ComputerWorld.com reported that “Microsoft launched a $2.5 billion venture, Microsoft Frontier Company, that the tech giant says “goes beyond” FDE, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced its own $1 billion investment into a new AWS FDE platform.” The July 2, 2026 article entitled ” Microsoft and Amazon devote billions of dollars to thousands of FDEs”
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The Kitchen Sink for July 10, 2026: Legal Tech Trends
This week’s kitchen sink for July 10, 2026 (with meme from Gates Dogfish) discusses Tilly Norwood’s first “movie”, AI speeding up tasks, not cases & more!
Why “the kitchen sink”? Find out here! 🙂
The Kitchen Sink is even better when you can include a brand-new eDiscovery meme courtesy of Gates Dogfish, the meme…
ReVia Named First Runner-Up at LegalTechTalk London LaunchPad Competition

Congrats to ReVia for the announcement that ReVia named first runner-up at LegalTechTalk London LaunchPad competition! Here’s part of the press release!
ReVia Named First Runner-Up at LegalTechTalk London LaunchPad Competition
Raritan, NJ – July 9, 2026 – ReVia, the leader in practical intelligence for legal workflows, today announced it was named First Runner-Up in…
NATO allies converge on the law of cyber operations
Editor’s Note: NATO’s members have spent a decade answering the question the 2014 Wales Summit left open: what does it mean, in practice, that international law applies in cyberspace? A new CCDCOE analysis by Agnes Kasper and Karine Veersalu compiles the answers and finds 27 of 32 allies now on the record, individually or through…
Scores Fell 50% When College Professor Made Students Take In-Person Final: Artificial Intelligence Trends
When a college professor suspected students were using AI, he made them take an in-person final. Scores fell 50% – for those who took it.
As discussed by Nate Anderson in ArsTechnica (Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%, available here), a blind economics professor at Brown University…
Next killer AI feature is no AI!
Computerworld.com reported that “As artificial intelligence creeps into every corner of our lives, an absence of AI may soon be a premium experience worth paying for.” The July 9, 2026 article entitled “The next killer AI feature? No AI at all” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4193950/killer-ai-feature.html) included these comments:
It’s an almost amusingly extreme contrast: While the…
Relativity Names Chris Brown as President to Advance Its AI Platform for Legal Data Intelligence

Congrats to Relativity for the announcement that Relativity names Chris Brown as President to advance its AI platform for Legal Data Intelligence! Here’s a portion of the press release, the full release is here!
Relativity Names Chris Brown as President to Advance Its AI Platform for Legal Data Intelligence
CHICAGO, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – …
Epiq Acquires Tenor Legal, Expanding Flexible Legal Talent Solutions

Congrats to Epiq for the announcement that Epiq acquires Tenor Legal, expanding flexible legal talent solutions! Here’s part of the press release, the full release is here!
Epiq Acquires Tenor Legal, Expanding Flexible Legal Talent Solutions
Enhancing Corporate Legal Departments’ Access to Experienced Legal Professionals
NEW YORK, July 9, 2026 – Epiq today announced the acquisition…
Exterro Launches ARMOUR for FTK

Congrats to Exterro for the announcement that Exterro launches ARMOUR for FTK! Here’s a portion of the press release, the full release is here!
Exterro Launches ARMOUR for FTK: Forensic Investigations That Start with a Question, Not a Stack of Tools
New agentic AI capability executes investigations across live endpoints, replacing the…
Comprehensive ESI Protocol Includes Hyperlinked Files, Generative AI and More: eDiscovery Case Law
In James v. Cerebras Sys. Inc., No. 4:25-cv-09361-AMO (N.D. Cal. July 7, 2026), California Magistrate Judge Robert M. Illman entered a comprehensive ESI protocol governing the preservation, review, and production of diverse data sources, including enterprise solutions, the handling of hyperlinked files, strict disclosure and validation metrics for AI and TAR workflows, including prompt-iteration…