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mirror.co.uk - Steven Smith - New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
Daily Mirror

The Department for Work and Pensions has published a new update. The Government has unveiled a consultation outlining conditions for releasing 'trapped' capital from defined benefit pension schemes, in an effort to keep up with the rapidly evolving…

searchengineland.com - Danny Goodwin - Publishers push Common Crawl to stop collecting content for AI training
Publishers push Common Crawl to stop collecting content for AI training
Search Engine Land

Digital Content Next (DCN) sent the Common Crawl Foundation a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop scraping and distributing protected publisher content. The U.S. trade group, which represents major digital publishers (e.g., the AP, the…

newswire.ca - The Canadian Journalism Foundation - CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
CNW

TORONTO, June 10, 2026 /CNW/ - W5/CTV News is this year's recipient of the CJF Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the large-media category for organizations with more than 50 newsroom employees. W5 received the award this…

newswire.ca - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust - BTB REIT Publishes its Third Annual ESG Report
BTB REIT Publishes its Third Annual ESG Report
CNW

MONTRÉAL, June 10, 2026 /CNW/ - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BTB.UN) ('BTB' or the 'REIT') is proud to announce the release of its third Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, highlighting its initiatives and progress…

variety.com - Todd Spangler - Feel-Good Digital Publisher Upworthy Gets New CEO: Amanda Farrand, Alum of Imagine Entertainment and Hello Sunshine
Feel-Good Digital Publisher Upworthy Gets New CEO: Amanda Farrand, Alum of Imagine Entertainment and Hello Sunshine
Variety

Entertainment veteran Amanda Farrand has a new gig — where she's in charge of sparking joy on the internet, and, ideally, making some money from it. Upworthy, a digital aggregator and producer of viral uplifting stories, has hired Farrand as…

rockpapershotgun.com - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell - There's never been an easier time to boycott Microsoft, the most boring video game publisher in the business
There's never been an easier time to boycott Microsoft, the most boring video game publisher in the business
Rock Paper Shotgun

When I talk to other journalists and random bus stop strangers about the idea of divesting from Microsoft and Xbox - worth doing for many reasons besides the company's dealings with the Israeli military - there is often an air of learned…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Chris McCall - Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
Daily Record

An activist whose complaint sparked Operation Branchform has demanded prosecutors reveal the full details of a plea deal agreed with Peter Murrell before he pled guilty to a £400,000 embezzlement. Sean Clerkin has written to the Crown Office…

pressgazette.co.uk - Alice Brooker - Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Home Page - Press Gazette

Edinburgh Minute founder Michael MacLeod has shared his newsletter tips for publishers. The Edinburgh Minute was launched in 2023 on Substack and later moved to Ghost in 2025 as the newsletter gained more revenue through paying subscribers. In May…

thebookseller.com - Nosy Crow: Industry figures gather to celebrate 15 years of children's publisher
Nosy Crow: Industry figures gather to celebrate 15 years of children's publisher
The Bookseller

Nosy Crow 15th anniversary celebration © Dominic Turner Industry figures including Axel Scheffler, Belinda Rasmussen and Vicki Willden-Lebrecht gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of children's independent publisher Nosy Crow. Create a…

gameranx.com - Ryan Parreno - Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Explains Why Gaming's Second Biggest Publisher Is Going Back To Exclusives
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Explains Why Gaming's Second Biggest Publisher Is Going Back To Exclusives
Gameranx

Asha Sharma has gone on a new interview to describe her dilemma as Xbox's CEO. Look, I think that we are the number two publisher in the world, and you want your games to be everywhere. You're stronger when the world plays with you. At the same…

jewishpress.com - Jewish Press Staff - New York Law Requires Your New LLC to Publish in a Printed Newspaper
New York Law Requires Your New LLC to Publish in a Printed Newspaper
The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com

Most people who start a business in New York assume the paperwork ends with the state. You file your Articles of Organization with the Department of State, you get your confirmation, and your limited liability company officially exists. But New…

digiday.com - Sara Guaglione - Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Bloomberg are rolling out paywalled video series and livestreams designed explicitly to convert high‑intent readers into paying subscribers and give existing subscribers more reasons to stay. As search…

statnews.com - Elizabeth Selvin - We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
STAT

In June 2025, I led a study that was accepted for publication in Nature Medicine. The cost to publish this manuscript, which reported the results of a randomized clinical trial, was zero dollars. The paper underwent rigorous peer view and extensive…

marketwatch.com - Industrials Down on Inflation Worries - Industrials Roundup
Industrials Down on Inflation Worries - Industrials Roundup
MarketWatch

Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell sharply amid inflation concerns. While the top-line reading of a 4.2% increase in the consumer price index was softer than economists had anticipated, one brokerage said the report suggested…

thebookseller.com - Joffe Books to publish Helen H Durrant's new detective series
Joffe Books to publish Helen H Durrant's new detective series
The Bookseller

Joffe Books will publish Helen H Durrant's new detective series set in Manchester. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive tailored newsletters with the latest from the book trade. Want full access? This month, you can…

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