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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
LexisNexis is teaming up with Harvey. Here's why that matters for the legal tech market.
After months of corporate courtship and NDA-flavored flirtation, LexisNexis and legal startup Harvey are finally putting a label on it: they've launched a "strategic alliance." The partnership lets Harvey users who also subscribe to LexisNexis access its deep trove of legal content and citations directly within Harvey's app — a hookup that strengthens Harvey's claim as the go-to provider of legal software. The integration launches later this year. Harvey's software assists lawyers with legal drafting and review. However, its product had a gaping hole. It provided users with access to public case law databases but not LexisNexis or Westlaw, which control a majority share of the market for legal information services. With LexisNexis data baked into its interface, Harvey has a stronger case to make to law firms and a better shot at defending its early lead in the legal tech arms race. Founded in 2022, Harvey shot to stardom in the legal tech space with backing from OpenAI and Sequoia. Today, over a quarter of the country's 100 largest law firms count themselves as users. Ropes & Gray — the seventh highest-grossing firm — rolled out Harvey firmwide in June after a year of use with a smaller test group, according to Ed Black, the firm's technology strategy leader. This came on the heels of Paul Weiss announcing it co-developed a custom workflow builder with Harvey. These moves reflect a broader trend in Big Law as more firms shift from cautious pilot programs to full-scale deployments. The change could ratchet up pressure on startups like Harvey, Legora, Hebbia, and Eudia, all vying for the same budgets and attention from top firms and legal departments. Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of LexisNexis North America, UK, and Ireland, said the idea for the partnership came from customers, many of whom were toggling between the two platforms as part of their regular workflow. He noted that most of Harvey's large law firm clients are also LexisNexis customers. While LexisNexis offers its own tools for drafting and legal research, Fitzpatrick said customers still saw value in having access to both platforms. Harvey is "compensating" LexisNexis for the data, but declined to share any further details In a move that hinted at deeper ties, Relx, the parent company of LexisNexis, invested in Harvey in February through its corporate venture arm, Rev Ventures, which invests in early data and analytics companies across industries. The $300 million round was one of the largest in legal tech history, catapulting Harvey's valuation to $3 billion. But LexisNexis' intentions weren't always so clear. Just a month later, at the Legalweek conference in New York City, Fitzpatrick offered little love for legal tech startups. During a panel, he appeared to downplay the threat of companies like Harvey and Legora while touting his own company's goods. He said that while he couldn't speak for the competition, LexisNexis had one key advantage: data. The company was focused on making sure its chatbot answers were grounded in "authoritative content" — the kind that, in his words, gave the system credibility in a field where "veracity matters … a lot." Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg, in a statement, described the partnership as a step toward more efficient legal workflows. Lawyers will be able to ask Harvey questions in plain English, follow up with clarifying prompts, and get responses linked to primary sources — assuming they're also Lexis subscribers. How seamlessly this works in practice remains to be seen.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Kansas State Football Preview 2025: Wildcats Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players
Kansas State Wildcats Key to the Season Don't turn it over multiple Kansas State style doesn't work when there are mistakes. Some teams are high-risk, high-reward, and that's not how this rolls. Screw up, and things go Wildcats turned it over twice in the opener against UT Martin and won easily, but against FBS teams they were 0-4 when turning it over two or more times. BYU, Arizona State, Iowa State, and Houston - all four were losses. When Kansas State didn't turn it over multiple times, it was 9-0. Kansas State Wildcats Key Player George Fitzpatrick, OT interior of the Kansas State offensive line is loaded with new parts, options, and giant mashers to get the ground game going. Tackle is a slight problem with a few losses, but the staff went after a few prospects, including Fitzpatrick, a 6-6, 309-pound former Ohio State Buckeye. He needs to be a solid starter. X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 Kansas State PreviewKansas State Offense BreakdownKansas State Defense Breakdown Kansas State Wildcats Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss Top Transfer In: JB Nelson, OG Kansas State offensive front is already good, and the guards are great, but Nelson is a 6-5, 325-pound All-Big Ten-caliber blaster who could take the line to a whole other level. This could be an NFL showcase season if everything works like it's supposed Transfer Out: Carver Willis, OT State won the transfer portal game in a huge way. It didn't lose any true killers, and the net incoming talent blows away the departures. It's still not a good thing to lose a tackle as good as the 6-5, 291-pound Willis, who's off to work on the outside of the Ole Miss line. Kansas State Wildcats Key Game Iowa State, Aug. 23 (in Dublin)Kansas State has lost the last two regular-season finales against Iowa State, and this time around, the matchup kicks things off. It's the first game of the college football season, and it really, really matters. In the dead even Big 12 from top to almost bottom, the loser of this is in huge trouble before things get going.