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searchengineland.com - Danny Goodwin - News publishers expect search traffic to drop 43% by 2029: Report
News publishers expect search traffic to drop 43% by 2029: Report
Search Engine Land

News executives expect search referrals to drop by more than 40% over the next three years, as search engines continue evolving into AI-driven answer engines, according to a new Reuters Institute report. That shift is squeezing publisher traffic…

lgbtqnation.com - John Russell - Publishers are 'stepping back' from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
Publishers are 'stepping back' from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
LGBTQ Nation

2025 and the return to a GOP president, as well as ongoing efforts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people across the country, have created a chilling effect in the publishing industry, according to a new report from The Hill. Several industry…

avweb.com - Matt Ryan - FAA Publishes Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan Daft
FAA Publishes Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan Daft
AVweb: Premier Aviation News and Insights

The FAA released its draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline for public comment Monday, outlining its proposed approach to eliminating leaded avgas from the general aviation fleet. The plan was developed in response to Section 827 of…

mumsnet.com - New guidance due to be published on how screen time affects toddlers ability to speak
New guidance due to be published on how screen time affects toddlers ability to speak
Mumsnet

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thebookseller.com - Publishing director Ailah Ahmed to leave Cornerstone
Publishing director Ailah Ahmed to leave Cornerstone
The Bookseller

Publishing director Ailah Ahmed is set to leave Cornerstone, a division at Penguin Random House. Ahmed joined Hutchinson Heinemann, an imprint of Cornerstone, in 2021 and published a number of the literary imprint's authors including Taylor Jenkins…

pressgazette.co.uk - Charlotte Tobitt - Publishers say Google traffic down a third in 2016
Publishers say Google traffic down a third in 2016
Home Page - Press Gazette

Google search traffic declined globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data. In addition, referrals to more than 2,500 publisher websites from Google Discover, a feed served to users on Google's native mobile apps…

radiotoday.co.uk - Roy Martin - Ofcom publishes applications for small-scale DAB Round 8
Ofcom publishes applications for small-scale DAB Round 8
RadioToday

Ofcom has today published the list of applications received for the eighth round of small-scale DAB multiplex licences. The regulator says it has received 21 applications for the 50 small-scale DAB radio multiplex licences that were advertised as…

nytimes.com - Lukas Weese - Texans vs. Steelers live updates: NFL playoffs wild-card game score, predictions, odds and latest
Texans vs. Steelers live updates: NFL playoffs wild-card game score, predictions, odds and latest
The New York Times

Follow our live coverage of tonight's AFC wild-card game as Houston squares off against Pittsburgh The Houston Texans, winners of nine straight games, travel to Pittsburgh to face the AFC North champion Steelers in the final game of the wild-card…

gamesradar.com - Dustin Bailey - 14 years after Witcher 2 publisher Bandai Namco sued CD Projekt for cutting DRM, ex-studio head and new GOG owner doubles down on anti-DRM stance: 'Most corporate people, they make plain stupid decisions'
14 years after Witcher 2 publisher Bandai Namco sued CD Projekt for cutting DRM, ex-studio head and new GOG owner doubles down on anti-DRM stance: 'Most corporate people, they make plain stupid decisions'
GamesRadar+

GOG is under new(ish) ownership, as CD Projekt co-founder Michał Kiciński has bought back the digital PC game store from his old company. While there's a change in management, it seems there won't be a change in philosophy, as…

socialmediatoday.com - Andrew Hutchinson - X Launches Antitrust Lawsuit Against Music Industry
X Launches Antitrust Lawsuit Against Music Industry
Social Media Today

X's tagline for 2026 may well be “one battle after another,” with the platform launching yet another legal case, this time against the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), along with a group of publishers, over music…

bbc.co.uk - Kevin Peachey - UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts
UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts
BBC

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Competition among lenders suggests that mortgage rates could be cut in the coming weeks, according to brokers and analysts. In a newly-published report, financial information service Moneyfacts said…

bbc.co.uk - Kevin Peachey - UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts
UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts
BBC

Competition among lenders suggests that mortgage rates could be cut in the coming weeks, according to brokers and analysts. In a newly-published report, financial information service Moneyfacts said 'expectations are high for a booming market in…

fastcompany.com - Stephanie Mehta - Bold predictions and book recommendations from you, our readers
Bold predictions and book recommendations from you, our readers
Fast Company

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I'm Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from…

wsj.com - Kirk Maltais - Grain Futures Drop After USDA Increases Crop-Supply Estimates
Grain Futures Drop After USDA Increases Crop-Supply Estimates
Wall Street Journal

The latest outlook for U.S. crops shows higher ending stocks for corn and soybeans, countering market expectations and sending prices sharply lower. In the Agriculture Department's latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates…

independent.co.uk - Brendan Rascius - Newsom uses video of Trump gazing from window to blast Bondi in latest social attack
Newsom uses video of Trump gazing from window to blast Bondi in latest social attack
The Independent

Gavin Newsom has posted an altered video clip of President Donald Trump to blast the administration over its handling of the Epstein Files. California's Democratic governor used real footage from Trump's recent White House meeting with oil industry…

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