Daily LInks
1. France’s Efforts To Combat Counterfeit Olympic Merchandise. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, France is intensifying efforts to combat counterfeit merchandise, which has plagued past games, by enhancing customs enforcement and collaborating with international authorities to protect intellectual property rights. – Read More on Reuters
2. New York Times vs. OpenAI and Microsoft: Copyright Dispute. The New York Times Co. is asking a federal judge to deny OpenAI’s request to turn over reporters’ notes, interview memos, and other materials used by journalists to produce stories that the media company alleges were used to help train the tech company’s flagship artificial intelligence models. – Read More on GeekWire
3. Microsoft and Occidental Carbon Credit Deal. Microsoft and Occidental Petroleum have signed a deal focused on carbon credits to offset the environmental impact of Microsoft’s AI operations as part of its broader sustainability initiatives. – Read More on Financial Times
4. Shein’s €250 Million Investment in European Designers and Circularity Initiatives. Shein announced a €250 million investment over five years in European designers and circularity projects to address regulatory scrutiny and support a potential IPO in London. – Read More on Business of Fashion
5. Christian Dior’s Reputational Risk from Low-Cost Manufacturing. Christian Dior faces reputational damage and potential profit loss due to revelations of sweatshop-like conditions in its supply chain, as a Milan court named it among brands outsourcing production to unsafe factories in Italy. – Read More on The Wall Street Journal
6. Biden Administration’s Chip Supply Chain Strategy. The Biden administration aims to transform the global semiconductor supply chain by increasing chip production in the U.S. and partnering with countries like Costa Rica and Vietnam for final assembly, to enhance security and reduce dependency on East Asia. – Read More on The New York Times
