Publishing Industry News

A collection of Publishing latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.

engadget.com - Jackson Chen - X and music publishers quietly settle opposing lawsuits
X and music publishers quietly settle opposing lawsuits
Engadget

The original lawsuit was filed in 2023 and claimed Twitter hosted thousands of cases of copyright infringement. A three-years-long legal battle between X and major music publishers has quietly come to an end. In court documents filed by both X and…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Google publishes one-year review of its Waterloo Futures Lab AI prototyping program
Google publishes one-year review of its Waterloo Futures Lab AI prototyping program
GCN

Google partnered with the University of Waterloo to launch the Futures Lab, an eight-week program where students build artificial intelligence prototypes with expert mentorship. One year in, the partnership is helping students from diverse majors…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Beth Abbit - I want to publish the receipts' - the yoga-loving Tory bidding to be mayor
I want to publish the receipts' - the yoga-loving Tory bidding to be mayor
Manchester Evening News

He's a former yoga instructor, a qualified racing car driver and is a bit of a wine expert - but Phil Eckersley doesn't have time for any of those hobbies currently. He's standing for the Conservatives in Greater Manchester's mayoral by-election…

radiotoday.co.uk - Steve - Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter publishes first book
Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter publishes first book
RadioToday

Former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Steve Roberts has published his first novel. Not Young Enough To Know Everything, follows the life of Nick, whose future is shaped by a seemingly ordinary decision made during a job interview at the age of 15.

bbc.co.uk - Ben Schofield - Young farmers in the East of England fear for industry's future
Young farmers in the East of England fear for industry's future
BBC

Twenty-four-year-old Lydia Law spends her days buying grain and selling seed and fertiliser, but says 70% of her job as a farm trader is actually being 'a therapist'. Working on what she describes as the 'front line' between farmers and the market…

bbc.co.uk - Ben Schofield - Young farmers in the East of England fear for industry's future
Young farmers in the East of England fear for industry's future
BBC

BBC East political correspondent Twenty-four-year-old Lydia Law spends her days buying grain and selling seed and fertiliser, but says 70% of her job as a farm trader is actually being 'a therapist'. Working on what she describes as the 'front…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Cushing crude stocks fell below 20 million barrels for three weeks; EIA publishes explainer on tank-bottom risk
Cushing crude stocks fell below 20 million barrels for three weeks; EIA publishes explainer on tank-bottom risk
GCN

Crude oil inventories at storage facilities in Cushing, Oklahoma, fell below 20 million barrels during the week ending June 19 and remained there through the week ending July 10, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Weekly…

foodsafetynews.com - Bill Marler - Publisher's Platform: The Largest Foodborne Outbreaks of the Last Fifty Years. Now Count the Sick with Cyclospora in Michigan.
Publisher's Platform: The Largest Foodborne Outbreaks of the Last Fifty Years. Now Count the Sick with Cyclospora in Michigan.
Food Safety News

Every summer somebody asks me what the biggest foodborne illness outbreak in American history was, and every summer I have to answer the question with a question: biggest how? Because 'largest' is doing at least four different jobs. There is the…

forbes.com - James Broughel - Does The AI Industry Need Its Own FINRA?
Does The AI Industry Need Its Own FINRA?
Forbes

The Trump administration is weighing a new AI oversight body modeled on FINRA, the private regulator that polices the brokerage industry. Bloomberg reported last week that the Trump administration is weighing the creation of an independent body to…

dev.to - Nate Nelson - I built a local, keyless Firecrawl for Claude Code - here's why published: false
I built a local, keyless Firecrawl for Claude Code - here's why published: false
DEV Community

A language model pays for every token of nav, ads, and footer it reads. That one sentence is the whole reason tearsheet exists. I do a lot of research work inside Claude Code, and a huge chunk of it is 'go read this page and tell me what it says.'…

theverge.com - Jay Peters - The future of physical games is not looking great
The future of physical games is not looking great
The Verge

Players and game preservationists might need to prepare for a world without discs. Players and game preservationists might need to prepare for a world without discs. Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined…

bbc.co.uk - Future Sark event moved to boost involvement - Chief Pleas
Future Sark event moved to boost involvement - Chief Pleas
BBC

A consultation into the future of Sark will be moved to give 'more people the chance to get involved'. In March, it was announced the Future Sark initiative, organised by Chief Pleas, would run through the spring and summer and aimed to gather a…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Global cultures and digital transitions shine at the 36th Hong Kong Book Fair
Global cultures and digital transitions shine at the 36th Hong Kong Book Fair
The Standard

The 36th Hong Kong Book Fair has successfully bridged the gap between culture and tourism, drawing massive crowds with its annual theme, ‘Cultural Legacy | Joyful Journeys'. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The bustling event further cemented…

iol.co.za - Yogashen Pillay - Collaboration needed to prevent future avian Flu outbreaks in South Africa
Collaboration needed to prevent future avian Flu outbreaks in South Africa
IOL

A Fairplay webinar held recently noted that the Government and the poultry industry needed to work together to avoid a repeat of the Avian Flu outbreak back in 2023. A Fairplay webinar held recently noted that the government and the poultry…

scmp.com - Caroline Lin - Could Yunnan's mineral wealth and location solve China's 'Malacca dilemma'?
Could Yunnan's mineral wealth and location solve China's 'Malacca dilemma'?
South China Morning Post

With its vast strategic mineral reserves and land corridors to Southeast Asia, China's southwestern province of Yunnan is vital to the country's preparedness to counter geopolitical risks, according to researchers specialising in civil-military…

Receive a Daily briefing on Publishing Industry News

Get Started