Daily LInks
1. Pressure rises on online retailers to fight fakes. “The two acts together, one for transparency and one for liability, are needed, and they tie into the two major efforts to curtail the distribution of counterfeit products in our country right now.” – Read More on Roll Call
2. Google says data-scraping lawsuit would take ‘sledgehammer’ to generative AI. Google has asked a California federal court to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company’s scraping of data to train generative artificial-intelligence systems violates millions of people’s privacy and property rights. – Read More on Reuters
3. ‘Made in Germany’ Won’t Go Out of Fashion, Bundesbank’s Nagel Says. “As far as I’m concerned, ‘Made in Germany’ will continue to be a sought-after and successful trademark.” – Read More on Yahoo
4. Amex Trendex Reveals the Latest Trends in Luxury Shopping, Travel, and Dining. With the rise of trends like ‘Stealth Wealth’ and ‘Quiet Luxury,’ consumers are focused on sustainability and craftsmanship when shopping for luxury goods. – Read More on AmEx
5. Getting ESG Reporting Ready and Uninsurable Risks. One of the things that keeps Ann Tracy, chief sustainability officer at consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive, up at night is that compiling sustainability data is very onerous and manual. – Read More on the WSJ
6. The US Just Escalated Its AI Chip War With China. The American government has tightened its restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment, closing loopholes that let Chinese companies access advanced technology. – Read More on Wired
