on some Intel PCs over BSOD issues Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Microsoft warns of Windows 11 24H2 gaming performance issues Bleeping Computer, October 2, 2024 Venafi helps organizations solve more machine identity security problems Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 Metomic Data Classification automates complex data management workflows Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 PlexTrac unveils new capabilities to prioritize proactive security remediation Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 Concentric AI helps monitor and remediate risky Copilot activity Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 Harmonic Security raises $17.5 million to improve data security for organizations Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability under mass exploitation (CVE-2024-45519) Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed Help Net Security, October 2, 2024 California AI Safety Bill Vetoed Schneier on Security, October 2, 2024 How to spot scams, and what to do if you encounter one Stephen's Lighthouse, October 2, 2024 Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches Ars Technica, October 2, 2024
News and Blogs
BRB Risk Jobs Board — Compliance Analyst Manager (Norton Rose Fulbright) Bressler Risk Blog, October 2, 2024 How to Get Forecasting Right Harvard Business Review, October 2, 2024
Corporate Legal Focus
SEC Reports on the Small Business Forum CorporateCounsel.net Blog, October 2, 2024 Catching Up on the DOJ’s Latest Compliance Guidance CorporateCounsel.net Blog, October 2, 2024 California Governor Signs Climate Disclosure Amendments CorporateCounsel.net Blog, October 2, 2024
PRACTICE SUPPORT / E-DISCOVERY
News and Blogs
Act Quickly to Correct Recent USPTO Patent Term Adjustment Errors Peter Vogel: Internet, Info Tech, eDiscovery Blog, October 2, 2024 Supply chain visibility: 3 reasons tech investments fail to deliver ROI OpenText Blogs, October 2, 2024 Rising Business Confidence in eDiscovery: Summer 2024 Survey Insights Complex Discovery, October 2, 2024 Taming the Financial Beast: How Attorneys Can Improve Financial Well-Being and Reduce Stress Attorney at Work, October 2, 2024
Vendor Announcements
Meet the Female Founders of Legal Tech 2024 Trellis Law Blog, October 2, 2024 Legaltech News: Relativity Fest 2024 Takeaways: DORA, E-Discovery Bad Behavior and Discoverable AI Prompts Relativity, October 2, 2024 Mitratech Solidifies Position in Enterprise Risk Software, Connecting AI-Enabled Third-Party Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, & More Mitratech: Press Releases, October 2, 2024
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT / LEAN / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING
News and Blogs
2024 Awards webinar: see this year’s winners! Column Two, October 3, 2024 The Other Bubble Post Shift Blog, October 2, 2024 Jenn Christison: Lessons in Even Better Leadership, Lean Thinking, and Organizational Transformation Lean Blog, October 2, 2024 Where the Gaps Live with Traditional Museum Object Cataloging Think Clearly Blog: Lucidea, October 2, 2024 AI Can (Mostly) Outperform Human CEOs Post Shift Blog, October 2, 2024 Jenn Christison: Lessons in Even Better Leadership, Lean Thinking, and Organizational Transformation Lean Blog, October 2, 2024 AI for Legal Aid: How to supercharge legal services organizations - Thomson Reuters Institute Legal Resource Center: Thomson Reuters, October 3, 2024 Traffic-Image CAPTCHAs Conquered by AI Bots: Artificial Intelligence Trends EDiscovery Today, October 2, 2024 Adam Gutbezhal on the eDiscovery Channel Talking Generative AI: Artificial Intelligence Trends EDiscovery Today, October 2, 2024 Can AI Write a Case Law Order? One Judge’s Unique Idea: Artificial Intelligence Trends EDiscovery Today, October 2, 2024 AI ‘won’t replace’ creative skills, study finds Stephen's Lighthouse, October 2, 2024 OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157 Billion New York Times: Technology, October 2, 2024 OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event Ars Technica, October 2, 2024
Vendor Announcements
Attorney Who Got 2,200 Spam Messages Helps With FTC Freeze Blog of Legal Times, October 2, 2024 The Law Firms Charging Up The Global 100—And Those Sliding Down Blog of Legal Times, October 2, 2024 CLO of Realtor Group Exits After Stinging Court Defeat, Internal Turmoil Blog of Legal Times, October 2, 2024 DC Circuit Allows Betting on 2024 Election to Resume Blog of Legal Times, October 2, 2024 Where the Gaps Live with Traditional Museum Object Cataloging Lucidea, October 2, 2024 OpenText Threat Intelligence™ (BrightCloud): Empowering proactive cyber defense Open Text: Press Releases, October 2, 2024 Colligo Achieves SOC 2 Type I Certification, Demonstrating Commitment to Data Security & Compliance Colligio Networks, October 2, 2024 'More Than They Could Chew': EEOC Enforcement Suits Plummet Blog of Legal Times, October 2, 2024 6 best practices for stellar software delivery management with OpenText™ ALM Octane Open Text: Press Releases, October 2, 2024 Supply chain visibility: 3 reasons tech investments fail to deliver ROI Open Text: Press Releases, October 2, 2024
