Elon Musk Buys Twitter from Himself to Save It
On March 28, 2025, Elon Musk announced that his artificial intelligence venture, xAI, had acquired his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), in an all-stock deal. The transaction values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, factoring in $12 billion of X’s debt. It’s a move that ties Musk’s AI aspirations to X’s […]
A Closer Look: India’s Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules
On 3 January 2025, India’s long-simmering data protection law took another tentative step towards actualization, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”) released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”). The Draft Rules are the much-awaited subordinate rules for the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023, […]
Facing the Law: A Closer Look at AI and Facial Recognition Technology Part 3
In the last two chapters of Facing the Law, we noted the increasing widespread use of facial recognition technology (“FRT”) by governments and large companies alike and its legal implications. In this piece, we dive deeper into the legal issues surrounding government use of FRT in particular, the exceptions in privacy laws that allow it, […]
Facing the Law: A Closer Look at AI and Facial Recognition Technology Part 2
In Part 1 of Facing the Law, we discussed the recent sanctions imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority against Clearview AI, and also explored the varied regulatory landscape for Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) across different regions. In this part, we dive deeper to examine the extent to which the use of FRT has amplified […]
Facing the Law: A Closer Look at AI and Facial Recognition Technology Part 1
Did Minority Report, the Spielberg sci-fi classic released in 2002, predict the future? Certainly: among other things, it predicted wearable technologies, voice activation, driverless cars, and gestural and multi-touch interfaces. In fact, the film’s production designer once said that over 100 patents had been issued for ideas first presented in the film. But if you’re a […]
Is AI Eating the Workplace? A Closer Look at AI and Employment
A primary concern regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not our proximity to mastering General Intelligence, but whether AI will snatch away jobs. The honest answer tends to be a trigger to a variety of concerns. AI is predicted to completely replace manual or cognitive repetitive jobs in the near future. Other jobs also face the […]
SAG-AFTRA STRIKES AGAIN: A Closer Look at Hollywood Unions, Guild Contracts and AI
AI KILLED THE VIDEO GAME STAR? A year after going on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), have just declared a second strike, this time against video game companies. The strike caps nearly two years of […]
OpenAI, NDAs, and Whistleblower Protections: A Closer Look
An anonymous whistleblower letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that OpenAI’s employment, severance, non-disparagement, and non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) violate laws designed for whistleblower protection. Ronin Legal examines the legal issues involved and the broader implications for NDAs and similar agreements in the corporate world if this complaint is found to have merit. […]
“It’s not a Bag, it’s a Birkin”: A Closer Look at Cavalleri vs. Hermès
If you’ve ever looked at a luxury handbag with wistful desire, marveled at its price tag, and fumed, “It just isn’t fair”, Tina Cavalleri and Mark Glinoga would like you to hold their beer. In Cavalleri vs. Hermès International, Cavalleri and Glinoga, who are longtime Hermès customers, have brought a class action suit in California, […]
AI Update: November 20 – November 27
Here’s what you’ll find in this fortnight’s AI update: Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO Amazon becomes the latest tech company to announce its AI chatbot UK proposes Legislation on AI Regulation: Proposed AI Authority takes center stage in landmark Bill Advancements on the EU AI Act AI Scrutiny: The […]
