1. Markets Yet to Grasp Impact of EU Supply-Chain Law, Barclays Says. As the EU moves ahead with the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, companies based inside and outside the bloc would be well advised to pay close attention to its passage. – Read More on Bloomberg
2. RELATED READ: The EU Supply Chain Act: Compliance With the CSDDD, Applicability & Risks. Companies are likely to be exposed to environmental and human rights due diligence obligations by way of the CSDDD or national. – Read More on TFL
3. US E-Commerce to Exceed $1.1 Trillion in 2023. E-commerce sales in the U.S. are on target to exceed $1.1 trillion in 2023. But it will be the slowest year of growth since the 2009 recession. – Read More on Marketplace Pulse
4. Off/Script launches an app to create and buy AI-designed fashion. The company allows anyone to conceptualize, share, and monetize product mock-ups for a chance to make the concept a reality – from clothing, high-end handbags and other accessories to decor, furniture, electronics and more. – Read More on TechCrunch
5. Baidu’s ChatGPT-Style AI Begins to Earn as Sales Beat Estimates. Ernie, the company’s moniker for its generative AI model, should help generate hundreds of millions of yuan in additional ad revenue during 2023’s final quarter, the company estimates. – Read More on Yahoo
6. Waste from Adidas, Walmart, other brands fueling Cambodia brick kilns. Waste from at least 19 international brands including Adidas and Walmart is being used to fuel kilns in brick factories in Cambodia, and some workers were falling ill, according to a report by a local rights group released. – Read More on Reuters