London became an overnight test case for the ramifications of AI on policing. On the one hand, new facial-recognition technology is reportedly scanning for thousands of people on a Metropolitan Police watchlist. On the other, more than 100 Met officers faced referrals after AI tools were used for a week-long analysis of internal data. The same tech-heavy security questions are already visible in planning for the upcoming World Cup, including no-drone zones, anti-drone systems, and expanded counterterrorism monitoring.

Technology budgets at law firms are rising. Spending reportedly grew 9.7% in 2025, while analysts expect the global legal AI market to more than double to almost $4 billion by 2030. The catch? Existing data are already dated, and don’t fully capture the newer waves of interest in AI since November 2025.

A murder victim’s family used AI to have him “speak” to his killer at sentencing. (Reuters)

A Google insider is charged with making over $1 million betting with nonpublic information about the company. (Wired)

Kirkland & Ellis is putting $500 million into building its own AI platform. (Bloomberg Law)

Law firm “startups” are raising millions to speed up chunks of billable-hour work. (Business Insider)

The dresses officers wore to make an arrest in Thailand turned out to be fake. (The Guardian)