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Australia is publishing books too quickly - and everyone is losing out

The Guardian – Catriona Menzies-Pike – Sun Jun 21 08:00:33 PDT 2026

A Sydney author – I'll call her Rebecca – vowed never to write another book after the deranging experience of publishing her first. She's using a pseudonym because one day she might change her mind; the notoriously small Australian…

Plymouth Chronicle publisher collapses into liquidation

Plymouth Live – William Telford – Sat Jun 20 22:00:00 PDT 2026

City freesheet newspaper Plymouth Chronicle appears to have ceased publication after the company that ran it collapsed into liquidation. The paper was distributed to 92,000 homes across Plymouth each month but the May edition appears to have been…

King Charles to publish tax bill for 'transparency

City AM – City AM reporter – Sun Jun 21 02:11:13 PDT 2026

The King is to become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill to help enhance transparency around royal finances. Charles will publish his financial details as his royal household seeks to increase “clarity and…

tomshardware.com - Jowi Morales - Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash - French publisher established in 1986 became one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash - French publisher established in 1986 became one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world

Tom's Hardware – Jowi Morales – Sun Jun 21 07:04:20 PDT 2026

69-year-old Claude Guillemot, who founded Ubisoft alongside his four brothers, died on Friday, June 19, after his private twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed on approach to La Baule-Escoublac Airport in France, near the country's Atlantic coast. Le…

Boston newspaper publishes full page goodbye message to Tartan Army

The Scottish Sun – Jonathon Moar – Sun Jun 21 05:14:14 PDT 2026

SCOTLAND'S time in Boston at the World Cup is over. And the city‘s most iconic newspaper has dedicated an entire page for an emotional farewell to the Tartan Army. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now…

Will ChatGPT kill the self-help book market?

Australian Financial Review – Emma Jacobs – Sat Jun 20 20:33:58 PDT 2026

Want to pick up seven habits to become highly effective? Win friends and influence people? OK, how about discovering who moved your cheese? You could buy a self-help book, or, cheaper and quicker, just ChatGPT the highlights. According to…

First K-pop, now K-books: Korea hopes its next big export is literature

The Korea Times – Lee Kyung-min – Sun Jun 21 19:16:00 PDT 2026

Korea has conquered global airwaves with its pop music and dominated television screens with its sleek dramas. Now, Seoul is making its most aggressive push yet to ensure that the next global Korean wave phenomenon begins on the printed page.

5 More AI Predictions For The Year 2030

Forbes – Rob Toews – Sun Jun 21 17:19:25 PDT 2026

Prediction #2: TSMC's and ASML's monopolies will be broken. The semiconductor supply chain will be dramatically transformed. Two years ago, we published a list of 5 predictions about AI in the year 2030. The article sparked a lot of fascinating…

starfirecodes.com - The Starfire Codes - A Dutch cardiologist ran a controlled study on near-death experiences in 2001. The Lancet published it. Here is why it changed nothing.

A Dutch cardiologist ran a controlled study on near-death experiences in 2001. The Lancet published it. Here is why it changed nothing.

The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell – The Starfire Codes – Sun Jun 21 07:03:32 PDT 2026

Most people who have had a near-death experience have not told their doctor about it. They already know what happens when they try to discuss it. The standard clinical response is that the brain, under the physiological stress of cardiac arrest…