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Legal-tech start-up Harvey valued at $11bn after new raise of $200m
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Harvey’s platform uses AI agents to reduce manual effort for lawyers by running complete workflows for high-volume and increasingly complex tasks. Read more: Legal-tech start-up Harvey valued at $11bn after new raise of $200m
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341 innovative research projects to receive more than €36m in funds
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Among the projects are treatments for specific types of cancer, sustainable food innovations and energy efficient batteries. Read more: 341 innovative research projects to receive more than €36m in funds
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Irish AI start-up Jentic joins OpenClaw push with Jentic Mini
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The next era of software ‘will be built for agents, by agents’, said Jentic CEO Sean Blanchfield. Read more: Irish AI start-up Jentic joins OpenClaw push with Jentic Mini
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Legora launches Legal AI Scholars Program with nine US law schools
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By Neil Cameron, lead analyst Legora has announced the Legal AI Scholars Program, a formal initiative placing its enterprise platform inside the curricula of nine US law schools including Stanford, Cornell, Northwestern Pritzker, and UCLA. The founding cohort also includes University of Chicago, University of Texas, Vanderbilt, Boston University, and University of San Francisco.…
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Galway PhD student on what led to her discovery of new exoplanet
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‘Wispit 2C’ is estimated to be about 5m years old and most likely 10 times the mass of Jupiter. Read more: Galway PhD student on what led to her discovery of new exoplanet
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Harvey reaches $11bn valuation with $200m new funding round
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Harvey today (25 May) announced $200 million in new funding co-led by returning investors GIC and Sequoia. The round values Harvey at $11 billion and includes participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Elad Gil, Evantic, and Kleiner Perkins. Harvey says that the investment will be used to expand the agents customers…
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The March Orange Rag Is Here!
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If there is one theme I’ve noticed in this month’s Orange Rag and in my many conversations beyond, it is this: legal technology has moved past the “what can it do?” phase and into the far more uncomfortable territory of “what does this change about us?” Across law firms, in‑house teams and vendors, the…
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Newcode to hire 30 people as it establishes presence in Dublin
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The new jobs are part of Newcode’s international expansion, following a seed funding round of more than €5m. Read more: Newcode to hire 30 people as it establishes presence in Dublin
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Dentons deploys Lexis Everyfile within its UK Legal Delivery Centre
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Following a phased rollout, global law firm Dentons has embedded LexisNexis‘ web-based matter management application Lexis Everyfile at the core of its UK Legal Delivery Centre (LDC). The LDC provides process‑driven support across a broad range of legal and administrative work, enabling Dentons’ UK practice groups to focus on higher‑value matters. “Everyfile has quickly…
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Amazon acquires humanoid robot start-up Fauna Robotics
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Fauna has built Sprout, a humanoid robot designed as a testing platform for robotics researchers and developers. Read more: Amazon acquires humanoid robot start-up Fauna Robotics