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WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers' websites, as well…
Suominen has published its Annual Report 2025
Suominen Corporation's stock exchange release on March 20, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. (EET) Suominen's Annual Report 2025 has been published today. The Annual Report includes the Report by the Board of Directors including the Sustainability Statement…
Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use
Shy Girl, a horror novel by Mia Ballard, was one of those buzzy books that leapt from self-published prominence into full-on trade publication. Until yesterday, that is, when publisher Hachette pulled the book from the UK market and canceled plans…
The Salt Path author published earlier book under alias, despite debut claims
Author Raynor Winn published a book under a pseudonym six years before her 2018 memoir The Salt Path, despite repeatedly describing the later work as her debut, it has emerged. Winn received widespread acclaim for The Salt Path, including a…
Did AI write 'Shy Girl'? A messy detection controversy rocks the world of book publishing
A new drama has taken the book publishing world by storm: The upcoming U.S. release of the horror book Shy Girl was canceled by publisher Hachette Book Group just weeks ahead of its release due to suspicion of AI use in its making. Authored by U.S.
Salt Path row deepens as author revealed to have published 'first' book under alias
The Salt Path author Raynor Winn secretly published an earlier book under a different name, adding to the growing controversy surrounding her work. According to Winn's lawyer, the author released a book in 2012 under the alias Izzy Wyn-Thomas…
PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a new potato crop nutrition guidance leaflet to facilitate UK and Irish growers. Phosphate, potash and sulphur are very important nutrients for potatoes affecting yield, quality and…
CD Project RED Will Publish An 'Unannounced Gaming Project' In The Coming Quarters
CD Projekt RED has made an interesting announcement in their latest financial meeting. You can read this line in their management board report dated March 19, 2026 (page 12): In the coming quarters, the Studio will focus primarily on further…
Subnautica 2 devs are gearing up for more legal beef with publisher Krafton
I thought we might've been nearing the end of the legal battle going on between the executive leadership of Subnautica 2 dev Unknown Worlds and its publisher Krafton earlier this week when a decisive ruling came down in favor of the franchise's…
CanisterWorm: npm Publisher Compromise Deploys Backdoor Acro...
Socket's Threat Research Team independently identified a worm-enabled npm supply chain attack affecting legitimate publisher namespaces, including a broad cluster of compromised packages under @emilgroup and the package @teale.io/eslint-config. In…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Friday, outperforms market
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 524715 shares advanced 1.90% to 1,777.45 Indian rupees Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.44% to 74,532.96. Sun…
Industrials Down on Oil Spike Concerns -- Industrials Roundup
Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell amid concerns about the impact of an oil spike on transportation companies. FedEx shares rose after the package-delivery giant posted fiscal third-quarter earnings ahead of Wall Street…
Reliance Industries climbs Friday, outperforms competitors
Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd. 500325 advanced 2.11% to 1,414.55 Indian rupees Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.44% to 74,532.96. Reliance Industries…
Hachette pulls initially self-published horror novel over suspected AI use
Hachette Book Group has pulled formerly self-published horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard from its upcoming publication in the US over suspected AI use, with the novel to be discontinued in the UK after being published by Hachette in November…
Mohawk Industries Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Shares of Mohawk Industries Inc. MHK shed 2.06% to $96.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…
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