The world’s biggest toy maker, Lego, has announced that it is scrapping its plans to use recycled plastics from water bottles in the manufacturing of the company’s iconic plastic bricks.

Americans outside the wealthiest 20% of the country have run out of extra savings and now have less cash on hand than they did when the pandemic began, according to the latest Federal Reserve study of household finances.

The German asset manager DWS, owned by Deutsche Bank, has agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over “greenwashing.” This has been the highest fine imposed by the SEC from an ESG-related matter.

OpenAI announced on Monday that the well-known AI tool, ChatGPT, will now be able to speak out loud to users in up to five different voices.

Ford Motors is pausing construction of a $3.5 billion battery plant in Marshall, Mich., where it had planned to produce lower-cost cells using technology from a Chinese battery maker.