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Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers
Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter New behavioural guidance for asylum seekers has been published by the Home Office. A nine-page booklet covering issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality, has gone online, with…
Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers
New behavioural guidance for asylum seekers has been published by the Home Office. A nine-page booklet covering issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality, has gone online, with guidance on how laws and customs in the…
BMG Signs Velvet Trip to Global Publishing Deal
SYDNEY, Australia — Velvet Trip has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with BMG. Velvet Trip is the dreamy, psychedelic-pop project of Zeppelin Hamilton, the Wiradjuri singer, songwriter and producer, an act with two appearances…
Big Booker boost for small Minnesota publisher
A small, nonprofit publisher in Minnesota is celebrating a first: one of its books has made the longlist for the Booker Prize, a prestigious British literary award. Coffee House Press, based in Northeast Minneapolis, published Makenna Goodman's…
BBC Publishes Multiple Stories About Montgomerie's Suspension From Reform
There are not one but two stories on the BBC News website about Tim Montgomerie's suspension, which Guido revealed yesterday. No doubt egged on by his willingness to go on Newsnight to vow to fight his suspension… Both stories are now almost…
Publisher halts sales of disgraced writer Ross Barkan's book on pal Mamdani amid plagiarism scandal
Penguin Random House has slammed the brakes on sales and promotions for a forthcoming book by journo Ross Barkan, who was recently fired from New York Magazine over dozens of instances of plagiarism. The tome praising Mayor Zohran Mamdani –…
Publisher Suspends Ross Barkan's Zohran Mamdani Book After NY Mag Plagiarism Claims
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Penguin Random House suspended Ross Barkan's upcoming biography on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani amid allegations of extensive plagiarism in his New York Magazine columns. Promotion and public…
'Publishers should beware' - GTA 6 gameplay footage and map appear to leak online, as group seemingly responsible makes demands of Rockstar
What appears to be legitimate gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked onto the internet, alongside an alleged image of the game's entire map. One of the two videos shows co-protagonist Jason driving around in a truck and getting out to…
'Live-service is a red flag for us': Why one publisher is embracing an older kind of multiplayer hit: peer-to-peer, server browsers, and organic community
Licensed to spill Licensed to spill Morgan Park Steam says I have over 50 hours in Deceive Inc, so when I say it's great, know that's not just an impression. If you like FPS but also enjoy prop hunt, Hitman, or hidden identity games like The Ship…
Will the future of gaming be powered by upstart indie developers?
During the 1990s, a new strata of independent film studios and distributors revitalised the Hollywood movie machine. The likes of Miramax, New Line Cinema and October Films challenged the ageing behemoths of the industry and pushed forward offbeat…
NCAA publishes bylaws on new start dates for FBS, FCS seasons
The NCAA has formally published updated bylaws governing the start of the regular season for both the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), clarifying how early teams may begin competition beginning in 2027.
Alipay Just Published The Agentic Commerce Blueprint
I've had the same discovery call four times in two months. Leadership teams rarely ask the question the same way, but we end up in the same place. They want to know what agentic commerce means for them. There are two business roles in the agentic…
Prediction markets at odds with US mood on gambling
Public acceptance of gambling has fallen among Americans, a shift best illustrated by the number of recent victories by states to curb the burgeoning industry of prediction markets, the practice of wagering on the outcomes of future events. Last…
Publisher's Platform: California Lettuce Was Never Implicated. California Growers Plowed Under a Third of the Crop Anyway. Here Is What the Trade Associations, Washington and the Rest of Us Can Actually Do About It.
The California Farm Bureau published a piece by Caleb Hampton this morning and it says the quiet part plainly. California lettuce was never implicated in this outbreak. The recall covered seventeen days of shredded iceberg from one Taylor Farms…
Goldman studied where AI is squeezing labor markets. Here's what it found
Employment in call centers, software publishing, management consulting and advertising services has fallen sharply below trend across developed markets. Entry-level workers appear particularly exposed to the impact of AI adoption on employment. AI…
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