Melissa Fisher was losing her hair. Clumps of it. It was one of the first signs that caring for her aging parents was taking a toll on her well-being. “I thought something was really wrong with me,” said Fisher, who works on Kaiser Permanente’s member communications team in Portland, Oregon. She worried she had a … Read more
I know I have Tweeted that I would add my tuppence on the Court of Appeal at The Hague on Wednesday reversing (English translation of the Court of Appeal here) the first instance judgment in Milieudefensie v Shell. That judgment had imposed CO2 reduction emissions targets on Shell. (In my post on the first instance … Read more
Why Cybersecurity Should Be Your Business Priority: For many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK, cybersecurity remains a secondary concern—often viewed as a cost or unnecessary expenditure. However, the reality is starkly different. Cybersecurity is not merely an expense; it’s an essential investment in your business’s sustainability, reputation, and future. With UK cyberattacks … Read more
As the financial advice industry began shifting from a sales-based model to a more sustainable asset management approach, advisors found their roles shifting along with it. With revenue rooted in more predictable, recurring income, many advisors were able to step off the relentless ‘treadmill’ of constant sales, allowing them to invest in growth by hiring … Read more
Image by M. H. from Pixabay In the first part of this post on the Kneschke vs. LAION decision by the German Hamburg Regional Court (“Court”), we explored the Court’s key findings regarding the operational step in a generative AI model, and the decision on the exceptions for scientific research text and data mining (“TDM”) … Read more
