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heavy.com - Mark Deeks - Why are NBA Player Salaries Published?
Why are NBA Player Salaries Published?
Heavy

More than a decade ago, Andrew Bogut – then of the Golden State Warriors – spoke in an interview with an Australian newspaper about his dislike of the way in which NBA player salaries were so widely publicized. Bogut specifically…

theonion.com - The Onion Staff - 'Wall Street Journal' Defends Decision To Publish Peggy Noonan-Generated Article
'Wall Street Journal' Defends Decision To Publish Peggy Noonan-Generated Article
The Onion

NEW YORK—Justifying the move as simply the next stage in journalism's continual evolution, The Wall Street Journal on Monday defended its decision to publish a Peggy Noonan–generated article. “No matter how much you want to…

gamedeveloper.com - Bryant Francis - Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts
Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts
Game Developer

A number of independent developers and publishers suffered a frustrating end to their Gamescom trips last week after arriving to the show floor on Friday and discovering thieves had stolen a number of locked-up laptops and Steam Decks from their…

destructoid.com - Scott Duwe - Gaming devs and publishers reportedly have 'a lot of resentment' for Sony's handling of physical disc death
Gaming devs and publishers reportedly have 'a lot of resentment' for Sony's handling of physical disc death
Destructoid

There are rumblings that third-party publishers are quite unhappy with PlayStation's announcement to end disc-based games in 2028, and those rumblings are getting louder. The rumors began recently and got louder in the wake of gamescom as it's been…

variety.com - Corbin Bolies - Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched 'Brazen Campaign' to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New Lawsuit
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched 'Brazen Campaign' to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New Lawsuit
Variety

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic that claimed the AI giant's alleged theft of the companies' intellectual property marked “a brazen campaign of illegally torrenting, scraping, and…

ign.com - Ryan McCaffrey - South Park: The Stick of Truth Went Through Publisher Hell but Emerged as One of, if Not the Single Funniest Game Ever
South Park: The Stick of Truth Went Through Publisher Hell but Emerged as One of, if Not the Single Funniest Game Ever
IGN

This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox's 25th…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - The Music Industry's New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear
The Music Industry's New Lawsuit Against Anthropic Should Have Dario Amodei Shivering With Fear
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Dario Amodei's Anthropic is facing yet another massive legal challenge. Sony Music and Warner, both juggernauts in the music publishing industry, filed a major lawsuit against the AI…

dev.to - Debashish Ghosal - I Published Every Flaw My Safety Tool Can't Catch. It Made It More Credible, Not Less.
I Published Every Flaw My Safety Tool Can't Catch. It Made It More Credible, Not Less.
DEV Community

This is a companion to the PlannerCritic series. Article 5 was about what happened when I tried to break my own engine. This one is about the three seams I know it can't close — and why I wrote them down before anyone else had to. An…

variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Yoshiki Signs With BMG
Music Industry Moves: Yoshiki Signs With BMG
Variety

Japanese superstar singer-songwriter Yoshiki has signed a global distribution and publishing administration agreement with BMG through his record label, Melodee. BMG will provide global distribution for Yoshiki's new releases, beginning with…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Barr - Meet the Google Exec Trying to Convince a Skeptical Gaming Industry to Love AI
Meet the Google Exec Trying to Convince a Skeptical Gaming Industry to Love AI
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

In a gold rush, the people who get rich aren't the grubby prospectors digging for those nuggets in the muck; it's the men who sell the shovels. In that vein, Google, with generative tools like Genie, Veo, and Gemini, is competing to become the…

fastcompany.com - Laƫtitia Vitaud - The craftsmanship revival we kept predicting might finally be real
The craftsmanship revival we kept predicting might finally be real
Fast Company

In 2019, I published a book whose English title would be something like From Graft to Craft. I argued that craftsmanship isn't a sector but a model of work that could in principle apply to any job. The distinction I built the book around was…

express.co.uk - Laura Zilincanova - Russia destroys 12 million books in 'attempt to erase Ukraine'
Russia destroys 12 million books in 'attempt to erase Ukraine'
Daily Express

Ukraine has lost over 10 million books this summer Russia has destroyed 12 million books over the summer in its strikes on Ukraine, it has been reported. Over the past two months, Moscow hit Ukraine's printing presses, publishing houses and…

wsj.com - Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal

The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1202 ET – SLB's acquisition of Kelvion adds scale and breadth to its data-center business strategy, Melius…

wsj.com - Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal

The latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1453 GMT – Tanker freight rates have surged to historically high levels as restricted shipping…

si.com - Samuel Profeta - Rams Super Bowl Prediction Market Spikes After Aaron Donald Returns
Rams Super Bowl Prediction Market Spikes After Aaron Donald Returns
Sports Illustrated

Aaron Donald officially announced his return to football and will rejoin the Los Angeles Rams. With the announcement, Kalshi's NFL market adjusted its Super Bowl prices accordingly, with the Rams extending their lead at the top with 17%. The Rams…

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