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AI and machine learning technologies remain a focus of the U.S. government’s national security apparatus. AI is a key sector in the Unites States’ race against China to remain at the forefront in the development and deployment of emerging technologies, and a concern for …›
Over the past few years, companies have piloted efforts to use augmented reality and digital twin technology to reduce development time and operating costs, speed up time to market, and enhance product or service development. A digital twin is a virtual replication of …›
2022 will see a continued trend of using AI to develop natural language capabilities for machines to better understand, communicate, and even code or “author” works. 2021 saw a rise in automatic and semi-automatic analyses of large quantities of data, including sorting, parsing, …›
The AI industry continues to mature as venture investment increased significantly in 2021 and exit values for venture-backed AI companies significantly outpaced venture investment in AI companies in 2021. According to PitchBook, AI companies have produced over $166 billion in value through IPOs …›
The IRS plans to audit the wealthiest corporate, partnership, and individual taxpayers to achieve some of its main objectives in 2022. In his recent testimony before Congress, IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig identified the allocation of additional resources to enhance the IRS’s data analytics …›
FDA is actively monitoring the use of AI and machine learning (ML) software in medical devices and clinical developments, and has taken a number of first steps in building out a regulatory framework. In 2021, FDA published the AI and Machine Learning Software …›
In the second episode of our podcast mini-series on tech M&A in partnership with Mergermarket, Dirk Besse, Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster’s Berlin office and Head of its European Corporate and M&A groups, joined host Julie-Anna Needham to talk about recent trends in …›
In the first of a four-part podcast series on tech M&A in partnership with MergerMarket, Corporate Department Co-Chair Eric McCrath sat down with host Julie-Anna Needham to discuss cross-border M&A, accelerated digitalization due to COVID-19, and trends in U.S. acquisitions into Europe. Listen to the …›
In this episode of MoFo’s Above Board podcast, host, co-chair of MoFo’s Corporate Finance | Capital Markets practice, and former Chief Counsel of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Dave Lynn speaks with Alex Iftimie, co-chair of MoFo’s Global Risk and Crisis Management group, …›
Although the European, U.S., and UK Patent Offices have denied patent applications on the grounds that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor, not every country seems to be following that approach and some may be set to buck the trend. Last year, …›