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adweek.com - Mark Stenberg - Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
ADWEEK

This story was originally published in On Background with Mark Stenberg, a free, weekly newsletter that explores the key themes shaping the media industry. You can sign up for it here. For decades, publishers have done everything in their power…

smh.com.au - Jane Sullivan - Can't get published by the Big Five? Win a major prize instead
Can't get published by the Big Five? Win a major prize instead
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In the book publishing world, small is beautiful. Often it's the little guys who get their books onto the shortlists for the top prizes, and many go…

pressgazette.co.uk - Charlotte Tobitt - Travesty' if publishers don't take up chance to opt out of Google AI Overviews
Travesty' if publishers don't take up chance to opt out of Google AI Overviews
Home Page - Press Gazette

Publishers have been urged to experiment with AI controls in the aftermath of the UK competition watchdog's new rules for Google. Senior publishing leaders were told it would be a “travesty” if none of them made the most of the…

theconversation.com - John Jewell - Why Prince Harry lost phone hacking case against Daily Mail publisher
Why Prince Harry lost phone hacking case against Daily Mail publisher
The Conversation

The High Court has ruled in favour of Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers in the lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other public figures. This is likely to end the Duke of Sussex's years-long campaign to prove allegations of unlawful press…

sevendaysvt.com - Paula Routly - From the Publisher: Watching With the World
From the Publisher: Watching With the World
Seven Days

I'm happy for the coincidence of the United States turning 250 and the quadrennial pursuit of the FIFA World Cup. The largest sporting event on Earth has a way of putting things in perspective. I view it as a reminder that we are one of many…

cbr.com - Ashley Land - DC Is Publishing the Comics Marvel Fans Keep Asking For
DC Is Publishing the Comics Marvel Fans Keep Asking For
CBR

It's no secret that the last decade in comics has seen DC Comics surpass Marvel as the best name in the game, putting out the stories 616 fans want to see. With a wider variety of adventures in print than it's seen in decades, Earth-0 and its…

foodsafetynews.com - Bill Marler - Publisher's Platform: 145? 2,000? 10? The Cyclospora Numbers Don't Add Up
Publisher's Platform: 145? 2,000? 10? The Cyclospora Numbers Don't Add Up
Food Safety News

Here is a math problem no consumer should have to solve. This summer, media reports built on state health department data point to nearly 2,000 cyclosporiasis cases nationwide. (source) However, the CDC reports 145 cases acquired in the United…

thehindubusinessline.com - Biocon stock ticks up as Yesafili Biosimilar clinical data gets published in peer-reviewed journals
Biocon stock ticks up as Yesafili Biosimilar clinical data gets published in peer-reviewed journals
BusinessLine

Biocon Ltd shares rose 1.22 per cent to ₹401.90 on the NSE on Thursday, July 9, 2026, as the Bengaluru-based biopharmaceutical company announced the publication of two pivotal clinical studies supporting the effectiveness of Yesafili…

digiday.com - Jessica Davies - Media Briefing: Declared 'good bots,' mixed-use crawlers, gray scrapers - how AI accesses publisher content
Media Briefing: Declared 'good bots,' mixed-use crawlers, gray scrapers - how AI accesses publisher content
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

The AI crawling environment for publishers is fragmenting. On one side is a visible layer of declared “good bots” that go through infrastructure gatekeepers like Cloudflare, Fastly and Akamai. On the other is a much larger gray…

cbr.com - Jason Wiese - DC Officially Confirms Absolute Batman Publishing Exclusives For San Diego Comic Con
DC Officially Confirms Absolute Batman Publishing Exclusives For San Diego Comic Con
CBR

Just like any other year, there is a lot to look forward to at 2026's San Diego Comic-Con. Just as anyone paying attention to the comic book industry in the past two years would expect, Absolute Batman will likely be all the rage. In fact, fans of…

forbes.com - Expert Panel - How To Build Employee Advocacy On Social Media: Leadership Insights
How To Build Employee Advocacy On Social Media: Leadership Insights
Forbes

Employee advocacy has become a bigger part of the marketing mix at many companies as social platforms continue to reward real people over polished brand accounts. At the same time, audiences have gotten much better at spotting posts that feel…

nytimes.com - Max Mathews - Wimbledon 2026 live updates: Women's semifinals latest with Coco Gauff, Marta Kostyuk in action
Wimbledon 2026 live updates: Women's semifinals latest with Coco Gauff, Marta Kostyuk in action
The New York Times

The 2026 Wimbledon Championships continue today with the two women's singles semifinal matches. U.S. star Coco Gauff (7) faces Karolína Muchová (10) to open the action on Centre Court at SW19. After that, Marta Kostyuk (12) plays…

forbes.com - Megan Poinski - Google's AI Spam Rules: What Marketers Need To Know
Google's AI Spam Rules: What Marketers Need To Know
Forbes

When Andrew Wheeler first got into the SEO business, he fought old-school keyword stuffing: Hiding keywords that are the same color as the website's background (invisible to the human eye, but enshrined in code), as well as in every unrelated code…

forbes.com - Antonio Pequeño IV - Meta's Market Value Passes Tesla's-But Both Stocks Are Still Tanking
Meta's Market Value Passes Tesla's-But Both Stocks Are Still Tanking
Forbes

Meta edged past Tesla in market value Wednesday—not because Meta's stock rose, but because Tesla's fell harder—setting up Meta's earnings report later this month as a test of whether the tech giant's big spending on artificial…

theguardian.com - Fiona Harvey - UK has 'no future' if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
UK has 'no future' if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
The Guardian

Members of parliament have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK's spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK's national security, warning that the UK has…

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