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KO client Eudia, the leading Augmented Intelligence platform for Fortune 500 legal teams, recently announced its acquisition of Johnson Hana, bringing 300+ elite legal professionals into the world’s first AI-augmented human workforce. According to the acquisition announcement, this creates an entirely new type of company—one that fuses human expertise and…

KO client WeightWatchers has acquired the assets of Peoplehood, a community-focused support group which was founded by SoulCycle cofounders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler. Weightwatchers will be bringing Julie on as chief experience officer to lead expansion of its longtime support groups into a virtual model. “Community is what has…

KO client H2Ok Innovations, a provider of patented inline sensors powered by science and AI to run faster factories, recently announced a $12.42M Series A round of funding. The round was led by Greycroft with participation from 2048 Ventures and Construct Capital. H2Ok’s customers include Unilever, AB InBev, The Coca-Cola…

Amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) took effect on July 1, 2025, introducing stricter requirements for businesses offering autorenewal or continuous service subscriptions. California’s updated ARL was initially expected to coincide with the Federal Trade Commission’s updated Negative Option Rule (commonly referred to as the “Click-to-Cancel Rule”), which was…

KO client Custom Channels, a leading provider of music streaming services for businesses founded in 2000, recently sold to new owners Joe Comer and Kurt Oleson. CEO Joe Comer said, “We’re honoured to build upon the 25-year foundation of success created by John Bradley and Dave Rahn with the introduction…

KO client Exum Instruments, a Colorado-based manufacturer of analytical instruments that increase the speed of development and discovery, recently announced a distribution partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global supplier of analytical instruments, clinical development solutions, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory services. According to the announcement, “this collaboration combines Exum’s…

KO client Kiora Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing advanced therapies for retinal disease, recently announced that it has granted Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Senju) an exclusive option to exercise rights to an exclusive development and commercialization agreement for KIO-301 for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases in key Asian marketplaces,…

KO client Freeplay, which helps startup to Fortune 100 tech companies optimize their AI products, recently announced the successful closing of $5.6 million in new funding and the general availability of Freeplay with a new free tier. Renegade Partners led the round with participation from existing investors Conviction, Matchstick Ventures,…