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August 21, 2024

Thomson Reuters buys UK AI legaltech startup as market heats up

The Canadian company says it has $8bn for AI-focused acquisitions and has bought 10 startups since 2020

Tim Smith

3 min read

Global news and tech company Thomson Reuters has acquired UK AI startup Safe Sign Technologies, which develops large language models (LLMs) for the legal sector, for an undisclosed sum.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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