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October 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

Alabama Man Arrested After Causing Bitcoin Price to Surge, Then Plummet After Fake SEC Tweet

"The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the SEC," Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the FBI criminal investigative division, said in a statement.

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October 17, 2024 | Law.com

Law Firms Are Turning to Online Training Platforms as Apprenticeship Model Falters

While the pandemic showed the potential of training employees through online platforms, law firms are finding they can still embrace that method as new pressures continue to make more traditional training less viable.

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October 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Regulators Say AI Enforcement Sweeps Are Reining in Hucksters, Not Innovation

"We're going after companies making deceptive claims in the sale of particular products and services. And if you don't like that because it doesn't jibe with your, you know, techno-optimist, quasi-religious or accelerationist views about the tech, tough," said Michael Atleson, a Federal Trade Commission senior attorney.

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October 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

DISCO Hires WebMD Legal Exec as GC as New CEO Retools Strategy

This is the first legal chief role for Susan Garcia, a veteran attorney with years of experience at Thomson Reuters and NBCUniversal.

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October 17, 2024 | Legaltech News

Law Firms, Legal Research Companies Collaborate With Vals AI on Gen AI Benchmarking Study

Working with Reed Smith, Fisher Phillips, Thomson Reuters, Harvey, vLex, and LexisNexis, among others, Vals AI will evaluate gen AI platforms on their accuracy and performance.

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October 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC's Final 'Click to Cancel' Rule Drops Some Regulatory Burdens

"Less than a month from election day, the Chair is hurrying to finish a rule that follows through on a campaign pledge made by the Chair's favored presidential candidate," FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said in a 13-page dissent.

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October 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Jump Trading Accused of Crypto 'Pump and Dump' Scheme

"Anytime you have people poking holes in something that somebody else did, whether they are regulatory or civil actions, it can help guide lawyers in providing better compliance advice to their clients," said Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler and a crypto expert.

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