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mirror.co.uk - Steven Smith - New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
Daily Mirror

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…

foxnews.com - Madison Colombo - RFK Jr accuses NYT of publishing 'hit piece' sourced by 'disgruntled' employees he purged
RFK Jr accuses NYT of publishing 'hit piece' sourced by 'disgruntled' employees he purged
Fox News

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched an attack against The New York Times on Wednesday, accusing the paper of publishing a 'hit piece' sourced by disgruntled former employees. Kennedy's post on X comes after a report…

socialmediatoday.com - Andrew Hutchinson - Meta publishes 2026 holiday planning guide
Meta publishes 2026 holiday planning guide
Social Media Today

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. We're halfway through the year, and that means it's time to start mapping out holiday campaign strategies in order to maximize opportunities for the critical end-of-year push.

hollywoodreporter.com - Ethan Millman - Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
The Hollywood Reporter

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…

billboard.com - Ariel King - Publishing Briefs: Seeker Enters Global Distribution Partnership With Virgin Music Group
Publishing Briefs: Seeker Enters Global Distribution Partnership With Virgin Music Group
Billboard

Universal Music Publishing Group has rebranded with a new logo (seen above). “Everything in music starts with a songwriter,” Jody Gerson, chairman and CEO of UMPG, said in a statement. “Great songs transcend generations…

thestage.co.uk - Katie Chambers - 'Disappeared' literary agency leaves publishers and writers' estates in limbo
'Disappeared' literary agency leaves publishers and writers' estates in limbo
The Stage

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…

rockpapershotgun.com - Mark Warren - Ubisoft are reportedly laying off up to 380 staff, as the Assassin's Creed publisher closes two studios and restructures another
Ubisoft are reportedly laying off up to 380 staff, as the Assassin's Creed publisher closes two studios and restructures another
Rock Paper Shotgun

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…

newswire.ca - The Canadian Journalism Foundation - CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
CNW

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…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms market
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

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…

thebookseller.com - Lauren Brown - New Freida McFadden novel The Witch to b published in October
New Freida McFadden novel The Witch to b published in October
The Bookseller

Poisoned Pen Press will publish The Witch by bestselling author Freida McFadden in October 2026, the first of her books to be published in hardback in the UK with a Waterstones exclusive run. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Chris McCall - Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
Daily Record

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…

pressgazette.co.uk - Alice Brooker - Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Home Page - Press Gazette

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…

digiday.com - Sara Guaglione - Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

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…

statnews.com - Elizabeth Selvin - We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
STAT

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…

concordmonitor.com - Clara MacDow - 93-year-old Pittsfield resident self publishes her first poetry collection
93-year-old Pittsfield resident self publishes her first poetry collection
Concord Monitor

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…

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