As Big Law looks to tech to help draft legal briefs and log billing hours, top firms like Orrick and Shearman & Sterling are using AI to fast-track work on M&A deals

  The M&A boom in 2021 drove many law firms to accelerate their adoption of artificial-intelligence-based legal tech, attorneys told Insider. Dowell/Getty Top Big Law firms like Shearman & Sterling, White & Case, and Orrick use artificial intelligence. AI tools by companies like Thomson Reuters, Litera, and Evisort are helping firms manage M&A work. M&A…

Nancy Pelosi says Democrats need to get better at talking about inflation — but Republicans ‘ain’t got nothing’

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives at a news conference about the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act on Capitol Hill July 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. A procedural vote to advance the bill, which would expand health care access for military veterans who became ill after being exposed to…

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s PAC is violating campaign finance rules: federal regulators

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sits in a courtroom on April 22, 2022, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP pool The Federal Election Commission sent a warning to a political action committee connected to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The FEC said the Save America Stop Socialism PAC made several errors in a recent financial report. Among the mistakes:…

Chase Pay Yourself Back gets you up to 50% more value when you redeem points for Airbnb, dining, phone, internet, and more — here’s how it works

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Chase Pay Yourself Back offers a higher value for your points when…

The housing market is in free fall with ‘no floor in sight,’ and prices could crash 20% in the next year, analyst says

US home prices have soared over the last decade, but could soon be on their way down. MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images The housing market will continue to plummet as there’s “no floor in sight,” according to Pantheon Macroeconomics.  Chief economist Ian Shepherdson wrote in a note Thursday that home prices could fall…

Wing is expanding its drone delivery service to Ireland in the coming weeks

Due to developing regulations in the EU regarding uncrewed aviation regulations, today drone delivery company Wing announced a new service area in Lusk, Ireland that is slated to begin sometime in the coming weeks.  Currently, Wing offers drone deliveries in four other cities (Christiansburg, Virginia; Helsinki, Finland; and Logan and Canberra, Australia), with Lusk, Ireland…

UK competition regulator seeking public opinion on Microsoft-Activision acquisition

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling on the public to share its views regarding Microsoft’s proposed $69bn USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This is the next in the CMA’s ongoing investigation into the acquisition, which entered Phase 2 at the start of September when the regulator decided the deal required more in-depth…

Apple Eliminates Headphone Jack From Latest-Generation iPad Lineup

As rumored, the new tenth-generation iPad comes without a headphone jack. Following its debut, Apple has now removed the 3.5mm connector from all of the latest-generation ‌iPad‌ models in its lineup. The ninth-generation entry level ‌iPad‌, which Apple continues to sell, is now the only remaining tablet in Apple’s ‌iPad‌ range that has the 3.5mm…