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Data Strategy

Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Settlement: What It Means for AI Training Economics

Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement shows that copyright risk in AI training data is no longer theoretical; it is a balance-sheet item.

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AI Governance

EU AI Act Phase 2: GPAI Provider Obligations Are Now Enforceable

As of August 2, 2025, general-purpose AI model providers are no longer waiting on guidance: the EU AI Act’s GPAI obligations are live.

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Due Diligence & Valuation

Meta's $14B Scale AI Deal: The Biggest AI Acqui-Hire in History

Meta’s $14.3 billion Scale AI transaction is a minority-stake deal that looks a lot like an acqui-hire, with major implications for AI valuation and control.

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Data Strategy

Copyright Office Part 3: AI Training on Copyrighted Works Is Not Clearly Fair Use

The Copyright Office’s Part 3 AI report makes one thing plain: training on copyrighted works is not automatically fair use, so provenance and licensing matter now.

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Data Strategy

NYT v. OpenAI Survives Dismissal: The Copyright Case Moves Forward

A federal judge lets the core NYT copyright claims against OpenAI proceed, reinforcing why every AI company needs a real training data provenance strategy.

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Due Diligence & Valuation

Google Buys Wiz for $32B: The Largest Cybersecurity Acquisition in History

Google’s $32 billion agreement to acquire Wiz is a landmark cybersecurity deal, and it says plenty about cloud security, antitrust risk, and valuation discipline.

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Privacy & Security

GitHub Actions Compromised: The tj-actions Supply Chain Attack

A compromised GitHub Action turned a routine changed-files step into a supply chain wake-up call for every CI/CD pipeline.

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Data Strategy

First Court Rejects AI Fair Use: What Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Means for AI Companies

On February 11, 2025, Judge Bibas rules that using Westlaw headnotes to train a competing legal AI tool is not fair use.

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AI Governance

EU AI Act Phase 1 Is Live: Prohibited AI Practices You Need to Stop Today

The EU AI Act’s Article 5 bans are now live, and teams need to stop any prohibited AI practice before regulators do.

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AI Governance

Trump Rescinds the Biden AI Executive Order: What It Means for Your Compliance Program

President Trump’s rescission of Executive Order 14110 changes the federal AI posture, but it does not change your underlying compliance obligations.

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Privacy & Security

Five New State Privacy Laws Take Effect Today: Your 2025 Compliance Checklist

Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and New Jersey are forcing privacy programs to grow up fast, and the safest response is a clean, repeatable checklist.

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Privacy & Security

The EU Cyber Resilience Act Enters Into Force: SBOM Mandates for All Digital Products

The EU Cyber Resilience Act is now in force, turning SBOMs, vulnerability reporting, and support-period planning into baseline product discipline.

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