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New DWP update published with September 2026 deadline set
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…
RFK Jr accuses NYT of publishing 'hit piece' sourced by 'disgruntled' employees he purged
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…
Meta publishes 2026 holiday planning guide
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.
Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
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…
Publishing Briefs: Seeker Enters Global Distribution Partnership With Virgin Music Group
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…
'Disappeared' literary agency leaves publishers and writers' estates in limbo
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…
Ubisoft are reportedly laying off up to 380 staff, as the Assassin's Creed publisher closes two studios and restructures another
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…
CTV/W5 and Taproot Publishing Win CJF Excellence Awards
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…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries climbs Thursday, outperforms market
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…
New Freida McFadden novel The Witch to b published in October
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…
Murrell plea deal 'spared Sturgeon embarrassment' amid calls to publish details
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…
Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
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…
Media Briefing: Publishers put premium video behind the paywall to sell subscriptions
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…
We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850
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…
93-year-old Pittsfield resident self publishes her first poetry collection
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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