LEADERSHIP / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / MARKETING
Vendor Announcements
EMEA Q3 finance, risk and regulatory update webinar: Basel 3.1 reforms and bank regulations ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 3, 2024 Corporate Transparency Act implications for bankruptcy cases ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024 The benefits of using a risk assessment matrix in internal audit ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024 The 2024 Standards: Domain III ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024 The 2024 Standards: Domains II and V ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024 The relationship of a predictable ability measurement examination and NCLEX-RN disposition ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024 AI and spend management: A match made for today’s life sciences legal team ELM Solutions: Expert Insights, October 2, 2024
News and Blogs
European patent law trends in the life sciences Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 3, 2024 OpenAI lets developers build real-time voice apps - at a substantial premium ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 3, 2024 Oura Ring 4 hands-on: New features, pricing, preorder details, shipping estimates, and more ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 3, 2024 How should law firms respond to a PR crisis? UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, October 3, 2024 Women of Legal Tech: 'People Are the Most Important Part of the Equation' Advises Katherine Lowry - Law.com (Legal Technology), October 2, 2024 FMI Predicts the Global Legal Technology Market Will Reach USD 68.04 billion by 2034 as a Result of GenAI | Future Market Insights, Inc. - Yahoo Finance (Legal Technology), October 2, 2024 Relativity Recognizes Troutman Pepper eMerge with ‘Best Innovation: Enterprise’ Award for Generative AI Application Flywheel - Troutman Pepper (Legal Technology), October 2, 2024 O'Melveny adds senior private equity duo in London from Ashurst Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 Microsoft releases Office 2024, the latest buy-once-own-forever version of Office Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 “Obviously a failure”: Sonos execs not getting bonuses due to app fiasco Ars Technica, October 2, 2024 Oracle To Invest $6.5 Billion In Malaysia To Expand Public Cloud Region Silicon UK, October 2, 2024 Samsung's massive Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor is $500 off ahead of October Prime Day ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 I tested the new Thunderbird Appointment tool, and it's thoroughly impressive - and free ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Meta's new 512GB Quest 3 deal may be the best October Prime Day VR deal right now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Save $200 on this Sony home theater bundle before October Prime Day ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Buy a Samsung Galaxy A35 and get a free pair of Buds FE ahead of October Prime Day ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Raspberry Pi gets AI vision superpowers ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Businesses can reach decision dominance using AI. Here's how ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Buy Microsoft Office for Windows for $40 right now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Best early Prime Day gaming deals to shop in October 2024 ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 M4 Macs expected at Apple's event this month - here's everything we know ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $18 right now - a new low price ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 I'm a tech editor and cover shopping events. Here are 9 October Prime Day deals I'd snag now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Microsoft Office 2024 now available without a subscription for PC and Mac ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Amazon's new Fire tablets with AI are already on sale before Prime Day ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 I've tested dozens of power banks. This one is in a class of its own ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Kennedys absorbs boutique for Wellington launch Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 Huel and WeTransfer-backer Highland Europe hires GC from Osborne Clarke Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 Verizon persuades court to throw out $847m 5G patent infringement