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Sons Of Anarchy’s Return To FX Is Nothing Like I Expected. All Hail Charlie Hunnam And...Rob Mac?

Holy crowballs, this sounds amazing.

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UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans instead of AI

An empty book titled ‘Don’t Steal My Book’ were handed out at the London Book Fair on Tuesday as part of a protest by authors

The Independent UK

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

The Guardian - UK

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Author Joanne Harris on new Chocolat prequel: ‘Forget Ozempic, the demonising of food goes back centuries’

INTERVIEW: The character Vianne, made famous by actor Juliette Binoche 20 years ago, is back with her very own origin story. Helen Coffey sits down with her creator to discuss the healing power of cooking, the existential threat of AI, and why the marginalised need sticking up for more than…

The Independent UK

‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’

Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models

The Guardian - UK

Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’

The Guardian - UK

US Authors Guild to certify books from ‘human intellect’ rather than AI

The Human Authored online portal allows members to register their book and use a specially designed logo on covers and promotional materials

The Guardian - UK

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Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited

Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledged

The Guardian - UK

How Vermont Saved the Legacy of Japan's Greatest Rally Team: Part 1

We know Vermonters love their Subarus. 11.3% of new cars sold in the state are a Subaru—vastly more than the company’s nationwide share of sales, which hovers around 1%. But the state’s ties to Subaru run deeper than Foresters parked in quaint little driveways. In the forested hills outside Burlington,…

Motor1

The masters of risky business: here’s how you can become an actuary

These are the 5 steps to start your career in the growing field of accounting.

Fortune

Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action

Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’

The Guardian - UK

Survey finds generative AI proving major threat to the work of translators

While AI tools have been used by some translators to support their work, three-quarters of those surveyed believe the emerging technology will negatively impact their future income

The Guardian - UK

"Minor Threat were like The Beatles. I saw Ian MacKaye write Straight Edge on his mother's piano": Henry Rollins on Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Stooges, Green Day, Beyoncé and the meaning of punk

Former SOA, Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins knows a thing or three about punk rock, so pay attention please

Metal Hammer

“Someone’s spiked Derek Sherinian and Bumblefoot’s cornflakes – their virtuosity is hotwired for the next gen”: Whom Gods Destroy’s Insanium

Sons Of Apollo offshoot deliver a jawdropping and sometimes preposterous prog-metal storm with their debut release

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Joanne Harris: ‘Some of us don’t see the line between the books and the world’

As the author prepares to publish a prequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat, she explains why she engages with real-life political battles too

Louder

"It had nothing to with me rejoining Dream Theater!" Mike Portnoy responds to Sons Of Apollo claims

Guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal had discussed Sons Of Apollo demise on Canada's The Metal Voice podcast

The Guardian - UK

Spotify claims to have paid audiobook publishers ‘tens of millions’ in royalties

The streaming company says its payout model is competitive, but the Society of Authors has raised doubts about whether authors ultimately benefit

The Guardian - UK

Spotify’s new audiobook streaming could have ‘devastating effect’, says Society of Authors

The industry body says the music giant’s move to make more than 150,000 titles available has not been discussed with authors and may compete with sales

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Society of Authors calls use of bad reviews for book blurbs ‘morally questionable’

After several critics complained of being quoted out of context on the covers of Jordan Peterson’s new book, the industry body has spoken out against the practice

The Guardian - UK

Authors call for AI companies to stop using their work without consent

Margaret Atwood, Viet Thanh Nguyen and 8,000 others have signed an open letter asking that permission is obtained and compensation given when a writer’s work is used by AI

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s an industry-wide mental health crisis’: authors and publishers on why the books sector needs to change

After a survey revealed the stresses that authors face when placed in the spotlight for the first time, publishing houses and industry bodies have pledged extra training and pastoral care

The Times of India

5G services rolled out in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Union communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Thursday launched 5G services in Odisha. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack received 5G service. Other cities will be covered in a phased manner.

The Guardian - UK

Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors

The writer, president of the SoA for nine years before he stood down in March, claims the organisation needs ‘investigation from outside’

The Guardian - UK

Letters: thank you for giving a voice to people with learning disabilities

The parents of a young woman who died prematurely reveal how she – and many others – have been treated as second-class citizens

The Guardian - UK

Poison pens: leading writers call for overhaul of UK’s Society of Authors

Literary world riven by conflict as trade union is accused of inappropriately taking sides in culture war

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