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gamesindustry.biz - Alicia Haddick - 'We're going to see more hit games coming from publishers you've never heard of' - Pocketpair and the indie publishing revolution
'We're going to see more hit games coming from publishers you've never heard of' - Pocketpair and the indie publishing revolution
GamesIndustry.biz

John Buckley, head of publishing and communications at Palworld creator Pocketpair, says that big publishers need to get with the times. 'The terms they offer and the way they structure their deals have increasingly become irrelevant to what the…

pcmag.com - Michael Kan - US Seizes Domains That Published Fake Celebrity Nudes
US Seizes Domains That Published Fake Celebrity Nudes
PCMag

The US has seized the CFake.com domain, a porn site that's been around for years, offering fabricated nude images and videos of celebrities. On Friday, the Justice Department announced it had shut down CFake.com and the related SOCFake.com; both…

kotaku.com - Rebekah Valentine - Activist Investors Really Want Elden Ring Developer To Self-Publish
Activist Investors Really Want Elden Ring Developer To Self-Publish
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

There's an activist investor takeover bid going on right now at Kadokawa, parent company of Elden Ring and Dark Souls maker FromSoftware, and FromSoftware specifically is playing a big role in the investors' pitch: they're sick of giving sacks of…

independent.co.uk - Shahana Yasmin - Joe Sacco speaks out after publisher withdraws book on India sectarian riots
Joe Sacco speaks out after publisher withdraws book on India sectarian riots
The Independent

Penguin Random House India has withdrawn Joe Sacco's latest book on a 2013 episode of sectarian violence after demanding editorial changes the author claimed amounted to “finding excuses” not to distribute it. The Once and Future Riot…

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…

pressgazette.co.uk - Charlotte Tobitt - SPUR publishes 'common language' for tracking AI use of publisher content
SPUR publishes 'common language' for tracking AI use of publisher content
Home Page - Press Gazette

Publisher AI standards coalition SPUR has shared details of a proposed “common language” for tracking content usage by AI companies. SPUR aims to come up with a standard technical foundation for how AI platforms report on use of the…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Melrose Industries rises Friday, outperforms market
Melrose Industries rises Friday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Melrose Industries PLC MRO shares rallied 3.19% to £4.63 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 1.63% to 10,471.72. Melrose Industries PLC closed 32.48%…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Reliance Industries climbs Friday, outperforms market
Reliance Industries climbs Friday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Reliance Industries Ltd. 500325 shares rose 2.39% to 1,292.75 Indian rupees Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 2.30% to 75,527.95. Reliance Industries Ltd.

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Friday, underperforms market
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Friday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 524715 inched up 0.72% to 1,807.25 Indian rupees Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 2.30% to 75,527.95. Sun…

tvtechnology.com - George Winslow - Viant Launches Enhanced Publisher Solutions for CTV, Programmatic
Viant Launches Enhanced Publisher Solutions for CTV, Programmatic
TV Tech

IRVINE, Calif.— The demand side ad platform Viant Technology has launched its enhanced Publisher Solutions, a centralized tool set that provides seamless access to critical insights and monetization intelligence across the company's…

tomshardware.com - Bruno Ferreira - Microsoft's bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks - Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation exploits
Microsoft's bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks - Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation exploits
Tom's Hardware

Ever since appearing on the cybersecurity scene, Nightmare-Eclipse (aka Chaotic-Eclipse) has probably been the largest thorn in the side of the Microsoft Security Response Center. The long-running saga between Redmond and the disgruntled…

thebookseller.com - Maia Snow - Little Island signs two-book deal with previously self-published Tony Griffin
Little Island signs two-book deal with previously self-published Tony Griffin
The Bookseller

Little Island has signed a two-book deal for Tony Griffin's previously self-published Teenager's Book of Life, illustrated by Cathy Hogan. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive tailored newsletters with the latest from the…

marketwatch.com - Kumiai Chemical Industry 1H Net Y8.75B Vs Net Y6.27B
Kumiai Chemical Industry 1H Net Y8.75B Vs Net Y6.27B
MarketWatch

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (4996.TO) Japan Half-Year Ended April 30 GROUP 2026 2025 Revenue Y102.92 bln Y96.18 bln Operating Profit Y10.46 bln Y9.44 bln Pretax Profit Y13.76 bln Y8.29 bln Net Profit Y8.75 bln Y6.27 bln Per share Earnings…

marketwatch.com - Friedman Industries Shares Climb to All-Time High as Profit, Sales Jump
Friedman Industries Shares Climb to All-Time High as Profit, Sales Jump
MarketWatch

Friedman Industries shares notched an all-time high Friday, after the company logged a jump in fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales. Shares of the pipe-manufacturing company rose 33% to $34.99 and earlier hit an all-time high of $36.26. The…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Persimmon climbs Friday, outperforms market
Persimmon climbs Friday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Persimmon PLC PSN rallied 2.56% to £10.43 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 1.63% to 10,471.72. Persimmon PLC closed 32.83% short of its…

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