AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublishing & Books: University of Chicago Press marks America’s 250th with seven new titles on the nation’s founding, including Eric Slauter’s The State as a Work of Art. Labor & Media: DreamWorks Animation remote artists and technicians ratified their first union contract with TAG, boosting wages and extending LA-style benefits to remote workers. First Amendment vs. Confidentiality: A federal judge in Arkansas denied Entergy Arkansas’ bid to stop the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Arkansas Times from publishing data-center reporting, citing prior restraint concerns. AI & Copyright: The Trump administration backed OpenAI in the New York Times copyright fight over training large language models on copyrighted works, adding momentum to the broader publisher-vs-AI legal battle. Antitrust & Ad Tech: A judge ruled Google won’t be forced to break up its ad-tech “network” business, ordering changes instead—another major moment for publishers watching ad-market power. Culture & Literacy: Regal theaters in Augusta will screen two Dolly Parton movies to raise money for Imagination Library, with $9.25 tickets and proceeds to the Dollywood Foundation. Space & Industry: A new push in “ground” space services highlights how testing and integration facilities are becoming a business bottleneck as launch cadence rises.
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