Monthly archives: November, 2025

The Imminent AI Bubble Crash (and Why It Won’t Matter in the Long Run)

This article examines why today’s AI boom resembles the dot-com bubble—soaring valuations, unprofitable companies, copy-cat entrants, and heavy speculation driven in part by infrastructure providers themselves. Drawing parallels from 1999 to now, Jerry Lawson argues that although an AI correction is inevitable, it won’t derail the long-term transformation AI will bring. The bubble will burst—but the technology will endure, and the real winners will emerge in the next wave.

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, KM, Legal Profession, Legal Technology

AI in Finance and Banking, November 15, 2025

This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Six highlights from this post: The Price of Intelligence: How Should Socially-minded Firms Price and Deploy AI?; The use of artificial intelligence for policy purposes; How Technology Is Reshaping Finance; How Financial Firms Can Modernize Legacy Systems Without Disrupting Core Operations; Central banks and other supervisory and regulatory authorities need to “raise their game” both as observers of the effects of artificial intelligence on the economy; How banks are laying the foundation for agentic AI; and Gemini Deep Research comes to Google Finance, backed by prediction market data.

Subjects: AI in Banking and Finance, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 15, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: Don’t Get Tricked by Fake Amazon Reviews This Black Friday; Meta makes billions from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram: Report; Digital IDs: The Future of Identity Documents; New Google Lawsuit May End Massive Text Phishing Operations; and Google Drive Will Use AI To Turn Lengthy PDFs Into Short Audio Summaries.

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media, Technology Trends, United States Law

All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding

The government shutdown will continue until Congress can pass a bill reopening it. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images U.S. science always suffers during government shutdowns. Funding lapses send government scientists home without pay. Federal agencies suspend new grant opportunities, place expert review panels on hold, and stop collecting and analyzing critical public datasets that tell …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Resources, Health, Healthcare

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 8, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Google says Search AI Mode will know everything about you; Google flags new wave of online scams fueled by AI fakes and holiday hustles; Washington Post says it is among victims of cyber breach tied to Oracle software; and Enterprises are not prepared for a world of malicious AI agents.

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Email, Email Security, Privacy, Search Engines, Technology Trends

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 1, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Cut Through GenAI Confusion: Eight Definitive Reads; AI Glossary – Artificial Intelligence Term Guide 2025; AI Incident Database; and Wi-Fi can accurately identify people, even if they aren’t carrying a phone or computer.

Subjects: AI, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, Legislative, Technology Trends, United States Law