Daily LInks
1. China’s e-commerce model eclipses Western efforts YNAP, Farfetch. Though personalized experiences are important, for wider appeal, the role of D2C that Tmall has thrived on is something that businesses in the West can learn from. – Read More on Jing
2. Rolex CEO Says It’s Risky to View Watches Like Stocks. The head of Rolex SA said viewing luxury watches as investments is dangerous following a surge in interest from speculators during the pandemic. “I don’t like it when people compare watches with stocks. This sends the wrong message.” – Read More on Bloomberg
3. RELATED READ: The Potential Paradox of the Investment Handbag. The prospect of handbags as assets is not without nuance, particularly when compared to things like the S&P 500 and gold ETFs and futures, and it is not without skeptics. – Read More on TFL
4. Nvidia hit with trademark lawsuit over “Modulus” AI software. The chipmaker has been sued for trademark infringement in Texas federal court by financial-technology company Modulus Financial Engineering over the chipmaker’s Modulus artificial-intelligence software. – Read More on Reuters
5. How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I. OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems. – Read More on the New York Times
