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Malware Activity AI Coding Assistants and Trusted Developer Tools Become New Security Targets Security researchers have identified a set of vulnerabilities affecting several AI coding assistants. Which includes Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Hermes Agent, Qwen Code, and Grok Build. The malicious Git repository can secretly execute attacker-controlled commands on a developer’s machine. The issue is ...
AI and Trade Secret Protection: The Institutional Knowledge Gap
Trade secret protection requires you to point at a thing and name it. The most valuable assets in an AI-driven business are not things. They are processes, and the law has no vocabulary for them yet.
Back-to-School 2026: The Reset Before the Rush
Back-to-school has long been one of retail's most dependable seasons, and its significance extends beyond classrooms and supply lists.
The Permission Myth With Serial Entrepreneur Bridget Wilson
What if the only permission you need is your own? In this episode, serial entrepreneur Bridget Wilson joins John Frehse to explore why the most rewarding opportunities rarely arrive with an invitation.
Algorithmic Pricing: How Retailers Can Personalize Without Losing Trust
Algorithmic pricing uses data, automated models, and AI to set prices, discounts, and offers. For retailers, it is no longer just a back-office revenue-management tool; it is becoming a visible part of the customer experience.
DFAL: From Filing Readiness to Operational Resilience | Part 1: DFAL Readiness Is No Longer a Licensing Exercise
Digital asset firms that treat California’s Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) as a paperwork project may get a filing in the door, but they may not be ready for the supervisory scrutiny that follows.
The Cases Shaping Modern Sport with Jonathan Taylor KC
Sport is built on spectacle. But its value depends on trust. In this episode, Jonathan Taylor KC, Partner, International Sports Group at Bird & Bird LLP, joins Jonny Gray to reflect on a career at the centre of sport’s most defining integrity battles.
M&A Without Blind Spots
AI has arrived in the deal room, and it has arrived for everyone. Every bidder and every seller can now rent the same models, point them at the same data, and draw on broadly the same horsepower.
When Is a Minority Not a Minority? Minority Discounts in Unfair Prejudice Petitions | A Review of Recent Judgments in the UK Courts
In unfair prejudice proceedings, one question that the parties and the court have to grapple with is whether a minority discount should be applied when valuing the shares being bought out. The difference between a pro rata valuation and a discounted minority valuation can amount to millions of pounds, and when it does, this can become a critical battleground in settlement negotiations and at trial.
Two Applications of Linear Scheduling Techniques for Construction Delay and Forensic Schedule Analysis
Forensic schedule analysis and construction delay analysis often involve highly technical Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling data that can be difficult for non-specialists to interpret.
