By Kathy Sandler • Issue #189 • View online
Innovation
Pinterest augmented reality expands from beauty products to furniture
AI helps historians complete ancient Greek inscriptions damaged over millennia
Ithaca, an AI machine learning tool developed by Alphabet’s DeepMind, is helping historians restore ancient Greek manuscripts & texts w 72% accuracy, + predict geographical origins & timeframes, dating inscriptions to within 30 years of their true age #AI
Removable MacBook keys could act as a mouse
It’s clear that the handful of metaverses in operation won’t sustain all the use cases for a global user base. Enter metaverse-as-a-service.
In the metaverse, Fashion Week is for everyone (if your browser doesn’t crash)
Decentraland is hosting the Metaverse Fashion Week, where designers, artists, and performers take part virtually, potentially signalling the future of fashion.
McCann: 2B People Daily Will Spend An Hour In The Metaverse By 2026
PFP NFTs are hot. Fashion is starting to dress them
Profile picture NFT owners are adding further clout to their Web 3.0 profiles with branded goods. A luxury opportunity?
Alibaba’s South China Newspaper Eyes NFTs
The South China Morning Post has launched a new tech startup to turn content into non-fungible tokens and help other media companies. In its first auction, it raked in $130k
TIME Releases First-Ever Full Magazine Issue as an NFT on the Blockchain
Technology
Biden Signs Executive Order on Crypto: Here’s What It Means for NFTs
Apple Working on Subscription Service for iPhones, Hardware
Apple Inc. is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products, a move that could make device ownership similar to paying a monthly app fee.
Here’s what you should know about the reported hack on Okta
Okta, which helps people at more than 15,000 organizations securely log in to online systems, said the issue was limited to a January hack attempt.
Where does your info go? US lawsuit gives peek into shadowy world of data brokers
RT @michellemanafy This lawsuit claims people’s exact location data was sold through a chain of industry players, rather than the summary or analysis of that information, without knowledge or permission from the company that collected it in the first place.
The FTC may have found a new standard for penalizing tech companies that violate privacy and use deceptive data practices: algorithmic destruction.
You.com launches an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI
Search engine You.com is introducing an AI-powered writing assistant, YouWrite, that can generate essays, emails, and more.
Netflix Buys Boss Fight Entertainment as It Builds Out Gaming Business
The acquisition is the company’s third since it announced plans to move into video games last summer.
YouTube to stream free, ad-supported TV shows for the first time
Media & Publishing
HT @BISG A new survey of its members by the Book Manufacturers’ Institute found print capacity for both hardcover and softcover books is running at more than 80%. #SupplyChain
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Children’s Publishing Community Rallies Support for Ukraine
The world of children’s books has come together with a number of initiatives aimed at offering support to children’s authors, publishers, and aid organizations.
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Book Aid for Ukraine raises over £70K in a fortnight
A fundraiser spearheaded by Hayley Steed, agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency, has raised £71,579.00 to support people in Ukraine, in two weeks.
ICYMI Black children’s literature has a long history, although early examples are not always easy to find. Some material is being recovered for 21st-century readers, as academics, child educators, and others work to shift views of the genre and its history.
The Granbury superintendent’s comments, made on a leaked recording, raise constitutional concerns, legal experts said.
The librarians uniting to battle school book ban laws
RT @PENamerica Books focusing on LGBTQ and racial issues that critics say are inappropriate for students are being banned across the country. Now, some librarians are joining together to protest those bans.
Discover a handy guide to demystify the process and provide you with resources that help explain how the publishing process works. #teamPRH
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Judy Blume Documentary in the Works at Amazon, Imagine Entertainment
Judy Blume, author of ‘Are You There God? Its’s Me, Margaret’ and ‘Superfudge,’ will get the documentary treatment from Amazon and Imagine.
Dolly Parton To Star In And Produce ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Movie Adaptation From Hello Sunshine
Dolly Parton To Star & Produce In Hello Sunshine Feature Adaptation Of Her Novel ‘Run, Rose, Run’
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Trailer Features Daisy Edgar-Jones and New Taylor Swift Song
Sony has released a new trailer for “Where the Crawdads Sing,” an upcoming thriller starring Daisy Edgar-Jones set to hit theaters July 24. #teamPRH
Studios To Embed Personnel At U.S. Government IP Center As Part Of Anti-Piracy Effort
The lead agency set up to coordinate anti-piracy efforts across the government will soon have studio “embed” to help them track theft of movies and TV shows.
Conde, Hearst Retreat on Monthly Magazines
In another sign of the struggles of print magazines, there are now no major monthly women’s fashion magazines in the US.
PeopleTV show is closing under new owner Barry Diller’s IAC
PeopleTV, the television network of People magazine, is shutting down next month.
Big 6 Ad Agencies Team To Support New Graduate Media Program, Fund Full Scholarships
The big 6 ad agencies (IPG Mediabrands, Publicis Media, Havas Media, Dentsu, Omnicom Group, & WPP/GroupM) are jointly funding 10 scholarships, helping w curriculum, + serving as guest lecturers for CCNY’s Branding + Integrated Communications masters degree.
Resources & Opportunities
Ibram X. Kendi, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nic Stone to Headline Free Banned Books Virtual Event 3/29
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RT @beth_phelan looking to do some good for marginalized creators in the book community? @DV_con is looking to add two planning committee members to our team! please email beth @ diversevoicesinc . org for info on the positions! if you’ve applied in the past, please feel free to inquire again!
2022 BIPOC of Publishing in Canada Mentorship Program Q&A for Potential Applicants 3/31
HT @craicer The Society of Authors (UK) have launched a new campaign. Pay The Creator. They are highlighting the insidious tactic of firms asking for content then telling the creator to be happy with the exposure instead of the money.
Attn. @WMG_NYC Members: Have you registered for our Annual Business Meeting, happening this upcoming Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12 noon, free, virtual! Come spend 30 minutes with Co-Presidents @JulieBlattberg & @ksandler1 (that’s me!), and members of the board to discuss all things WMG! Register now!
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Attn. #Authors, #Editors, #Publishers, #litagents: Check out CAA’s @MollieGlick in convo w Editor/Author Christine Pride. Learn the secrets from a master literary agent who’s seen it all. 4/27 12pm ET virtual. FREE for @WMG_NYC members, non-members $15
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