1. Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals. The environmental benefits of plant-based plastics are increasingly appealing to companies promising to use more sustainable materials by the end of the decade. – Read More on the WSJ
2. ‘New York Times’ considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl. Lawyers for the newspaper are exploring whether to sue OpenAI to protect the intellectual property rights associated with its reporting, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. – Read More on NPR
3. How to Reinvent a Consumer Brand. “Post Malone was that real quick injection of relevance [for Crocs], and once he was on board, it allowed me to call almost any artist or any brand to collaborate.” – Read More on HBR
4. July US retail sales blow past expectations; 1 new bankruptcy. Nonstore retailers — a category that includes e-commerce, door-to-door sales and vending machines — registered one of the largest monthly increases among major retail categories, growing 1.9% over June. Clothing and accessories stores also registered a notable gain at 1.0% month over month. – Read More on S&P Global
5. Amazon settles trademark lawsuit over Fire TV with adult entertainment company after nearly 10 years. Amazon and Wreal, owners of FyreTV, are in the process of finalizing a “confidential” settlement and expect to file dismissal paperwork for the suit before the end of September. – Read More on Fortune
6. AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms. AP is one of a handful of news organizations that are starting to set rules on how to integrate fast-developing tech tools like ChatGPT into their work. The service will couple this on Thursday with a chapter in its influential Stylebook that advises journalists how to cover the story, complete with a glossary of terminology. – Read More on the AP