ContractPodAi’s latest strategic move to anchor its legal AI platform, Leah, within Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI-powered Foundry Models ecosystem signals a new chapter for intelligent automation across legal, compliance, procurement, and regulatory departments worldwide. As organizations reel from...
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Canadian organizations are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities in preserving, governing, and leveraging their ever-growing volumes of digital content. As digital transformation accelerates across the public and private sectors, the mandate for robust information governance...
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As data sovereignty rapidly ascends the list of priorities for European enterprises, Microsoft’s newly announced Sovereign Cloud program represents one of the tech industry’s most consequential responses to mounting regulatory, geopolitical, and privacy pressures. With the nuances of digital...
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As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft is intensifying efforts to transition users to Windows 11. This strategic push is evident through various initiatives aimed at encouraging upgrades, including direct in-system notifications and promotional...
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In February 2025, Microsoft introduced a unified eDiscovery experience within the Purview portal, marking a significant evolution in its compliance and legal discovery tools. This modernization aims to streamline eDiscovery workflows, offering a centralized platform that integrates both standard...
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Microsoft’s steady evolution of its eDiscovery tools within the Microsoft 365 Purview platform has reached a major inflection point in 2025, fundamentally reshaping how legal and compliance professionals interact with and leverage digital evidence across organizational environments. With the...
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The article "Preservica Accelerates AI Innovation for Archiving, Digital Preservation and Discovery in Microsoft 365" highlights major advancements by Preservica in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) within Microsoft 365 environments for enhanced archiving, digital preservation, and...
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In a significant move to enhance legal technology, Microsoft and LEGALFLY have announced a collaboration aimed at integrating privacy-focused artificial intelligence (AI) into enterprise legal workflows. This partnership is set to transform how legal and compliance professionals manage their...
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In a digital age increasingly defined by artificial intelligence, safeguarding the accessibility and integrity of long-term records has become a complex challenge—and a strategic imperative. At the forefront of this transformative landscape stands Preservica, a global leader in Active Digital...
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The legal battle between OpenAI and The New York Times has taken a dramatic new turn, casting a spotlight on the growing tension between the pursuit of AI innovation and the preservation of user privacy. The New York Times’ demand that OpenAI preserve every piece of ChatGPT user content...
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In a significant move to bolster regulatory compliance and data security, IFC Advisors has adopted AdvisorVault's 17a-4 Managed 365 Service. This strategic decision underscores the firm's commitment to adhering to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) stringent electronic records...
In the battle shaping the future of small law firms, the tectonic plates of legal tech are shifting. The era of the AI agent is upon us, and the frontlines aren’t in courtrooms but in conference rooms, inboxes, and digital dashboards. For decades, Microsoft has been the foundational backbone of...
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A significant new layer of control is poised to make its debut in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center: rules-based app control for Teams, an update that shifts how organizations manage third-party applications within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This feature, set to start rolling out in mid-July...
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Generative AI, in its rapid ascent from speculative technology to business-critical infrastructure, has sparked both admiration for its transformative potential and concern among legal practitioners, technologists, and regulatory agencies alike. As cross-industry enthusiasm grows, so do the...
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For police forces across England and Wales, the efficient response to sensitive public information requests has become not only an operational priority but a matter of life and death. At the heart of this evolution stands Durham Police—a force that, through visionary leadership and a bold...
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In the rapidly evolving legal industry, the integration of advanced technologies has become imperative for firms aiming to enhance efficiency and maintain robust security measures. A prime example of this technological adoption is the Mike Morse Law Firm, which has successfully implemented...
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In a digital landscape increasingly defined by complexity, risk, and stringent regulatory requirements, organizations face mounting pressure to ensure their communications are both compliant and insightful. Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award honors ASC...
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The legal technology sector has long been haunted by the inefficiencies of manual processes, mounds of paperwork, and the daunting demand for absolute accuracy. The latest collaboration between Assembly, an innovator in AI-driven legal solutions, and Microsoft, leveraging the power of Azure AI...
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In an era where legal departments are under increasing pressure to drive efficiency, mitigate risk, and uphold privacy standards, the collaboration between LEGALFLY and Microsoft signals a substantial leap for enterprise-grade AI in the legal sector. This partnership, announced at the Microsoft...
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Microsoft’s decades-long dominance in the workplace productivity sector faces fresh scrutiny as it seeks to sidestep a potentially hefty European Union antitrust fine by offering to unbundle its collaborative Teams app from its ubiquitous Office suite. The move—first reported by Reuters—is a...
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