Parliamentary Book Awards 2019 pushed back to 2020

​The Parliamentary Book Awards 2019 have been pushed back to February 2020, due to the general election.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:00:14 UTC ]

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Amazon reportedly bumped back its AI-powered Alexa to next year

If you’re wondering what happened to Amazon’s new and improved version of its Alexa voice assistant, you’re not alone. Bloomberg reports that the new Alexa is still stuck in its developmental phase and Amazon has cut off access to its beta phase including its new “Let’s Chat” phase. As a result,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-11-01 21:50:42 UTC ]
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The Morning After: Senator calls for an end to ‘failed Big Tech self-regulation’

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Robert Peston: ‘I wore my favourite Gaultier coat to a party conference and somebody nicked it’

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Summer Game Fest: Where did all the AAA games go?

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Facebook, Fox, and what ‘killing people’ means in a pandemic

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W&N delays Cohen's The History Makers by nine months

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pushed back the publication of Richard Cohen’s The History Makers for nine months, days before its UK publication, following concerns by its US publisher it did not include enough Black perspectives.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Johnson met Murdoch on day he signalled general election bid

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Letting another drastic climate report go by

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[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-27 13:08:51 UTC ]
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Parliamentary Book Awards 2019 pushed back to 2020

​The Parliamentary Book Awards 2019 have been pushed back to February 2020, due to the general election.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:00:14 UTC ]
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PA sets out industry demands ahead of General Election

The Publishers Association has sent a manifesto to all political parties ahead of the General Election setting out five key priorities for the industry, including committing to the UK’s copyright regime. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 06:27:43 UTC ]
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Constable delays David Lammy book back to 2020

MP David Lammy’s book on tribalism is being pushed back to the new year due to the looming prospect of a general election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 07:51:32 UTC ]
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AFP say safeguards on warrants for media raids would undermine investigations

Inquiry told leaks to media can have ‘catastrophic’ consequences and federal police’s independence and press freedom are not ‘inherently in conflict’The Australian federal police has pushed back against calls for greater safeguards on the issue of warrants that interfere with press freedom,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-07-31 07:30:13 UTC ]
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Meredith Claims Improved Ad Results, Strong Circ Business in Q3

Meredith Corp. execs touted what they saw as encouraging signs for both print and digital advertising as well as a significant uptick in consumer-driven revenue on an earnings call Friday reporting the company's performance in the third quarter of 2019 (Meredith's fiscal years start in July... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-14 16:48:23 UTC ]
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PRH declines to comment on reported Obama memoir delay

Penguin Random House has declined to make any public comment on a press report that Barack Obama’s post-White House memoir has been pushed back until 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg Ends the Tease, Decides Not to Run for President

Strike another one off the long list of possible Democratic 2020 hopefuls: Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that he will not run for president. “I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” the former New York City mayor wrote in an op-ed published by the news outlet that... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Kerry: Trump Has “the Maturity of an Eight-Year-Old Boy With the Insecurity of a Teenage Girl”

Former Secretary of State John Kerry was on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday and didn’t waste the opportunity to mock President Donald Trump’s frequent use of social media and his thin skin. The former senator from Massachusetts, who is promoting his new memoir, said Trump is the first... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martina Cole's autumn novel pushed back to 2019

Martina Cole’s forthcoming book for the autumn No Mercy (Headline) has been pushed back to October 2019, meaning this autumn will be the first in nearly 20 years not to carry a new novel from the bestselling crime writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex Salmond joins bid to take control of anti-independence paper the Scotsman

Ex-first minister aims to make title more ‘pro-Scotland’ as part of bid for Johnston Press, which also owns Yorkshire PostFormer Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has joined an activist investor seeking to oust the board and chief executive of Johnston Press, owner of titles including the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Updated Corbyn colouring book to be rush-released

Old Street Publishing is to rush-release an updated version of its 2015 hit The Corbyn Colouring Book, following last week's general election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries minister Wilson loses his seat

The future of the government’s libraries brief has been thrown into doubt after libraries minister Rob Wilson lost his seat in Thursday’s General Election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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