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AI Has Plunged the Book Publishing Industry Into Utter Chaos
Shortly after scoring a multimillion-dollar book deal for a debut author, the novelist's agents pulled the plug. They could no longer support the project, they said, because they couldn't verify that the book had been wholly written by their…
UK government 'irresponsible' for not publishing emergency drought plans
The UK government has been accused of a lack of transparency and of acting irresponsibly for refusing to publish the emergency drought plans that are produced by water companies. Water firms are required to publish statutory drought plans every…
Pro-life publisher facing demands to retract calling abortion 'killing' fires back: 'The answer is No'
EXCLUSIVE: A prominent pro-life organization is refusing demands to remove years of abortion-related reporting and to issue sweeping retractions after attorneys representing 13 abortion-rights advocates accused it of publishing false and defamatory…
Claude to Add Watermarks, and More AI Publishing News
We're turning some kind of corner in the ongoing conversation about if, where, and how to deal with the reality that AI-generated text has already made its way into mainstream publishing. Here's a look at the biggest recent headlines: 🤖…
Sony Terminates Stonks-9800 Dev's Publisher Agreement Without Warning
Ternox Games, the developer and publisher of several indie titles including the much-beloved 2023 game STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator, has announced that Sony has “unilaterally terminated” its PlayStation publishing agreement. As…
Veterans launch indie publishing label Inner Pocket
Veterans from Critical Reflex, Gaijin Entertainment, and Nozomu Games have launched a new indie publishing label called Inner Pocket. The fledging company is focused on bringing 'intimate and engaging' experiences to market by providing partners…
Bitpanda fined €70,000 in Austria's first published MiCA enforcement case
Austria's Financial Market Authority fined Bitpanda GmbH 70,000 euros ($81,150) for breaches of the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation in the regulator's first penalty over the rules. The FMA said Bitpanda failed to submit…
Bitpanda Fined in Austrian Regulator's First Published MiCA Penalty
Latest News PublishedAug 17, 2026 The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final. Austria's financial regulator has fined crypto platform Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($82,000)…
On this day: Animal Farm is published
On this day, 17 August, in 1945, with pro-Soviet sentiment rapidly fading in the UK, George Orwell's dystopian classic Animal Farm is finally published, writes Eliot Wilson Friday 17 August 1945. The Second World War was finally over. Two days…
Bitpanda fined in Austria's first published MiCA penalty
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final. Austria's financial regulator has fined crypto platform Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($82,000) for violating the European Union's…
Former Grasset chief Olivier Nora launches own publishing house in France
Aug 17, 2026by Barbara Casassus Olivier Nora, who was allegedly forced out of his post as Éditions Grasset chief at Hachette Livre in April and left in mid-July, has created his own publishing house, according to Livres Hebdo. Create a free…
Military drone security framework awaits MoD approval 18 months after draft was first published
The secured military drone framework is still awaiting approval from the Ministry of Defence, nearly 18 months after its draft was first published way back in March, 2025. The Army Design Bureau (ADB), which authored the framework, resubmitted it…
How The Audiobook And Podcast Overlap Can Morph The Audio Industry
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Yomi Adegoke, Min Jin Lee, and Jennette McCurdy attend The Future of Audiobooks Event with Spotify 2023 on October 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Spotify) According to a…
Who will win college football's national championship? Submit your 2026 predictions here
The College Football Playoff championship for the 2026 season will be decided on Jan. 25 in Las Vegas. Sam Hodde / Getty Images The 2026 college football season is just days away, and our college football writers at The Athletic are beginning to…
Scientists find dead star that predicts our sun's future: 'Broken apart and returned to the galaxy
Astronomers have watched a dead star, in the guise of the Helix Nebula, being recycled back into the interstellar gas from which it originally came, bringing the story of that star full circle. Stars can last for millions, or even billions, of…
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