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theguardian.com - Matthew Taylor - Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
The Guardian

Zack Polanski will challenge Andy Burnham's government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK's spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK's national…

dailyiowan.com - Clara Jarecke - UI student expands on publishing process
UI student expands on publishing process
The Daily Iowan

The University of Iowa attracts many people who want to become successful writers, but for Ashlyn Solinsky, it was a place to take her success to the next level. Solinsky, a third-year undergraduate student majoring in English and creative writing…

newswire.ca - ID Quotient Advisory Group - Canadian Bestselling Author Buys Her Publisher - Betting on a New Model for Independent Publishing in the Age of AI
Canadian Bestselling Author Buys Her Publisher - Betting on a New Model for Independent Publishing in the Age of AI
CNW

ID Quotient acquires Arc & Edge as Sarah Baldeo expands a selective publishing platform for STEM, neuroscience and expert-led nonfiction. TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2026 /CNW/ -- Canadian bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Sarah Baldeo is taking the…

rt.com - RT - Iran publishes video of advanced US sea drone it seized
Iran publishes video of advanced US sea drone it seized
RT International

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the seizure of what it called “one of the most modern, unmanned, and smart submarines” in the possession of the US military. The Pentagon downplayed the incident, claiming…

searchenginejournal.com - Matt G. Southern - UK Publisher Loses 98% Of News Search Visibility After .com Move
UK Publisher Loses 98% Of News Search Visibility After .com Move
Search Engine Journal

A UK news publisher's visibility for trending Google news queries dropped by 98% in the two weeks after switching from.co.uk to.com, according to NewzDash. Founder John Shehata notes the site was already losing visibility during several core…

thebookseller.com - Maia Snow - Farshore to publish two picture books from Micaela Alcaino
Farshore to publish two picture books from Micaela Alcaino
The Bookseller

Micaela Alcaino © Stephanie Alcaino Farshore will publish two picture books from designer and illustrator Micaela Alcaino. Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for trusted publishing news, previews, and…

windowscentral.com - Jez Corden - Ubisoft joins Xbox's disc-to-digital program, with more publishers to come
Ubisoft joins Xbox's disc-to-digital program, with more publishers to come
Windows Central

Microsoft's long-rumored disc-to-digital program for Xbox went live in testing last week, and it has grown to supporting hundreds upon hundreds of games since. So far, there are well over 1,000 games available as part of Xbox's disc-to-digital…

thebookseller.com - Matilda Battersby - Self-publishing businesses create a 'single point of failure', authors warned
Self-publishing businesses create a 'single point of failure', authors warned
The Bookseller

Sep 9, 2026by Matilda Battersby Independent authors are being warned against using self-publishing “intermediary” businesses that take money upfront for book distribution services and manage royalties, but “create a single…

thebookseller.com - Maia Snow - Akoya to publish JM Coetzee and Andrew Ford's 'rich musical journey
Akoya to publish JM Coetzee and Andrew Ford's 'rich musical journey
The Bookseller

L-R: JM Coetzee and Andrew Ford Akoya is set to publish a selection of letters between Nobel laureate JM Coetzee and composer Andrew Ford, in which they share their “ways of seeing, hearing and interpreting the world around them”.

gazettelive.co.uk - Daniel Hodgson - TVCA publishes corrected accounts as councillor questions 'error
TVCA publishes corrected accounts as councillor questions 'error
Teesside Live

Corrected draft financial accounts relating to past years at Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) have been released. Councillors on TVCA's audit and governance committee discussed ongoing account matters, not just from 2023/24 and 2024/25, but…

thehindu.com - Reuters - 'Harry Potter' publisher Bloomsbury's founder Nigel Newton plots CEO handover after 40 years
'Harry Potter' publisher Bloomsbury's founder Nigel Newton plots CEO handover after 40 years
The Hindu

Bloomsbury Publishing is turning ​the page on a new chapter, unveiling plans on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) for ‌founder Nigel Newton to hand over within two ​years the chief executive role he has held ⁠at the…

fastcompany.com - John Hendrickson - Prediction markets are eating politics
Prediction markets are eating politics
Fast Company

No one used to argue about the phrase “insider trading.” For decades, those two words connoted a transgression, a crime, something unambiguously tainted. But lately, with the meteoric rise of prediction markets such as Polymarket and…

tomshardware.com - Bruno Ferreira - Researcher reverse-engineers infamous Stuxnet malware source code, publishes it on Github for all - attack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and was the first software of its type to cause physical damage
Researcher reverse-engineers infamous Stuxnet malware source code, publishes it on Github for all - attack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and was the first software of its type to cause physical damage
Tom's Hardware

Anyone keeping track of world news in the early 2010s, and reports on tech in particular, has probably heard about Stuxnet. That malware spawned a large number of conspiracy theories — with the kicker that some of them were actually true.

philstar.com - Reuters - 'Harry Potter' publisher Bloomsbury's founder Nigel Newton plots CEO handover after 40 years
'Harry Potter' publisher Bloomsbury's founder Nigel Newton plots CEO handover after 40 years
Philstar.com

Bloomsbury Publishing BLPU.L is turning the page on a new chapter, unveiling plans on Tuesday for founder Nigel Newton to hand over within two years the chief executive role he has held at the “Harry Potter” publisher for four…

dmnews.com - Louisiana just locked in $81.6 billion in announced data center investment under a 20-year sales tax exemption, and the state still has not published how much revenue it is giving up to land the deals
Louisiana just locked in $81.6 billion in announced data center investment under a 20-year sales tax exemption, and the state still has not published how much revenue it is giving up to land the deals
Direct Message News

Louisiana has secured more than $81.6 billion in announced data center investment and projects more than 2,025 direct permanent jobs, according to reporting by Biz New Orleans. What the state has not published is an aggregate estimate of the state…

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