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variety.com - Jem Aswad - Warner Music Group Combines Music and Publishing Sync Operations
Warner Music Group Combines Music and Publishing Sync Operations
Variety –

Warner Music Group has announced a plan to combine its global sync operations, bringing together its recorded music and publishing divisions into a single unit. The streamlined group will be led by industry vet Ron Broitman, who has been promoted…

jpost.com - ALEX CARSON - CyberWell publishes guidelines to ensure AI safety standards, combat hate
CyberWell publishes guidelines to ensure AI safety standards, combat hate
The Jerusalem Post –

CyberWell released new guidance for social media companies earlier this month on improving artificial intelligence content moderation to better target antisemitism while protecting free expression. The guidance was submitted as a public comment…

billboard.com - Kristin Robinson - Ozuna Inks Publishing Deal With EMPIRE
Ozuna Inks Publishing Deal With EMPIRE
Billboard –

Puerto Rican phenom Ozuna has signed a new deal with EMPIRE Publishing. Under the terms of the new agreement, the reggaeton artist will have all future works administered by EMPIRE worldwide. He will also receive other additional services from the…

telegraf.rs - D. R. - Exclusive! Telegraf publishes new footage of Paris chaos: Demonstrators burn everything in their path
Exclusive! Telegraf publishes new footage of Paris chaos: Demonstrators burn everything in their path
Telegraf.rs –

Vreme čitanja: oko 1 min. The protests in Paris that started last weekend are still the main topic among the residents of the French capital. Such a wave of violence and looting has not been seen in a city known for frequent demonstrations…

ndtv.com - J Sam Daniel Stalin - 81 Tamil Nadu Prison Inmates Publish 85 Books Of Poems, Short Stories
81 Tamil Nadu Prison Inmates Publish 85 Books Of Poems, Short Stories
NDTV –

The books are the outcome of an initiative by Ezhuthuga Iyakkam, or The Write Movement. Behind the walls of Cuddalore Central Prison in Tamil Nadu, 81 convicts have discovered a new identity - that of published authors. Their novels, poetry and…

newrepublic.com - Malcolm Ferguson - Republican Candidate Publishes AI Prompt About Trump's Unpopularity
Republican Candidate Publishes AI Prompt About Trump's Unpopularity
The New Republic –

Minnesota GOP House candidate Eric Pratt accidentally left an artificial intelligence prompt up on his website that showed him asking the AI tool to avoid talking about President Trump due to his dismal approval ratings. “Residents want…

thewrap.com - A.J. Katz - Yahoo CEO Warns AI Poses 'Existential' Threat to Publishers
Yahoo CEO Warns AI Poses 'Existential' Threat to Publishers
TheWrap –

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone warned Wednesday that artificial intelligence is threatening the survival of digital publishers by using their content to generate answers without sending readers back to their…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - Here Are The Games EA Says It Will Still Make Amid Cancelations And 400 Layoffs: 'We're The Number One Publisher In Western HD Gaming
Here Are The Games EA Says It Will Still Make Amid Cancelations And 400 Layoffs: 'We're The Number One Publisher In Western HD Gaming
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More –

Two months after selling to Saudi Arabia in the biggest leveraged buyout in history, Electronic Arts is overhauling its gaming portfolio and laying off 400 people in its first wave of major post-sale cuts. A broad overview of the plan was shared…

whtc.com - Thomson Reuters - Canadian publisher says Thelyson Orelien used AI to write award-winning book, ends relationship
Canadian publisher says Thelyson Orelien used AI to write award-winning book, ends relationship
1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC | Holland –

By Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2026 | 1:43 PM PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Canadian publishing house Les Editions du Boreal said on Wednesday it had ended its professional ​relationship with Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien…

euronews.com - Etienne Paponaud - Thélyson Orélien row: publisher says AI used to write 'C'était ça ou mourir
Thélyson Orélien row: publisher says AI used to write 'C'était ça ou mourir
Euronews.com –

The case has been shaking the French-language publishing world for weeks. On Wednesday 21 October, the Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal announced via a press release (source in French) that Thélyson Orélien had…

thechronicle.com.gh - North Korea publishes photos of Kim Jong Un to quell rumours of his death - The Ghanaian Chronicle
North Korea publishes photos of Kim Jong Un to quell rumours of his death - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Home - The Ghanaian Chronicle –

Kim Jong Un has appeared in North Korean state media looking remarkably healthy for a man rumoured to have died from a brain haemorrhage. Photographs published by state newspaper Rodong Sinmun show the 42-year-old dictator touring what the paper…

politico.eu - Jacob Parry - Publishers want Brussels and London to stop Meta's new AI terms
Publishers want Brussels and London to stop Meta's new AI terms
POLITICO –

“The Commission remains committed to ensure that Meta's practices fully comply with all applicable obligations under EU law, including competition rules and the Digital Markets Act,” Commission spokesperson Ricardo Cardoso told…

eurogamer.net - Kaan Serin - EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and plans to lay off 400 workers: 'We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming'
EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and plans to lay off 400 workers: 'We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming'
Eurogamer.net –

Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect - Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that include cutting 400 jobs across the company, pausing development on a project connected to The Sims, and…

thehindubusinessline.com - SC extends time for publishing final list of candidates in AP urban local bodies' elections
SC extends time for publishing final list of candidates in AP urban local bodies' elections
BusinessLine –

The Supreme Court directed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday to postpone the publication of the final list of candidates contesting urban local bodies' elections in the State. A Special Bench of Justices Joymalya…

mirror.co.uk - Anders Anglesey - Prostate cancer breakthrough as doctors find new clues to help predict disease
Prostate cancer breakthrough as doctors find new clues to help predict disease
Daily Mirror –

Cancer researchers have discovered key clues to help predict which men may develop prostate cancer, more than a decade in advance. Oxford University scientists found proteins linked to aggressive forms of the disease, pinpointing with more accuracy…

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