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theguardian.com - Michael Savage - Liz Hurley accuses Daily Mail publisher of bugging windowsill
Liz Hurley accuses Daily Mail publisher of bugging windowsill
The Guardian

Elizabeth Hurley has accused the publisher of the Daily Mail of bugging her windowsill as well as using information obtained from tapping her landline as she gave emotional evidence at the high court. Hurley had to stop several times to compose…

fastcompany.com - Taylor Hatmaker - A major game publisher is shutting studios and killing six titles - here's why
A major game publisher is shutting studios and killing six titles - here's why
Fast Company

One of the giants of the gaming business has tumbled off a cliff. Ubisoft, the French game publisher best known for the Assassin's Creed series, just announced plans to dramatically reorganize its business. In the process, the company will kill six…

pcgamer.com - Andy Chalk - 'There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,' Remedy says in defense of Epic's deals with developers: 'The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy'
'There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,' Remedy says in defense of Epic's deals with developers: 'The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy'
PC Gamer

If I was to put this in pro wrestling terms, I would say the Triple Threat match has become a surprise Fatal Four-Way, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, I mean that Remedy Entertainment says Alan Wake 2 would not exist without Epic…

newswire.ca - VT Markets Publishes 2026 Outlook Report Highlighting Opportunities Amid Steady Growth
VT Markets Publishes 2026 Outlook Report Highlighting Opportunities Amid Steady Growth
CNW

SYDNEY, Jan. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- VT Markets today announced the release of its 2026 Global Market Outlook, titled 'Steady Growth, Balanced Inflation: Navigating a Regime of Structural Opportunity.' The report delivers a forward-looking, multi-asset…

billboard.com - Marc Schneider - Publishing Briefs: Sleep Token's II Joins Kobalt; PinkPantheress Producer Picks Concord
Publishing Briefs: Sleep Token's II Joins Kobalt; PinkPantheress Producer Picks Concord
Billboard

Kobalt has signed II, the masked drummer and key songwriter for the Grammy‑nominated band Sleep Token, marking a significant addition to its roster as the anonymous British act continues its rapid global ascent after a year of wins. Known…

windowscentral.com - Brendan Lowry - Remedy pushes back against BG3 dev's criticism of Epic's game publishing
Remedy pushes back against BG3 dev's criticism of Epic's game publishing
Windows Central

Remedy Entertainment, the storied developer behind big action-adventure games like Max Payne, Control, and most recently Alan Wake 2, has come out to publicly defend Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and Epic Games publishing after it recently came under…

mediaite.com - Colby Hall - NY Times Publisher: AI Is Using Our Facts Without Paying For Them
NY Times Publisher: AI Is Using Our Facts Without Paying For Them
Mediaite

A.G. Sulzberger went to Stanford last week to argue that journalism can survive the age of artificial intelligence. More precisely, he went to argue that facts can still be owned. That argument now sits at the center of a much larger conflict. AI…

pressgazette.co.uk - Charlotte Tobitt - Why conversational search can be 'huge opportunity' for publishers
Why conversational search can be 'huge opportunity' for publishers
Home Page - Press Gazette

Publishers have been told the era of conversational search can be a “huge opportunity” for them if they harness user intent data. The Express website is among the publisher brands that have added AI-powered search bars allowing users…

prnewswire.com - Scholastic Inc - SCHOLASTIC TO MARK 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANN M. MARTIN'S BELOVED THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB SERIES WITH EXCITING NEW PUBLISHING IN 2026
SCHOLASTIC TO MARK 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANN M. MARTIN'S BELOVED THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB SERIES WITH EXCITING NEW PUBLISHING IN 2026
Cision PR Newswire

On July 7, 2026, Scholastic will publish The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer, a first-of-its-kind spin-off title in which an all-star lineup of authors writes each beloved character's point of view, with series creator Ann M.

digiday.com - Sara Guaglione - Media Briefing: The anatomy of the publishers' SEO dilemma
Media Briefing: The anatomy of the publishers' SEO dilemma
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

If last year was the year AI threw a wrench in the search optimization landscape, this year is the year publishers will have to figure out what to do about it. Do they try to feed the AI search machine, in the hopes that this will drive brand…

digiday.com - Sara Guaglione - Bold Call: AI will rewrite publishers' websites in 2026
Bold Call: AI will rewrite publishers' websites in 2026
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

“I think what shifts when it comes to personalization is that it becomes a filter or an input,” said Mike Dyer, The Washington Post's new chief product officer. News publishers have to balance giving readers what editors believe…

pcgamer.com - Fraser Brown - CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse wants it to be 'a positive influence and a great company for 100 plus years' by fighting AI and treating devs ethically
CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse wants it to be 'a positive influence and a great company for 100 plus years' by fighting AI and treating devs ethically
PC Gamer

Even if you've only got a passing interest in strategy and management games, you've almost certainly encountered Hooded Horse before—it's the publisher behind Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Endless Legend 2 and 9 Kings, to name but a few.

nytimes.com - Benjamin Wallace - Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.
Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.
The New York Times

Two months after quitting his job as a corporate C.P.A. to trade full time in prediction markets, Joel Holsinger, 26, was well along the road to making his first $100,000. It was approaching noon on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving last year, and…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms competitors
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms competitors
MarketWatch

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 524715 shares rallied 1.35% to 1,634.40 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.49% to 82,307.37. Sun…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Reliance Industries slips Thursday, underperforms competitors
Reliance Industries slips Thursday, underperforms competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd. 500325 inched down 0.15% to 1,401.80 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.49% to 82,307.37. Reliance…

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