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Navigating German FDI Rules

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KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS - Germany’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny...more

Mayer Brown

Data Center Projects in Asia - Recent Trends, Key Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

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GROWING DEMAND FOR DATA CENTERS - As many involved in Asian infrastructure today will testify, Asia’s digital transformation is fueling an unprecedented demand for data centers....more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Amazon’s Internet Satellites, a Quantum Computing Super Hub and the Struggle for Discrimination-Free AI

In this week’s News of Note, Amazon continues its competition with Starlink by launching another batch of internet satellites, WhatsApp receives a ban by congressional staffers and “the ChatGPT of quantum computing” launches...more

DLA Piper

Becoming the World’s Leading AI Continent: The Commission’s “AI Continent Action Plan”

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The European Commission has shortly published its “AI Continent Action Plan” and, doing so, set itself no less a task than winning the global race for AI leadership and making Europe the leading AI continent. This shall be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025: Key Takeaways

In April 2025, we were proud to host the annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. Attended by some 300 delegates from across the industry, participants including investors,...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — May 2025

This month, we’re very pleased to feature our client, UbiQD. Founded in 2014, UbiQD is a global leader in quantum dot manufacturing and technology. The company's innovations build on the foundational work recognized by...more

Perkins Coie

EU Invests €200 Billion Towards Becoming a Global Leader in AI

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While positioning itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation with the EU AI Act, the EU has not historically been a global leader in innovative AI achievements. American and Chinese companies have...more

StoneTurn

Advance in Africa: Investment, Innovation & Growth Trends

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Africa is undergoing a transformation, driven by technological innovation, cultural influence, and new investment opportunities. With a young and tech-savvy population, the continent is rapidly emerging as a global economic...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Growth und Hurdle Shares in deutschen Start-ups – Strukturen / Praktische Umsetzung / Empirische Daten

Für deutsche Start-ups sind Growth und Hurdle Shares besonders interessant, um Key Employees und Late Co-Founder zu incentivieren, wenn das Unternehmen bereits einen substantiellen Eigenkapitalwert hat und damit für Gründer...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Apple’s $500B U.S. Manufacturing Push and New AI Server Facility in Houston: What It Means for Data Centers

As we covered previously, President Trump has made clear that the U.S. is focused on increasing investments into building, scaling and speeding the development of AI infrastructure and data centers in the U.S., and Big Tech...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] Alumni @ RopesTalk: DeepSeek Deep Dive with Dr. Vasanth Sarathy, Tufts University

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On this special edition of Ropes & Gray’s Alumni @ RopesTalk podcast series, technology and IP transactions partner Regina Sam Penti is joined by Dr. Vasanth Sarathy, a professor of computer science at Tufts University and a...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

AI Action Paris Summit 2025: Key Takeaways on Global AI Governance

The AI Action Summit brought together a wide-ranging assembly of influential figures to discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI) governance, risk mitigation and international cooperation. The attendees included...more

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Medtech M&A and VC Signal Positive Momentum Entering 2025

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Medtech mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and venture capital (VC) showed signs of life in 2024, contributing to an overall optimistic outlook for the sector this year despite lingering headwinds. Strategic investments are...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating DeepSeek’s Challenge: President Trump’s Stargate Initiative and Preparing Businesses for AI Leadership

What Is the Stargate Initiative? Announced by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025, the Stargate Initiative is a monumental $500 billion public-private sector investment aimed at enhancing the United States’ AI...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Why the Release of China’s DeepSeek AI Software Triggered a Stock Market Panic and Trillion Dollar Loss

DeepSeek, a startup AI company owned by a Chinese hedge fund, which is in turn owned by a young AI whiz-kid, Liang Wenfeng, claims that its newly released V-3 software-R1 was trained inexpensively and without using NVIDIA’s...more

Morgan Lewis

Texas Soars into the Future: Driving Innovation and Growth in the Space Industry

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With the establishment of the Texas Space Commission in 2024 through House Bill 3447 and rapid innovations toward space commercialization by industry-leading companies, NASA, and institutions of higher education in the state,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Trump, Tech Leaders Announce AI Infrastructure Investment Plan, Boon to Data Center Industry

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On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, announced a private sector plan to invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence...more

Perkins Coie

Your Guide to XR Industry Insights

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Dive into our seventh edition of the XR Report, revealing transformative insights into the extended reality industry. This comprehensive analysis—based on surveys of 305 insiders and interviews with executives—uncovers...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Board oversight of GenAI

Like few topics before it, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has dominated discussions in many C-suites over the last year. Boards are playing a crucial role in both encouraging management to accelerate the pace of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Complex Terrain of the Video Game Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

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The video game industry is brimming with innovation, competition, and transformative technological advancements. As we look at the current state of this vibrant sector, it is evident there are both challenges and...more

A&O Shearman

Managing future disputes risks

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Disputes risks are an ever-present part of doing business. Indeed, for some, these risks are built into their business model. They like to move fast and accept they may break some things. Disputes are part of the cost of...more

J.S. Held

Why Africa Matters: The Investment Case

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Population and economic growth: A burgeoning global market - Africa’s population is growing rapidly. Already numbering almost 1.5 billion, it is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 – around 25% of the world’s...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2022 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

In this issue of the 2022 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report, we present analysis related to 10 initial public offerings (IPOs), valued at over $75 million, completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Private Equity and Digital Health in 2023: Policy Updates and Trends to Watch

As we approach the middle of the first quarter of 2023, private equity firms have continued to demonstrate their interest in investing in digital health. This does not come as a surprise, as most startups in the healthcare...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Europe's Growing Influence In The Global Tech Ecosystem

The 2017 "State of European Tech Report," predicts that Europe is the strongest it has ever been and will see record investments this year. The report, now in its third year, prepared by Atomico in collaboration with Slush...more

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