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As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals
I did not pay much attention during maths and science classes in school. I could never get into the mindset for STEM study, but I can see there is comfort in the fact that the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter will always be pi, or…
Substack cofounder says it's making 'fast progress' on tools for larger publishers, following The Ankler's defection
Substack wants to keep big media companies from outgrowing its platform. The Ankler, one of Substack's top publications, recently defected, citing the need for more control and flexibility. The Hollywood-focused media company left for Passport, a…
Great Idea: A New Kind of Academic Publishing Dedicated to Critiquing Academic Arguments
I've written a lot about the problems in academia in general, and the disaster modern scientific disciplines face due to the corruption of institutions and scientific journals. Obviously, I am hardly alone in my concern about this problem, and I'm…
Balatro publisher Playstack sold to GameSpot parent company
Balatro and Abiotic Factor publisher Playstack will soon be under the majority ownership of Integrated Media Company (IMC), an investment group that also owns entertainment brands such as Fandom, Screen Junkies, Fanatical, and GameSpot. Playstack…
Publishing Briefs: MNEK Signs Worldwide Agreement With Sony Music Publishing U.K.
MNEK has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing UK. He's written songs for artists including Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Jax Jones, Stormzy, Demi Lovato and BTS. “I'm excited to have a new home for my songwriting…
IOL secures R200 million investment to become South Africa's biggest digital publisher
IOL announced on Friday that it has secured a R200 million investment from shareholders to drive a bold national expansion strategy, establishing the company as one of South Africa's largest and most influential digital publishers. IOL announced on…
FIFA announces new 'Digital Football' vision, an ecosystem of games from multiple publishers and developers
Football governing body FIFA has announced a new gaming strategy called Digital Football, formalising its shift to working with multiple developers and publishers following the breakdown of its long-running partnership with EA in 2022. As part of…
New Zealand children's publisher Messy Press to launch in UK
Adam Thompson and Erica Harrison Messy Press, an independent children's publisher based out of New Zealand, will launch its first titles in the UK in June. Created by Adam Thompson and Erica Harrison, Londoners who are now based in New Zealand…
Carnival to publish cookbook with organic veg-box company Riverford
Guy Singh-Watson © Emma Stoner Carnival, an imprint of Quarto, will publish a new cookbook with organic veg-box company Riverford to celebrate Riverford's 40th anniversary. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive…
Makerfield's Reform candidate Robert Kenyon is author who published 'racy' novel
Makerfield's Reform candidate Robert Kenyon is an author who self-published a 'racy' novel available to buy online. The Wigan plumber published his 309-page book 'The Blood Waltz' in 2017. It is described as 'an epic journey of one man's attempt to…
Nosy Crow to publish 'powerful' non-fiction title with University of Cambridge
Catherine Blackledge (© Chris Gunson) and Kasia Bogdanska (© Michał Żuberek) Nosy Crow will publish a “powerful” non-fiction title with University of Cambridge, written by Catherine Blackledge and illustrated by…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A LYB rallied 1.00% to $68.35 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.58% to 7,563.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial…
CCL Industries Inc. Cl B stock falls Thursday, underperforms market
Shares of CCL Industries Inc. Cl B CCL.B shed 0.15% to C$88.29 Thursday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.31% to 34,517.70. CCL…
Sino Biological's Cell-Free Protein Synthesis supports Tencent AI for Life Sciences Lab's protein design study published in Nature Communications
Sino Biological, Inc. has announced that its gene synthesis and cell-free protein expression workflow was used in a recent study by Tencent AI for Life Sciences Lab published in Nature Communications, enabling rapid validation of AI-designed…
Publishers quietly cut 'six-figure' deals via Snowflake's AI licensing platform
The Washington Post, Associated Press (AP), People Inc., and USA Today Network are among the 17 publishers that have signed on to use it. Other publishers, including the Financial Times and The Economist, have previously spoken to Digiday of their…
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