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scmp.com - Alex Lo - As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals
As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals
South China Morning Post

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…

businessinsider.com - Lucia Moses - Substack cofounder says it's making 'fast progress' on tools for larger publishers, following The Ankler's defection
Substack cofounder says it's making 'fast progress' on tools for larger publishers, following The Ankler's defection
Business Insider

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…

hotair.com - David Strom - Great Idea: A New Kind of Academic Publishing Dedicated to Critiquing Academic Arguments
Great Idea: A New Kind of Academic Publishing Dedicated to Critiquing Academic Arguments
HotAir

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…

gamedeveloper.com - Chris Kerr - Balatro publisher Playstack sold to GameSpot parent company
Balatro publisher Playstack sold to GameSpot parent company
Game Developer

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…

billboard.com - Ariel King - Publishing Briefs: MNEK Signs Worldwide Agreement With Sony Music Publishing U.K.
Publishing Briefs: MNEK Signs Worldwide Agreement With Sony Music Publishing U.K.
Billboard

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.co.za - IOL secures R200 million investment to become South Africa's biggest digital publisher
IOL secures R200 million investment to become South Africa's biggest digital publisher
IOL

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…

gamesindustry.biz - Jon Hicks - FIFA announces new 'Digital Football' vision, an ecosystem of games from multiple publishers and developers
FIFA announces new 'Digital Football' vision, an ecosystem of games from multiple publishers and developers
GamesIndustry.biz

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…

thebookseller.com - New Zealand children's publisher Messy Press to launch in UK
New Zealand children's publisher Messy Press to launch in UK
The Bookseller

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…

thebookseller.com - Carnival to publish cookbook with organic veg-box company Riverford
Carnival to publish cookbook with organic veg-box company Riverford
The Bookseller

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…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - James Holt - Makerfield's Reform candidate Robert Kenyon is author who published 'racy' novel
Makerfield's Reform candidate Robert Kenyon is author who published 'racy' novel
Manchester Evening News

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…

thebookseller.com - Nosy Crow to publish 'powerful' non-fiction title with University of Cambridge
Nosy Crow to publish 'powerful' non-fiction title with University of Cambridge
The Bookseller

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…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

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…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - CCL Industries Inc. Cl B stock falls Thursday, underperforms market
CCL Industries Inc. Cl B stock falls Thursday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

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…

news-medical.net - Sino Biological's Cell-Free Protein Synthesis supports Tencent AI for Life Sciences Lab's protein design study published in Nature Communications
Sino Biological's Cell-Free Protein Synthesis supports Tencent AI for Life Sciences Lab's protein design study published in Nature Communications
News-Medical

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…

digiday.com - Jessica Davies - Publishers quietly cut 'six-figure' deals via Snowflake's AI licensing platform
Publishers quietly cut 'six-figure' deals via Snowflake's AI licensing platform
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

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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