AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoLocal News M&A: The National Trust for Local News is buying newspapers again, adding Georgia dailies after a rough 2025 restructuring, and says it’s in talks for more acquisitions—an industry signal that consolidation is still the play. Social Platforms & Kids: Meta is set for another U.S. trial this week after states alleged Instagram/Facebook were made addictive for children, following nearly $1B in damages already won. Digital Markets: The NYSE says it’s developing onchain settlement infrastructure for tokenized securities, building on DTC’s July tokenization pilot and earlier SEC filings. Publishing & Culture: A Beloit event celebrates Black entrepreneurship and the debut book “Black Dollar Daze,” while IDW’s Star Trek: Deviations line continues expanding genre-friendly one-shots. Books & Rights: Two Indiana women pardoned after Jan. 6 are suing the federal government for alleged prosecution and prison-related rights violations, seeking $1M each. Tech/Health: A new study in JAMA Network Open finds a low-fat vegan diet can match semaglutide-like weight loss over 16 weeks.
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