1. USPTO warns patent lawyers not to pass off AI inventions as human. The office issued new guidelines cautioning patent attorneys against omitting AI involvement from their patent applications and using AI to draft documents without verifying the underlying information, which it said could result in “critical misstatements and omissions.” – Read More on Reuters
2. How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI. As the lawsuits and investigations around generative AI and its opaque data practices pile up, there have been small moves to give people more control over what happens to what they post online. – Read More on Wired
3. Jean Paul Gaultier Owner Puig Plans $3.25 Billion IPO in Spain. The company intends to use proceeds from its IPO to refinance the acquisitions of additional stakes in Sweden’s Byredo and U.K.’s Charlotte Tilbury and to fund future strategic investments. – Read More on the WSJ
4. Zara owner demands clarity from cotton certifier accused of standard breaches. Inditex demanded more transparency from a certifier that vets some of the cotton used by the Spanish fashion giant following an investigation that found evidence of malpractice by two Brazilian certified cotton producers. – Read More on Reuters
5. US corporate bankruptcies pick up pace in March. With corporate borrowing under pressure, bankruptcy cases have steadily increased since the beginning of the year and are likely to remain elevated as expectations of near-term rate cuts appear increasingly improbable. – Read More on S&P Global
6. South Africa’s pre-owned luxury goods boom. A growing middle class is fueling rapid growth across parts of Africa for pre-owned luxury goods. – See More on CNN