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searchengineland.com - Kelsey Libert - Hidden gem publishers outperform major media on audience affinity: Study
Hidden gem publishers outperform major media on audience affinity: Study
Search Engine Land

Hidden gem publishers have 1.7x higher audience affinity than major media outlets, even though they attract 130x less traffic. If that makes you rethink your 2026 earned media strategy, it should. Fractl's latest SparkToro-backed research suggests…

adweek.com - Mark Stenberg - Book Publishers Sue Google Over AI Training
Book Publishers Sue Google Over AI Training
ADWEEK

The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. A coalition of major book publishers and authors has filed a class action lawsuit…

mirror.co.uk - Rishma Dosani - Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara publishes notice to drop his surname
Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara publishes notice to drop his surname
Daily Mirror

Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has made the decision to officially remove dad Brad Pitt's surname, it has been claimed. The Fight Club actor shares six children with ex-wife Angelina Jolie - including Zahara, Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, and twins Knox and…

bookriot.com - Community - Publishers Launch New Lawsuit Against Google for Using Digital Books to Train AI
Publishers Launch New Lawsuit Against Google for Using Digital Books to Train AI
BOOK RIOT

A group of three publishers, plus author Scott Turow, has brought perhaps the most straightforward case against a tech company's use of books in training AI models. The case is not focused on on the legality of using books at all in training these…

heraldscotland.com - Hannah Brown - Former MSYP challenges council to publish £53k probe into complaints
Former MSYP challenges council to publish £53k probe into complaints
The Herald

Although the inquiry cleared council employees of wrongdoing, it made three recommendations, including a review of how concerns are managed and recorded when no formal complaint has been lodged. The council has withheld the final report, its…

hothardware.com - Alan Velasco - Ex-PlayStation Exec Blames Publishers For High Digital Game Prices
Ex-PlayStation Exec Blames Publishers For High Digital Game Prices
HotHardware

Sony has been catching a lot of heat from gamers after it announced its plans to no longer produce discs for games released after January 2028. One of the key complaints is the high pricing of games available in the PlayStation Store, but in an…

gameranx.com - Ryan Parreno - Former Sony Exec Claims Publishers Price Their Games On PlayStation - But There's A Lawsuit That Says Otherwise
Former Sony Exec Claims Publishers Price Their Games On PlayStation - But There's A Lawsuit That Says Otherwise
Gameranx

A former Sony exec made a claim in a recent interview about PlayStation that's actually being disputed in court right now. Gordon Thornton is a former SVP at PlayStation, who worked on growing PlayStation Store's digital business. In an interview…

thebookseller.com - Scarlett Clarke - Harriet Sanders to retire from Pan Macmillan after 40-year publishing career
Harriet Sanders to retire from Pan Macmillan after 40-year publishing career
The Bookseller

Harriet Sanders, publisher of the Macmillan Collector's Library (MCL), will retire from Pan Macmillan following a 40-year career in the publishing industry. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive tailored newsletters with…

thebookseller.com - Heather Gosling - US publishers file lawsuit against Google for 'training Gemini on copyrighted books
US publishers file lawsuit against Google for 'training Gemini on copyrighted books
The Bookseller

Publishers and authors have filed a new lawsuit in the US against Google, alleging that the tech giant has engaged in widespread copyright infringement by using author's works to train Gemini AI models. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a…

futureparty.com - David Vendrell - Are Publishers Ditching Google?
Are Publishers Ditching Google?
TheFutureParty

Reportedly, several major publishers are considering opting out of Google Search. Why It Hurts: Just a couple of years ago, a publisher deciding to leave Google Search was unthinkable — it's the primary way the world surfaces information and…

thegamer.com - Jack Coleman - id Software Producer Blames Publishers And Monopolies For Gaming's Current Woes
id Software Producer Blames Publishers And Monopolies For Gaming's Current Woes
TheGamer

It's a tumultuous time for gaming. After years of unprecedented growth during the pandemic, the economics are beginning to stagnate while the cost of producing games continues to rise. The constant barrage of mass layoffs we've seen over the last…

amny.com - Isabella Gallo - Major book publishers sue Google over Gemini AI stealing millions of copyrighted works, argue tech giant will 'weaken the incentive to create'
Major book publishers sue Google over Gemini AI stealing millions of copyrighted works, argue tech giant will 'weaken the incentive to create'
amNewYork

Some of the world's largest publishers of novels, academic books, and articles filed a federal class action suit against Google over allegations that the tech giant scraped their copyrighted literature from the web and fed it into its artificial…

forbes.com - Trefis Team - Why The Market Misread Intel's AI Potential
Why The Market Misread Intel's AI Potential
Forbes

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2026 - A netizen is using his mobilephone to view intel logo and using his computer to view intel webpage in Suqian, Jiangsu, China on June 1, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)…

infoq.com - Leela Kumili - Google and Industry Partners Announce Agentic Resource Discovery Specification for AI Agents
Google and Industry Partners Announce Agentic Resource Discovery Specification for AI Agents
InfoQ

Google and industry partners have announced the Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD) Specification, an open standard designed to enable AI agents to publish, discover, and verify external tools, APIs, and services across organizational boundaries. The…

futurism.com - Frank Landymore - A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry
A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech To say Americans are divided on AI would be an understatement. Polls have shown that more people than ever have a negative view of the tech, and you can take your pick on the reasons…

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