AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRugby Safety Push: Queensland Reds boss Sam Cordingley wants World Rugby to explicitly outlaw the “hip-drop” as a dangerous, potentially career-ending tackle after U20s star Treyvon Pritchard suffered a fractured ankle. Media Restructure: Nine is cutting about 30 publishing roles (including mastheads like The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAToday and Brisbane Times) as it shifts to a digital-first model, with print operations and nine.com.au also hit. Book Retail Expansion: Books Kinokuniya will open its first Melbourne store at Melbourne Central by late August, betting on experience-led retail as the centre redevelops. AI & Authorship: Australian Catholic University and Proudly Human (Alan Finkel) helped certify Pope Leo XIV’s speeches as human-authored, using a process that bars AI drafting. Copyright in the AI Era: A US judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5b settlement with authors over alleged misuse of books to train Claude. Publishing Industry Watch: Optiscan’s head-and-neck cancer imaging study advances to Stage 2 ahead of schedule in Perth, supporting future AI imaging algorithms.
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