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Luminance unveils major product update with institutional memory
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By Tom Saunders, RSGI Today (27th January) Luminance announced what it is calling its “most significant product update to date”, enabling the tool to retain negotiation history and decision-making across a company’s contracts. Graham Sills, co-founder and director of AI at Luminance told Legal IT Insider: “Until now, legal AI has been all about…
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UK’s Synthesia valued at $4bn after Google Ventures-led series E raise
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Investors continue to bet on young AI start-ups with the UK’s fast growing Unicorn Synthesia raising a $200m Series E round. Read more: UK’s Synthesia valued at $4bn after Google Ventures-led series E raise
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EU launches DSA probe into X over Grok AI undressing fiasco
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X was fined €120m after being found to have breached the DSA in a separate investigation last month. Read more: EU launches DSA probe into X over Grok AI undressing fiasco
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Orbital raises $60m Series B as it eyes further US growth
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UK-founded real estate tech platform Orbital has raised a $60M Series B funding round led by New York-based growth fund, Brighton Park Capital (BPC) as it looks to further expand in the United States and across the real estate transaction ecosystem. The round also featured participation from new investors including REV – the venture…
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New €450bn EU fund plans to tackle bloc’s competition woes
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One fund with one set of rules will make it easier for the bloc’s businesses to access investments, explains MEP Regina Doherty. Read more: New €450bn EU fund plans to tackle bloc’s competition woes
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Can we train our brains the way we train our muscles?
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Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse of the University of Pittsburgh explores how the human brain can be strengthened over time. Read more: Can we train our brains the way we train our muscles?
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Harvey acquires Hexus and says ‘we are open to more intentional acquisitions’
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Harvey has made its first acquisition since being founded in 2022, with co-founder and CEO Winston Weinberg observing to Legal IT Insider that the San Francisco-headquartered company is open to more intentional acquisitions. The acquisition announced last week is Hexus, the Pear VC and Liquid 2-backed AI product demo company founded by CEO Sakshi Pratap. The Hexus team, composed of former Google and X/Twitter engineers including Kunal Baweja (former X and Reddit engineer), will help to accelerate Harvey’s…
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How this operations lead went from an internship to leadership
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Abbott’s Alanna Moran explores how early learning experiences can impact future careers. Read more: How this operations lead went from an internship to leadership
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Galway’s Orreco acquires Jessica Ennis-Hills’ Jennis to empower women athletes
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Having taken on investment of €4m at the back-end of 2025, Galway’s AI sports start-up Orreco has continued on its acquisition trail, acquiring Jennis. Read more: Galway’s Orreco acquires Jessica Ennis-Hills’ Jennis to empower women athletes
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Thomson Reuters expands CoCounsel Legal to UK, including deep research on Practical Law and Westlaw
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Thomson Reuters today (26 January) announced the UK launch of CoCounsel Legal, an agentic AI solution that brings together legal research, workflow automation and legal assistance. This follows CoCounsel Legal’s rollout last year in the US, however the UK release includes deep research on Practical Law and Westlaw – the US release will…