By Courtney Bublé

Democrats on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee urged the chair on Wednesday to hold a formal markup for their reconciliation proposal, which includes a spectrum deal, instead of fast-tracking it to the Senate floor.

By Sarah Martinson

Ontra, an artificial intelligence-powered contract automation platform for private markets, has secured $70 million in debt financing to expand its AI offerings and automate more workflows in the fund lifecycle, bringing its total funding to about $325 million.

By Steven Lerner

Automation is reshaping contract management as new artificial intelligence-powered tools promise to streamline document review and drafting, as shown through new product announcements from Ivo and DraftWise on Wednesday.

By Christine DeRosa and Andrea Keckley

Vedder Price PC has bulked up its New York office with the addition of an intellectual property attorney from Vinson & Elkins LLP and an executive compensation and employee benefits pro from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge has refused to toss economic espionage charges against an ex-Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to help startups in China, adding that prosecutors' assertion that the man was trying to benefit the People's Republic of China "as opposed to benefiting himself ... seems dubious."

By Jack McLoone

The Internal Revenue Service needs to enhance its oversight of the outside vendor it uses to verify taxpayer identities when users log in to file their returns or access online resources, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.