- 2025 Kansas State Schedule Breakdown Kansas State Wildcats Top 10 Players 1. Avery Johnson, QB Jr.2. Austin Romaine, LB Jr.3. VJ Payne, S Sr.4. Dylan Edwards, RB Jr.5. Garrett Oakley, TE Jr.6. Sam Hecht, C Sr.7. Jayce Brown, WR Jr.8. Gunner Maldonado, S Sr.9. Chiddi Obiazor, DE Soph.10. Damian Ilalio, DT Sr. Kansas State Wildcats 2024 Fun Stats - Sacks: Kansas State 35 for 249 yards, Opponents 13 for 108 yards- 4th Down Conversion: Kansas State 15-of-26 (58%), Opponents 9-of-28 (32%)- 3rd Quarter Scoring: Kansas State 110, Opponents 53 Kansas State Wildcats 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen Yes, the Big 12 is loaded with improved teams. But Kansas State improving takes the program from very good to College Football Playoff a deeper bunch this year, the talent is there on both sides of the ball, and there should be more consistency and so, yeah, again, the Big 12 is going to be an any-given-week no Arizona State, BYU, or Houston to face - those were three of the four losses last season. But going to Oklahoma State will be harder than it would've been last season. Kansas is better. Texas Tech is way better. Going to Arizona is the Wildcats should be good enough to win their share of 50/50 games to overcome a few losses that are sure to come. The road trip to Utah late in the campaign will be huge for the conference race, but if the Wildcats beat Iowa State to start the season, they should be in the Big 12 title hunt deep into The Kansas State Win Total At … 8.5Likely Wins: Army, North Dakota50/50 Games: at Arizona, at Baylor, Colorado, at Kansas, Iowa State (Dublin), at Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, at UtahLikely Losses: No projected sure-thing losses 2025 Kansas State PreviewKansas State Offense BreakdownKansas State Defense Breakdown © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
St Mirren's top-six bid for next season just got harder, says Tony Fitzpatrick
The Buddies legend has pointed to teams such as Hearts, Hibernian and Aberdeen continuing to strengthen while Rangers and Celtic continue to pull away at the top of the Premiership. St Mirren are a top-six club now but achieving that status for the fourth year in a row will be the toughest task yet. That's the message from Buddies legend Tony Fitzpatrick who is eyeing up next season's Premiership campaign. The top flight will kick-off in just under seven weeks and clubs will be returning to pre-season training over the next fortnight. Saints fans will be hoping that the success under manager Stephen Robinson will continue but Fitzpatrick feels Scottish football's big guns have strengthened more than ever and the Paisley men will be in a top-six scrap. He told the Paisley Daily Express: 'No disrespect to the Premiership the last three or four years, I think it's not been the strongest. 'If I'm looking at it, you had a weak Hibs and Hearts and Aberdeen, really. But I think it's going to be the hardest year to get in the top six. Aberdeen are improving, Hibs are improving and Hearts are improving, with Rangers and Celtic continuing to steam ahead.' Fitzpatrick is confident Saints will retain their Premiership status and make the top six — but reckons it's in other competitions where they will thrive. He explained: 'We've got the core of the players plus the boys that will come in. I know that the first thing people say is, 'stay in the Premiership' and I'm sure we'll do that but it's going to be harder. 'I still think we'll get in the top six. But I've just got a real feeling in my gut that we're going to make Hampden in some capacity next season. 'I'm not trying to put pressure on people. I believe that — I've always believed that. The club we've got, the supporters we've got and especially the manager we've got now. 'I think that is Stephen's next aim as he's got us in the top six, he's got us into Europe. I think that's his next step. He got Motherwell into two cup finals but I just feel this time it is in the stars.' Two former Championship sides, Livingston and Falkirk, will join those in the Premiership for the new season. The Bairns will make their first appearance in the top flight since the SPFL formed in 2013. Fitzpatrick is delighted to see John McGlynn's Falkirk return to the top table and expects them to bring a big travelling support to the SMiSA Stadium. He added: 'I remember when we were in the Championship, Falkirk were always the one where every club looked up to to try and emulate. Having Falkirk in is really exciting as they will fill our away end and we will fill theirs. 'John is a fantastic manager and I see Stephen [McGinn] went there as their first-team coach so they'll be exciting. They'll add a lot to the Premiership but they'll see how tough it really is.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tyrrell Hatton cool but Matt Fitzpatrick rages as Sam Burns keeps US Open lead
