Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges
Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech…
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Exclusive: SingleFile Raises $9M Series A to Expand Its Corporate Compliance Filing Platform
Last March, I wrote here about SingleFile, a company whose mission is to help businesses navigate complex regulatory environments effortlessly by automating outdated filing processes and leveraging AI technology in…
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Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
The Trump administration fired about 1,300 additional employees at the Interior Department over the holiday weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding to the widespread purge of…
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Trump will seek to end carried interest, expand SALT in tax bill – Press Enterprise
By Akayla Gardner | Bloomberg News President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities in a meeting with Republican lawmakers, including a call to end the carried interest tax break used…
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Exclusive: SurePoint Technologies Acquires ZenCase to Expand Practice Management Capabilities
Legal technology company SurePoint Technologies has acquired the legal practice management company ZenCase in a strategic move aimed at enhancing SurePoint’s practice management offerings for mid-sized law firms. The deal,…
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Governor Hochul Seeks to Expand New York WARN Notice Requirements to Include AI Disclosures
New York WARN Act notices are getting longer (again). In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will direct the New York…
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The L Suite, A Community for GCs and CLOs, Acquires Luminate+ To Expand Members’ Access to CLE Content
The L Suite, a community for in-house legal executives, has acquired Luminate+, an e-learning platform that aggregates continuing legal education content from major law firms into a Netflix-style streaming service….
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Morocco introduces family law reforms to expand women’s rights – JURIST
Morocco’s justice and Islamic affairs ministers unveiled significant reforms to the country’s family law on Tuesday in Rabat, marking the first comprehensive review of the Moroccan Family Code in 20…
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Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law
Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not…
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Alexi Rolls Out Expansion of its AI Platform for Litigators and Details Plans to Further Expand Across More of the Case Lifecycle
Following on the heels of its $11 million Series A raise last June, Alexi, a company that uses generative AI to produce detailed legal research memos for litigators, today announced…
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Democrat senator introduces bill to expand and reform the US Supreme Court – JURIST
Democratic US Senator Ron Wyden introduced on Thursday the Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act, a bill aimed at reforming the United States Supreme Court. The proposed legislation seeks to expand…
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Peninsula power shutoffs expand amid SoCal landslide crisis
Power shutoffs have expanded on the Palos Verdes Peninsula amid worsening land movement. After the loss of gas and electricity has thrown parts of Rancho Palos Verdes into turmoil, dozens…
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Tennessee politicians propose state constitutional amendment to expand pretrial detention – JURIST
A bipartisan group of Tennessee state legislators unveiled a proposed state constitutional amendment on Friday to grant judges more discretion to detain individuals without bail before trial for specific violent…
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Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say
Russia has managed to overcome sanctions and export controls imposed by the West to expand its missile production beyond prewar levels, according to U.S., European and Ukrainian officials, leaving Ukraine…
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BriefCatch Raises A $3.5M Seed Round to Expand Its Legal Editing Software and Add AI-Powered Features
LawCatch, Inc., developer of the BriefCatch legal editing software, has raised $3.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. Lead investor in the round is TIA Ventures, which will take a…
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Taking on unauthorized practice of law regulations to expand access to justice
Image from Shutterstock. Are you struggling with debt? Do you have collectors breathing down your neck, threatening to repossess your property and filing lawsuits against you in court? For many…
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How to Expand Your Value as CIO in 4 Ways
A Gartner analyst details how CIOs can deliver executive leadership and expand their responsibilities in four ways in the next era of digitalization. Image: iStockphoto/fizkes In the early days of…
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LockBit, Cl0P expand ransomware efforts
LockBit in the lead, CL0P in 2nd The report, Ransomware on the Move, looked at how exploitation techniques are evolving — including attackers’ sharpened focus on zero-day vulnerabilities. It showed…
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San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
Over the past year or so, a jarring sight has become common in San Francisco: driverless cars buzzing around the city’s streets with no one at the wheel and an…
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