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Green steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that's responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could
Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raider & LOTR Included
Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment by Ben Kerry 11 hours ago Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns. The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to spin off Fellowship Entertainment
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin in Nancy Meyers Movie
Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Apple Martin Makes Directorial Debut With Student Show Apple Martin doesn’t fall far from the tree. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ’s daughter will be following in her mom’s acting footsteps and making her movie debut in Nancy Meyers’ upcoming film, Deadline and Entertainment Weekly reported on May 18. The 22-year-old—who graduated
Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?
You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump of coal in their stockings. Iceberg and Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners...
Publishers pull marketing budgets away from Twitter under Musk’s ownership, changes to verification
Publishers are following in the footsteps of advertisers that have pulled money out of Twitter since Elon Musk took the helm six months ago. Some media organizations are now doing the same, and no longer paying to promote posts on Twitter to draw more eyeballs to their stories or sponsored content.“Publishers are seeing the platform
Digiday+ Research deep dive: Large publishers hedge their bets on subscriptions while small publishers back away
Subscriptions are a longstanding revenue stream in the publishing industry — but they’ve also become a tricky business in the digital era. And while the bigger players still rely heavily on subscription revenue, small publishers are less enthusiastic about subscriptions. This shows in the results from Digiday+ Research’s most recent survey of 112 publisher professionals.
How newsletter publishers are expanding and diversifying beyond inbox-based revenue
A media company can only grow so much when sticking to one channel. At least that’s what four newsletter publisher executives said when outlining their plans to Digiday about expanding into events, video and podcasts to diversify their businesses and grow their revenue this year.“Newsletters are an entry point for media companies and then they’re
Publishers create task forces to oversee AI programs
April 11, 2023 • 5 min read • By Sara Guaglione Ivy Liu What started out as an informal dabbling with generative AI technology inside publishers’ newsrooms has developed into a full-fledged focus area for some media companies. New teams are being formed within BuzzFeed, BridgeTower Media, Forbes, Ingenio and Trusted Media Brands, all dedicated to overseeing
Newsletter publishers say they continue to see uptick in revenue despite advertising slowdown
Though some publishers are seeing ad revenue pace behind forecasts this quarter, newsletter publishers have been able to continue to attract dollars from existing advertisers as well as bring on new advertisers to their products, according to conversations with six publishing executives. The Gist, 1440, Industry Dive and The Ankler are continuing to run profitable
Four publishers are trying to destroy the Internet Archive and its digital loaning practices
TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: Founded by Brewster Kahle in May 1996, the Internet Archive is a digital library designed around the idea of "universal access to all knowledge." The repository provides free, public access to vast collections of books, movies, music, software
Ars: “Book publishers with surging profits struggle to prove IA hurt sales”
Today, the Internet Archive (IA) defended its practice of digitizing books and lending those e-books for free to users of its Open Library. In 2020, four of the wealthiest book publishers sued IA, alleging this kind of digital lending was actually “willful digital piracy” causing them “massive harm.” But IA’s lawyer, Joseph Gratz, argued that
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Green steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that's responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could
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Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raider & LOTR Included
Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment by Ben Kerry 11 hours ago Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns. The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to spin off Fellowship Entertainment
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin in Nancy Meyers Movie
Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Apple Martin Makes Directorial Debut With Student Show Apple Martin doesn’t fall far from the tree. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ’s daughter will be following in her mom’s acting footsteps and making her movie debut in Nancy Meyers’ upcoming film, Deadline and Entertainment Weekly reported on May 18. The 22-year-old—who graduated
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