Daily LInks
1. Adidas Hasn’t Found a Yeezy Way Out of Its $1.3 Billion Hole. Adidas AG has begun to clear the old Yeezys from the back of its closet. The process has gone better than expected, but this doesn’t change the fact that the sportswear maker still faces a future without its former star collaborator. – Read More on Bloomberg
2. Americans Are Buying Less Bling. “We are experiencing drops with entry-price products, with online sales, with second-tier cities, which is a clear sign that the aspirational customer is not shopping as much as they used to.” – Read More on the WSJ
3. It’s high time for more AI transparency. The most powerful models out there, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, are tightly guarded by their creators. Developers and researchers pay to get limited access to such models through a website and don’t know the details of their inner workings. – Read More on MIT Tech Review
4. The Generative AI Battle Has a Fundamental Flaw. Copyright law is ill equipped to tackle the full scope of artists’ anxieties, whether these be long-standing worries over employment and compensation in a world upended by the internet, or new concerns about privacy and personal—and uncopyrightable—characteristics. – Read More on the Wire
5. Research: How to Effectively Market Green Products. Effective sustainability messages prioritize the personal and community benefits, while technical or scientific claims are less compelling unless tied to consumer benefits. – Read More on HBR
6. Apple faces $1 billion UK lawsuit by app developers over App Store fees. “Apple’s charges to app developers are excessive and only possible due to its monopoly on the distribution of apps onto iPhones and iPads.” – Read More on CNN
