Marty Baron Warns That Jeff Bezos Is Shredding ‘The Washington Post’ to “Ingratiate Himself With Donald Trump”
The former editor of the paper tells Vanity Fair that the “tremendous” newsroom brings in readers, but Trump has driven the owner and his publisher, Will Lewis, to decisions that have sent those reade...
Marty Baron, the former editor of ‘The Washington Post,’ tells VF: "It's a really dark day. I think the 'Post' is dramatically diminishing its ambitions. I don't think it's serving the public with this decision. And I'm concerned that Jeff Bezos is prioritizing his other businesses"
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Here's who the Washington Post just laid off.
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Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
Exclusive: To increase Grok’s popularity, xAI embraced making sexualized material, rolling back guardrails and ignoring internal warnings about the risks of producing such content, according to more than a half-dozen former employees of X and xAI.
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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
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Renee Good’s Family Will Hit Federal Immunity Wall if They Sue
Opinion: The ICE officer who shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week stands in the shadow of federal protection. Minnesota should join other states in passing remedies that empower survivors a...
Opinion: The ICE officer who shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week stands in the shadow of federal protection. Minnesota should join other states in passing remedies that empower survivors and families to sue federal officers.
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Don’t ‘Kill the Lawyers’ in 2026—They’re Fighting for Justice
Opinion: Remember as we usher in a new year, when Americans' rights are under attack, it's the lawyers that are standing up to fight, Abbe Lowell writes.
Too many of these firms capitulated, bent their collective knees, and agreed to a variety of shameful terms to appease the president who threatened them.
Abbe Lowell left behind a 25-year career in Big Law to start a small firm and protect the rule of law.
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Don’t ‘Kill the Lawyers’ in 2026—They’re Fighting for Justice
Opinion: Remember as we usher in a new year, when Americans' rights are under attack, it's the lawyers that are standing up to fight, Abbe Lowell writes.
In a calculated move, President Donald Trump began his second term by going after some of the biggest law firms, using weak justifications to hide his true goal: getting revenge against those who had sued or investigated him.
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From A.I. to Immigration, These New State Laws Will Take Effect in 2026
States across the country have also passed new rules around cellphone usage for minors, medically assisted death and gender-related care.
Across the U.S., new laws will take effect at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1 in virtually every state. From cellphone bans to higher minimum wages, here are some of the important policy changes set to go into effect in 2026.
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💡In-House Career Progression Insights: news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...
💡Insights to Optimize Legal Ops in 2026: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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🕰️ We're wrapping up the 2025 year with top Bloomberg Law Insights. This year, we had leading experts examine President Donald Trump's war on law firms to the impact of AI in diverse industries. Read more below.
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Trump’s AI Order Will Lead to GC Headaches and Legal Uncertainty
Opinion: President Donald Trump's executive order that directs the Department of Justice to challenge state AI laws gives legal teeth to a now-familiar argument against state regulation of AI: that a...
Opinion: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that directs the Department of Justice to challenge state AI laws. This move gives legal teeth to a now-familiar argument against state regulation of AI: that a mosaic of state rules will stifle innovation.
12.12.2025 15:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Breaking: Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI as part of a new licensing agreement bloom.bg/4aL5s4P
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What Businesses Need to Know About California’s AI Safety Law
Opinion: With the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, California is the first state to regulate AI models. AI developers should prepare by collaborating with policymakers and establi...
Opinion: With the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, California is the first state to regulate AI models. As more states may follow, AI developers should prepare by collaborating with policymakers and establishing risk-assessment protocols.
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