If a quiz question was to ask which English golfer a) lacerated the setup at the US Open, as another b) fired himself into contention before offering a much calmer assessment, the answers from the vast majority of observers would be obvious: a) Tyrrell Hatton, b) Matt Fitzpatrick. The reality at Oakmont was the complete opposite. First to Fitzpatrick. The 2022 champion finds himself unimpressed by this golfing brute, as he was happy to declare after a third round of 72 left him nine over par. 'I personally don't think it's fair,' said the Yorkshireman. 'I think there's hard that's fair and there's just straight unfair. And I just think that this falls into that [second] category, really. I just don't think it necessarily rewards good shots and I think it penalises bad shots too harshly. You can be more penalised for hitting a shot one yard off the fairway, six inches off the fairway, than you can 40 yards off the fairway. And obviously, when you've got the greens as extreme as these, it amplifies any miss. Advertisement 'I get that it's the same for everyone and you have got hit good shots. Obviously, it always sounds like sour grapes when a player complains. I am a huge fan of the USGA [the organising US Golf Association], I've played 11 US Opens now, I think, and I feel like I've experienced what is hard and fair and what is hard and unfair over the course of my career now. I just feel like this falls into that category of unfair.' Related: US Open golf 2025: Sam Burns keeps hold of lead at Oakmont – as it happened Xander Schauffele had remarked in the week that television viewers relish the finest golfers in the world shooting eight over par. 'I completely agree with that,' said Fitzpatrick. 'I love that. I think that's what makes it interesting from a normal week shooting 25 under. I just feel like there's a line that could be very dangerous. I'm all for an over-par winning score and I am first to say that I love that, but I think when you do have three guys under par after two rounds, I think that kind of tells you a lot about what the golf course is doing. It is a tough golf course but I think I don't necessarily feel like it needed to be made more extreme than it is.' This was out-Hattoning Hatton. In previous times, Hatton has lambasted Augusta National and called for an unremarkable hole in Abu Dhabi to be 'blown up'. Ranting, raving and gesticulating are Hatton specialities. All, it has to be said, while producing some exceptional golf. Advertisement In Pennsylvania, Hatton finds himself just five from the lead after a fine 68 moved him to one over par. Hatton's only trouble came at the 15th, where he found what is dubious territory in thick rough of the bank of a bunker. 'I don't see the need to have so much rough in the side slopes of the bunkers,' he said later. Beyond that, Hatton was a picture of contentment as he pursues a potentially life-changing maiden major win. 'That's how they've set it up this year, and it doesn't matter if I don't agree with it or every player in the field doesn't agree with it,' he added. 'Everyone has to deal with it. It's just how it is. Today was great.' A smiling, chipper Hatton headed off for his dinner. This scrappy, slow-burner of a major is headed by Sam Burns with 18 holes to play. The 28-year-old's 69 edged him one ahead of his American compatriot JJ Spaun, who dropped at shot at the last. Spaun had Adam Scott for company at minus three. The Australian played the back nine in just 32 as he seeks a second major title, at the age of 44. He could become the second oldest US Open winner in history. Scott is the only member of the top 10 to have already won one of golf's big four. That it is a solitary success means Scott is an underachiever, in the nicest possible sense. Like Spaun, the Norwegian Viktor Hovland erred at the 18th to slide back to one under. Mexico's Carlos Ortiz is even par. The Scot Robert MacIntyre is not without hope at plus three. Scottie Scheffler is a shot further adrift after a 70. The American world No 1 dismissed footage which showed him in excited conversation with his longtime coach, Randy Smith, after round two. 'In terms of a practice session after the round, that was pretty regular,' Scheffler said. 'We're just trying to figure stuff out, out there.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Schuylkill Haven school board unanimously approves 2.4 mill tax increase
Taxes are increasing for Schuylkill Haven Area School District residents. On Wednesday the school board unanimously approved a $26.4 million 2025-26 budget with a 2.4-mill increase. This brings the district's tax rate to 46.9 mills, meaning a tax bill of $4,690 for a property assessed at $100,000. Kimberly Umphrey, district manager, said at a meeting in May that an increase in state homestead/farmstead funding would provide another $49 in tax savings to the average property owner. Factoring in homestead/farmstead exclusions, the average homeowner will see an annual tax increase of $42. The budget includes a $2.5 million deficit, with the spending attributed to rising contractual salary, benefit and health insurance expenses and increasing costs for cyber charter schools and special education outplacement, officials said. 'This administrative team will do everything in our power to chip away at that deficit,' Fitzpatrick said in May. 'We do every year. We've already begun conversations about how we can share (staff) positions, how we can bring more kids back out of placement.' Last year's budget included a $1.7 million deficit, which was reduced to $320,000. Schuylkill Haven has $5.4 million in its reserve fund balance.
