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UK Office for National Statistics Publishes Experimental Indicators
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a new set of experimental indicators for the U.K. on Nov. 5, offering a frequent view of activity across energy, work, transport and household markets. The indicators appear in an ONS dashboard on…
EC Announces Electoral Roll Revision In 6 States, UTs; Final Lists To Be Published On January 21
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union Territories, including Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. The final electoral rolls under the…
Hackers publish over 320,000 files stolen from 39 Bristol schools on the dark web
Cyberattack on Bristol schools leads to the online leak of more than 320,000 stolen files from 39 schools Officials warn students, parents, and staff to expect phishing attempts and other fraud using exposed data Investigation continues as…
GOG Is Publishing Indies That Have a 'Classic Soul' and Has Revived More Gaming Classics Including Road Rash and Wing Commander
GOG is old enough to drink in the UK. To celebrate that milestone, the DRM-free storefront — which lets players do what they want to games once they own them, including sending them to other PCs, backing them up to hard drives, and even…
Anthropic Just Paid a News Publisher for the First Time, and It Was AP
On Election Night, Tuesday, November 3, Claude users who asked for the latest polling data got up-to-the-minute answers credited to the Associated Press. Behind that credit is a content and data licensing deal that Anthropic and the AP signed just…
Goddess of Victory: Nikke's PC launcher suffers potential malware infection, with its publishers suggesting folks who've booted since late September do a security check
Goddess of Victory: Nikke, a gacha shooter/RPG developed by Stellar Blade makers Shift Up, has suffered a 'security incident' which has seen its PC launcher potentially be infected with third-party malware. Thankfully, it seems a patch to make the…
Prototype to publish Rowe Irvin's 'hybrid short-story collection'
Independent publisher Prototype is to publish Rowe Irvin's polyphonic, hybrid short story collection, ‘which weaves together narratives of past and present'. Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for…
Michael Joseph to publish Kate Ballard's 'story of love, loss and living free
Michael Joseph will publish Stones and Feathers, a memoir from climber Kate Ballard. Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for trusted publishing news, previews, and insight. 🔓 Sign in below or create a…
Media Briefing: Publishers' revenue growth defies traffic declines, but tougher comparisons loom
Declining referral traffic and AI disruption aren't stopping some of the largest publishers from growing revenue, according to recent earnings. The New York Times, News Corp, People Inc., Reuters all reported gains in the third quarter, fueled by a…
Sharjah Book Fair 2026: Meet woman who leads 163-year-old family publishing house
When Sarah Sader talks about the publishing house she represents at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), she is talking about a family legacy that began more than 160 years ago. Founded by her great-great-grandfather in Beirut in 1863, Dar…
Eric Hautemont - The Pixar Model of Publishing, the Secrets of Ticket to Ride, and the Future of Game Design (#114)
Eric Hautemont is a legendary tech pioneer and tabletop publishing titan whose career sits at the direct intersection of software, graphics, and play. In the late 1980s, Eric co-founded Ray Dream, a 3D graphics trailblazer that competed with Pixar…
320,000 school files published on dark web after attack on education platform
Attackers have published thousands of files on the dark web following a hack affecting at least 39 schools in Bristol. The schools used the Trading with Schools platform for tasks such as scheduling, lesson plans, recording staff details, and…
Chocolate industry turns to financial markets to pay for cocoa
Ghana is the world's second-largest producer of cocoa. It is also the top source of beans for manufacturing Swiss chocolates. However, instead of benefiting from the record high cocoa prices in the last couple of years, Ghana's cocoa industry has…
Take care not to demonise AI, says music industry boss
Warner Chappell Music publishing co-chairman and chief executive Guy Moot has said the music industry must be “careful not to demonise” artificial intelligence. The executive, who began his career as a tractor driver in the West…
'It's such a massively underserved market in the gaming industry' - The creators of Dressmaker on why more games should be aimed at women
You may have seen enthusiastic posts about Dressmaker doing the rounds on social media. It's yet another example of an indie game blowing up on Steam, seemingly out of nowhere: Video Game Insights estimates that Dressmaker has sold over 482,000…
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