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New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
The Department for Work and Pensions has published a new update. The Government has unveiled a consultation outlining conditions for releasing 'trapped' capital from defined benefit pension schemes, in an effort to keep up with the rapidly evolving…
Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
Artificial intelligence was the main conversation at the National Music Publishers Association's annual meeting in New York on Wednesday, as the trade organization announced during the event that it inked a licensing agreement with AI music…
'Disappeared' literary agency leaves publishers and writers' estates in limbo
Jun 11, 202611:50 by Katie Chambers Writers and beneficiaries of writers' estates have allegedly experienced difficulty contacting Eric Glass Ltd for years. Photo: Shutterstock Playwrights' estates and publishers have been left in the lurch by the…
Ubisoft are reportedly laying off up to 380 staff, as the Assassin's Creed publisher closes two studios and restructures another
Ubisoft are reportedly continuing the ruthless cuts they've been insitituting in various stages since that start of this year, with the latest round seeing the publisher's Winnipeg and Belgrade studios closed down. At the same time, Ubisoft…
CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
TORONTO, June 10, 2026 /CNW/ - W5/CTV News is this year's recipient of the CJF Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the large-media category for organizations with more than 50 newsroom employees. W5 received the award this…
BTB REIT Publishes its Third Annual ESG Report
MONTRÉAL, June 10, 2026 /CNW/ - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BTB.UN) ('BTB' or the 'REIT') is proud to announce the release of its third Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, highlighting its initiatives and progress…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms market
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 524715 shares inched up 0.40% to 1,794.30 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 falling 0.20% to 73,832.55. Sun…
Feel-Good Digital Publisher Upworthy Gets New CEO: Amanda Farrand, Alum of Imagine Entertainment and Hello Sunshine
Entertainment veteran Amanda Farrand has a new gig — where she's in charge of sparking joy on the internet, and, ideally, making some money from it. Upworthy, a digital aggregator and producer of viral uplifting stories, has hired Farrand as…
Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
An activist whose complaint sparked Operation Branchform has demanded prosecutors reveal the full details of a plea deal agreed with Peter Murrell before he pled guilty to a £400,000 embezzlement. Sean Clerkin has written to the Crown Office…
Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Edinburgh Minute founder Michael MacLeod has shared his newsletter tips for publishers. The Edinburgh Minute was launched in 2023 on Substack and later moved to Ghost in 2025 as the newsletter gained more revenue through paying subscribers. In May…
New York Law Requires Your New LLC to Publish in a Printed Newspaper
Most people who start a business in New York assume the paperwork ends with the state. You file your Articles of Organization with the Department of State, you get your confirmation, and your limited liability company officially exists. But New…
Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Bloomberg are rolling out paywalled video series and livestreams designed explicitly to convert high‑intent readers into paying subscribers and give existing subscribers more reasons to stay. As search…
We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
In June 2025, I led a study that was accepted for publication in Nature Medicine. The cost to publish this manuscript, which reported the results of a randomized clinical trial, was zero dollars. The paper underwent rigorous peer view and extensive…
93-year-old Pittsfield resident self publishes her first poetry collection
The subjects of Mary French's poem sat in front of her. A teacup holding golden tea, a matching saucer, a spoon — all reminders of Lucy, a woman French once knew, who had her own silver teaspoons and blue willow teacups. “I don't know…
Industrials Down on Inflation Worries - Industrials Roundup
Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell sharply amid inflation concerns. While the top-line reading of a 4.2% increase in the consumer price index was softer than economists had anticipated, one brokerage said the report suggested…
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