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mentalfloss.com - Chelsea Thatcher - The Rejected Tim Burton Children's Book Disney Never Published
The Rejected Tim Burton Children's Book Disney Never Published
Mental Floss

Tim Burton has had a somewhat tenuous relationship with the Walt Disney Company over the years. After growing up in Burbank, California, with his creative mind, Burton thought the House of Mouse would be a dream job. But he found that, like his…

afr.com - Sam Buckingham-Jones - Subscriber gains at Stan, publishing offset Nine's TV ad headwinds
Subscriber gains at Stan, publishing offset Nine's TV ad headwinds
Australian Financial Review

Free-to-air television generated a quarter of Nine Entertainment's operating earnings in the past financial year as Australia's largest media company pointed to subscriber gains in publishing and its streaming business Stan as proof it is less…

thebookseller.com - Lauren Brown - Jennifer Finch's posthumous memoir to be published by Transworld
Jennifer Finch's posthumous memoir to be published by Transworld
The Bookseller

Transworld has acquired the posthumous memoir of ‘punk rock icon' Jennifer Finch, the bassist of the all-female band L7, who died from brain cancer in 2026 aged 59. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive tailored…

billboard.com - Ed Christman - Raleigh Music Publishing Forms Joint Venture With ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund
Raleigh Music Publishing Forms Joint Venture With ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund
Billboard

Raleigh Music Publishing and ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund have formed a joint venture to acquire music publishing catalogs. Under the terms of the joint venture, ICM Crescendo will commit dedicated acquisition capital to music…

billboard.com - Rachel Scharf - Indie Latin Labels & Publishers Win $1.2 Million Court Judgment Over Illicit Catalog Distribution
Indie Latin Labels & Publishers Win $1.2 Million Court Judgment Over Illicit Catalog Distribution
Billboard

A group of independent Latin record labels and music publishers have been awarded $1.2 million in a lawsuit over the unauthorized distribution of their catalogs. An Aug. 16 judgment from Miami federal court, obtained by Billboard, finds musician…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Quantum X Labs AI decoder shows improved performance against Google published decoder results on real hardware data
Quantum X Labs AI decoder shows improved performance against Google published decoder results on real hardware data
GCN

Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL), an advanced technologies company, announced on August 21, 2026 new results from its AI-driven quantum error-correction program, advancing the company's roadmap toward trusted quantum error correction for future…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Paysafe Debuts Gaming Arena to Connect Players and Publishers
Paysafe Debuts Gaming Arena to Connect Players and Publishers
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The payments platform announced the new arena Monday (Aug. 24), calling it “a destination focused on game discovery, rewards and community” where players can find new titles, access “exclusive” content and promotions…

247wallst.com - David Beren - The Family Bank: Parents Are Lending Their Kids Mortgage Money at Rates the IRS Itself Publishes, and No One Owes Gift Tax on the Discount.
The Family Bank: Parents Are Lending Their Kids Mortgage Money at Rates the IRS Itself Publishes, and No One Owes Gift Tax on the Discount.
24/7 Wall St

Parents can lend children mortgage money at the IRS's 4.92% long-term AFR, below retail rates, with zero gift tax owed on the discount. A written promissory note, recorded lien, and automated payments keep the IRS from reclassifying the loan as a…

digitaljournal.com - Jon Stojan - Win McCormack and the business of building a literary brand that lasts decades: From imprint to institution
Win McCormack and the business of building a literary brand that lasts decades: From imprint to institution
Digital Journal

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. For many literary magazines, it can be difficult to establish the foothold so critical to success, particularly in the beginning. The economics are difficult, the audience is small…

cointelegraph.com - Helen Partz - Bernstein Predicts Bitcoin at $300K in Next Market Cycle
Bernstein Predicts Bitcoin at $300K in Next Market Cycle
Cointelegraph

Wall Street research company Bernstein expects Bitcoin to recover from its latest downturn, reclaim its 2025 high and set new records in the coming years heading into the peak of its historical cycle. Bernstein expects Bitcoin (BTC) to reclaim…

businessinsider.com - Lara O'Reilly - What Reddit's ChatGPT citations collapse means for marketers
What Reddit's ChatGPT citations collapse means for marketers
Business Insider

The SEO community is in a frenzy over recent data suggesting that ChatGPT has abruptly stopped citing Reddit in its answers nearly as often. For CMOs who have put time into cracking Reddit, the trend might not be as dire as it sounds. AI visibility…

hackaday.com - Jenny List - AI Book Scanning: Just What Is A Rare Book?
AI Book Scanning: Just What Is A Rare Book?
Hackaday

One of the stories of the last few weeks has been that AI companies have been scanning books in very large numbers in order to train their models with content guaranteed to have been written before 2002, and thus AI free. It's caused some outrage…

forbes.com - Naveen Rao - Radial's Acquisition Reshapes The Brain Medicine Market
Radial's Acquisition Reshapes The Brain Medicine Market
Forbes

Radial announced the acquisition of Mindful Health Solutions' management services organization (MSO), creating a combined network of 27 clinics and over 100 clinicians across seven states that specialize in bringing emerging treatments to patients…

forbes.com - David Phelan - Apple iPhone 18 Pro Design Latest: 4 New Colors And Updated Case Style
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Design Latest: 4 New Colors And Updated Case Style
Forbes

Aug. 25 update. This post, first published on Aug. 22, was updated to reflect more information about the predicted iPhone 18 Pro design changes, including the next processor. When the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are unveiled (likely on…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Infantino has no future at FIFA, European Leagues chief says
Infantino has no future at FIFA, European Leagues chief says
The Standard

Gianni Infantino cannot have a future at FIFA, European Leagues President Claudius Schaefer said as he stressed the importance of reforming world soccer's governing body and the responsibilities of its president. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In…

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