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AI Training Data: 6 Critical Sourcing Rules for 2026

AI training data

Amazon is cutting the spines off rare books to scan them. Here are 6 legal rules on AI training data sourcing every business needs in 2026.

Employee Data in Bankruptcy: 5 Critical Gaps in 2026

Employee data in bankruptcy — archived personnel file boxes beside a server rack in a dusk-lit corporate office

Google’s $10M bid for Spirit Airlines’ records shows employee data in bankruptcy may fall outside the privacy protections consumers get. Five gaps to close now.

Smart Glasses Workplace Policy: 6 Critical Rules

smart glasses workplace policy

ICE banned Meta smart glasses at work. Here is how to build a smart glasses workplace policy that survives wiretap, biometric, and NLRB scrutiny.

Selling Company Data: 5 Critical Legal Limits in 2026

Selling company data — law office conference room with archived corporate records

Google paid $10M for Spirit Airlines internal emails and chats. Selling company data is now an asset class — here are the five legal limits owners must know.

AI Training Clause: 7 Essential Contract Safeguards

AI training clause in a platform contract on an attorney's desk

Twitch now trains Amazon’s AI on channel content by default. The mechanism is an AI training clause — and it may conflict with promises you already made to clients.

AI Agent Unauthorized Access: 5 Critical Risks

AI agent unauthorized access

An AI agent hacked a gym’s booking API on its own. Here’s the AI agent unauthorized access exposure your business faces, and 5 fixes to make now.

AI Agent Terms of Service: 5 Critical Fixes for 2026

AI agent terms of service

The Ninth Circuit just weakened the CFAA against AI shopping agents. Your AI agent terms of service are now the enforcement tool that matters.

EU AI Act Transparency Rules: 5 Critical Business Risks

EU AI Act transparency rules — business review of AI disclosure and labeling obligations

The EU AI Act transparency rules took effect August 2, 2026. Here is how the new AI disclosure duties reach U.S. businesses and what to fix in your contracts.

Does Your Employer Own Your Side Hustle IP?

side hustle IP

Side hustle IP is not automatically yours. Invention assignment clauses, state carve-out statutes, and the seven traps that decide who owns your project.

Bringing On a Co-Founder: What to Settle Before the Handshake

bringing on a co-founder

Bringing on a co-founder without vesting, IP assignment, and a written split is how companies die. Six mistakes and how to fix them before you sign.

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