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TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS, OUTSOURCING, AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS NEWS FOR LAWYERS AND SOURCING PROFESSIONALS
Please join us for our fourth annual Artificial Intelligence Boot Camp, during which Morgan Lewis lawyers will discuss the latest developments, insights, and impacts of AI usage and integration for companies of all sizes and industries.
Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, from 12:00–1:00 pm ET as partners Ksenia Andreeva and Kristin Hadgis and associate Oliver Bell provide a global update on data handling and compliance issues with a focus on the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
On January 13, 2025, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK AI Opportunities Action Plan. The AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines the UK’s intentions to become a world leader in artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of private businesses and their customers as well as for all UK residents via AI-enabled public services.
On January 8, 2025, partners Doneld Shelkey, Mike Pierides, and Marina Aronchik presented an Outsourcing and Technology 2025 webinar as part of the Morgan Lewis Tech & Sourcing Webinar Series: Data 2025.
Starting as of Friday, January 17, 2025, financial entities must now be compliant with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Implementation efforts have accelerated in recent months to meet the deadline and in many cases are still ongoing. The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint statement last month emphasizing the importance of financial entities adopting a robust, structured approach in order to meet their obligations in a timely manner.
On January 14, 2025, President Joseph R. Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at advancing US leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, focusing on the development of AI data centers on federal lands. Developers selected through a solicitation process will have the opportunity to lease select federal lands for constructing AI data centers and the energy infrastructure needed to power them.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA’s) Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) marks a significant milestone in protecting personal data in the region. Overseen by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the PDPL applies to all entities processing personal data of individuals residing in the KSA regardless of the physical location of the data processing activities, whether within the KSA or not.
We invite you to join us for the next installment of the Tech & Sourcing webinar series Data 2025 on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12 pm ET.
As we look ahead to 2025, it's clear that the next few years will bring about groundbreaking shifts across industries, with technologies such as AI, quantum computing, data centers, robotics, and autonomous vehicles leading the charge. These innovations are far more than buzzwords—they have the potential to redefine how we live, work, and interact. In this article, we dive into the top technologies set to make a significant impact in 2025 and explore why they’re worth watching closely.
Open-source software (OSS) and artificial intelligence (AI) are commonly used terms in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape. Both are pivotal in shaping modern technology but are rooted in different goals and philosophies. OSS promotes collaboration and transparency, while AI looks to mimic human behaviors. Despite their objective differences, there are intriguing intersections between OSS and AI, which this article will explore.