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London lawyer built legal AI startup; Thomson Reuters bought it pre-revenue

Most startup founders chase revenue charts, headline funding rounds and polished stage presentations. Alexander Kardos-Nyheim took a different route. While training as a solicitor at Allen & Overy, he built Safe Sign Technologies, a legal-specific large language model (LLM) startup designed to make artificial intelligence more reliable for legal work.…

The Times of India · 5h ago

Companies may be held liable when AI harms their clients and customers

Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from a novelty on the job to a common workplace tool. Gallup found that 52% of U.S. employees and 68% of professional services workers were using AI by February 2026. Thomson Reuters similarly found in spring 2026 that 74% of professionals use AI several times…

The Conversation · Oct 14

OpenAI launches legal-focused AI platform, escalating race for law firm users

OpenAI on Thursday released a legal industry-focused version of its latest AI technology, GPT-6 Astra, that it said is designed to help law firms and legal software

The Economic Times · Sep 18

I sold my startup for millions without a single dollar in revenue. Here's why that's the point

It was Thomson Reuters’ first pre-revenue acquisition in 174 years, and one of the more significant European deals of 2024, but that wasn't the surprise.

Fortune · Jul 25

Canadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE

US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Thomson Reuters to sell 51% stake in global print business to KKR for $500 million

Thomson Reuters plans to divest its majority stake in the Global Print business to KKR, enabling a renewed focus on core operations. Set to finalize in the fourth quarter of 2026, this arrangement allows KKR exclusive distribution rights for both print and digital formats, while Thomson Reuters will maintain intellectual…

The Economic Times · Jul 14

Getting past the pilot: Why so many AI test projects have trouble scaling

Business leaders from Salesforce, Amgen, and Thomson Reuters took a hard look at AI pilot projects to understand why some thrive and some flail.

Fortune · Jun 24

Agentic AI systems are doing more and more work. Now humans need to figure out how to verify it all

At Fortune Brainstorm Tech, industry executives discussed the challenges and techniques for bringing accountability into AI.

Fortune · Jun 16

The automation illusion: Why AI is making COOs' jobs harder, not easier

The executives responsible for keeping the world's biggest companies running thought AI would simplify their jobs. They were wrong.

Fortune · Jun 1

Australia's ABC names Reuters executive Robinson as news director

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is set for a fresh direction as Simon Robinson, formerly of Reuters, takes charge of its news and current affairs team in September. Robinson, who steps in after Justin Stevens’ resignation, brings a wealth of international reporting acumen from renowned outlets like Reuters and Time.

The Economic Times · May 28