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Legal.io Newsletter - January 6, 2023 Edition #140

Published weekly on Friday, the Legal.io Newsletter covers the latest in legal, talent & tech

Legal.io Newsletter - January 6, 2023 Edition #140

News

FTC Proposes Ban on Worker Non-Compete Clauses - The agency stated that non-compete clauses harm healthy competition in the labor and product markets and block entrepreneurship. More here.

Goodwin Procter Begins Layoffs - The AMLaw 100 firm made close to $2B in revenue in 2022 and appears to be in the early stages of a layoff; joining several other law firms such as Cooley LLP, Gunderson and Kirkland. More here.

OpenAI Stats -  Technology analyst Barry Elad breaks down OpenAI statistics across demographics, countries, sectors and more. More here.

GPT Takes the Bar Exam - The popular AI program failed the exam overall, but managed to pass the evidence and torts portions of the exam, which points to potential applications in personal injury law. More here.

Amazon Confirms Massive Layoffs - The ongoing layoffs will effect ~18k workers with the majority of those roles being in Amazon Stores and People, Experience, and Technology organizations. More here.

Sam Bankman-Friend Pleads Not Guilty - The former FTX CEO put in his plea this week in response to being indicted on 8 federal charges. More here.

Top Five US Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2023 - The court has started this term with some cases on affirmative action, and how much power state officials have to set rules for federal elections. More here.

US News & World Report - The publication will change how its rankings of law schools are calculated after several schools boycotted the rankings in 2022. More here.

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