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Arc Games is now an independent publisher
Arc Games is establishing itself as an independent publisher. The studio, previously part of Embracer Group, has confirmed a successful management buyout from Embracer with financing from XD Inc. This, the company said, will help it continue its…
OBR must 'change completely' how sensitive reports published after Budget leak
Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Office for Budget Responsibility has…
Chair of UK's fiscal watchdog resigns after early published report threw Budget into chaos
Chair of the U.K.'s Office for Budget Responsibility Richard Hughes has stepped down. It comes after the watchdog unexpectedly released its economic and fiscal forecasts ahead of the U.K.'s Autumn Budget. In a letter addressed to Chancellor Rachel…
The Herald publisher passes 50,000 digital subscription milestone
The company, which operates a range of titles across Scotland, now has 51,153 subscribers — enough to fill Hampden Park. The Herald, Newsquest Scotland's flagship national news brand, leads the way with a record-16,500 digital subscribers…
Publisher Of 'The Chronology Of Water', Adapted By Kristen Stewart In Directing Debut, Is Acquired By Catapult Book Group
EXCLUSIVE: Hawthorn Books & Literary Arts, the indie publisher of memoir The Chronology of Water, has been acquired by the Catapult Book Group. Chronology has gained attention recently due to Kristen Stewart ‘s film adaptation, her debut as…
China's grand plan to dominate global publishing
If current trends hold, China is on track to become the most influential force in global publishing within the next decade. Its rise is powered by domestic growth, a focused expansion strategy, rapid advances in scholarly publishing and the early…
Publishers, social platforms and commerce media networks are staking their claim to first-party data
That perception is correct — first-party data does offer unparalleled precision and trust — though it takes a narrow view, overlooking the fact that this has also been quietly unfolding among publishers, commerce media networks and…
World Rugby publish rankings and seedings 48 hours before World Cup draw
World Rugby have confirmed the latest world rankings – the final standings that will be used for Wednesday's 2027 Rugby World Cup draw in Sydney. Every nation's position is now locked in ahead of Wednesday's event, with Wales' mauling by…
HarperCollins group sales and rights director Anna Derkacz leaves publisher
HarperCollins group sales and rights director Anna Derkacz is set to leave the publisher. Derkacz started at HarperCollins in 2016, joining as the UK sales director for the commercial adult divisions. She was elevated to the board in 2018, when she…
Three Regulatory Trends Shaping The Future Of Healthcare AI
David Talby, PhD, MBA, CTO at John Snow Labs. Solving real-world problems in healthcare, life sciences and related fields with AI and NLP. As healthcare AI continues to accelerate, so do the laws that promise to govern it. From radiology assistants…
Singaporean author Khir Johairi wins top prize at Gourmand Cookbook Awards, dubbed 'the Oscars of culinary publishing
Khir Johairi's book, The Food Of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through The Archipelago, won the Best Of All prize at this year's Gourmand Cookbook Awards. Singaporean author Khir Johairi's highly acclaimed book, The Food Of Singapore…
Edward O. Norris, former co-publisher of Garden City News, dies at 62
Edward O. Norris, the former co-publisher of the Garden City News, died suddenly at home on Thursday, Nov. 27. He was 62. Norris grew up in Garden City and was the son of Nancy Andersen and Ian Norris. He was a member of Garden City High School's…
Monkey Island legend Ron Gilbert had big plans for a retro Zelda-style open-world RPG, but publishers said no: 'They didn't look at it as 'we're gonna make $100 million and it's worth investing in''
Ron Gilbert may always be best known as the writer and director of the beloved LucasArts point-and-click adventure game, The Secret of Monkey Island, but these days it seems he's keen to take on other genres. He recently launched a roguelike action…
Surging Demand for Automotive Brackets in the USA: Key Insights and Future Trends Through 2035
The demand for automotive brackets in the United States is set to experience significant growth in the coming years, according to the latest insights from the Global Market Analysis Report 2035 by Future Market Insights. As the automotive industry…
Three Years After ChatGPT's Launch, The AI Rush Has Only Just Begun
A photo taken on October 4, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a smartphone and a laptop displaying the logos of the artificial intelligence OpenAI research laboratory and ChatGPT robot. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO…
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