verdict Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 TLT adds eight-partner team from BDB Pitmans Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 Women KCs celebrate 75th anniversary of first appointments Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 US rail operator Amtrak promotes deputy GC to replace retiring legal chief Global Legal Post: Big Stories, October 2, 2024 LLRX September 2024 Issue LLRX.com, October 2, 2024 Russia Fines Google, Discord For ‘Banned Content’ Silicon UK, October 2, 2024 Ofcom Preparing For ‘Strong Action’ Against Tech Giants – Report Silicon UK, October 2, 2024 Google To Invest $1 Billion For Data Centre In Thailand Silicon UK, October 2, 2024 BT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper Cables Silicon UK, October 2, 2024 I got my news briefing from Microsoft Copilot this morning, and I'd do it again ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Get a 5-year VPN subscription for $35 right now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 These iPhone SE rumors hint at a major redesign that will frustrate iPhone 15 owners ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Gmail adds more action buttons to email 'summary cards' to simplify your inbox life ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 One of the most comfortable earbuds I've tested is also surprisingly affordable ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Don't run these 5 Linux commands - here's why ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 This is one of the best value power banks I've ever tested, and it's 30% off ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Join Costco now and get a free $20 gift card. Here's how ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Best early Prime Day smartwatch and fitness tracker deals to shop in October 2024 ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 One of the most immersive soundbars I've tested isn't made by Klipsch or Bose (and it's $200 off) ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 3 features in Apple's new AirPods 4 that made me ditch my AirPods Pros ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Best early Prime Day Ring camera deals to shop in October 2024 ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 New Pixel 9a leak reveals subtle design change that's a first for Google ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 The 50+ best early October Prime Day 2024 deals to shop now ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 One of the best pool-cleaning robots I've tested proved its worth in the most extreme conditions ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 You can test Microsoft's experimental AI features in Copilot Labs now - but there's a catch ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Maxing out your Google cloud storage? How I deleted more than 10TB, thanks to this handy tool ZDNet: Beyond IT Failure, October 2, 2024 Staying the course UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, October 2, 2024 When the Rule of Law and democracy clash, which prevails? UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, October 2, 2024
Vendor Announcements
Cornerstone.IT Cornerstone IT: Events, October 2, 2024 Personalized Learning Journeys: The Power of Diverse Learner Paths and Tailored Learning Intellek Blog, October 2, 2024 MyCase Announces New AI Conversational Interface, MyCase Accounting Enhancements and Immigration Add-On Powered by Docketwise Legal IT Professionals, October 2, 2024 Cornerstone.IT Cornerstone IT: Events, October 2, 2024
Law Firm News
Accenture — Nvidia deal: A first peek into the new world of genAI-centric strategies CIO Magazine, October 3, 2024 12 famous AI disasters CIO Magazine, October 2, 2024
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"OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has now raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $157 billion, nearly doubling its previous valuation of $86 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal." That is an insane number! I like the company, but I don't think it is worth that much. Read more at ars tech: 
Even if your job isn't PR related, Natalie Rodgers article is a good one to read. Her four key strategies are worth noting (and frankly are useful in other areas). I particularly like the way she makes her third point, "The art of saying 'sorry.'" Read more at The Law Society Gazette: 
Thor Olavsrud collects a dozen AI disaster stories for your train wreck reading pleasure. I'm not sure they all classify as "disasters," but none are good. Some, like the hallucinated court cases, I'm sure you are familiar with, others you may not be as familiar with. Regardless, they are all informative and serve as a warning to be very careful what you put an AI chatbot in charge of or how important the verification of output is. Read more at CIO: 
