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During the outage, California residents reported spotting Waymo vehicles stalled on the streets, disrupting traffic and causing a gridlock. Read more: Waymo resumes San Francisco service after blackout causes suspension

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This year, full service Middle East firm Al Tamimi & Company made the shift from iManage to Epona365, a legal document and matter management platform built natively on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online. One of the key themes that came out of Legal IT Insider’s 30th anniversary event in October and from 2025 in general was the desire among firms to align…
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Irish teen Kamto Chukwureh hopes to be able to represent his country at the Esports Olympics, if the IOC can finalise a plan to hold the inaugural Games. Read more: This Irish teen racer is driving for an Esports Olympics
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Cloudflare data suggests Google still leading the internet game by a long mile. Read more: Cloudflare: Google, Facebook most popular internet services in 2025

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Legal IT Insider sat down at the end of the year with strategic advisor Jenifer Swallow to reflect on some of the key milestones of 2025 and get our crystal ball out for 2026. We also revisited some of our predictions from last year to see how they stack up. Key themes from our…

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Lawfront in November announced the appointment of Tony McKenna as its chief information officer – a high-level hire for a now circa £130m revenue UK firm that is already disrupting the law firm model. Lawfront is backed by private equity company Blixt Group, and its strategy is to buy leading regional law firms in order, in…
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We are almost into a brand new year, but 2025 may yet have some gifts and experiences on offer for ambitious jobseekers. Read more: Jobs 2025: Thinking of applying for one of the year’s most exciting roles?
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A total of eight projects have now received funding to accelerate projects tackling global challenges of the climate crisis and digital transformation. Read more: Six more projects win €8m in prizes from national challenge fund
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From head to mistletoe, University of Bristol anatomy professor Michelle Spear talks us through the curious biology of elves. Read more: Anatomy of an elf: How Santa’s helpers are adapted to their work
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In a blogpost, Instacart rejected claims of any wrongdoing, claiming that the foundation of the FTC’s inquiry was ‘fundamentally flawed’. Read more: Instacart pays $60m in refunds to settle FTC deception dispute