Haji Glover returns to Scholastic as chief financial officer, effective January 22.
Archives for January 2024
Two More Nonfiction Authors File Suit Against Microsoft’s AI
Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage have filed suit against Microsoft, the latest in a series of lawsuits claiming that training OpenAI on authors’ books is copyright infringement. Like other suits, the authors highlight that the company is making billions of dollars on its AI products without any compensation for the authors whose works built them. “Defendants clearly could have obtained the capital to pay given the extraordinary investments already made and the staggering valuations now associated with these LLMs,” the complaint reads. “Defendants also could have explored financing alternatives, such as profit sharing or other mechanisms to facilitate their development […]
Today Show Read With Jenna Pick
The Read With Jenna pick for January is The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell.
The Silvers-Dudley Prizes
The Silvers-Dudley Prizes named their 2024 winners.
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Brennin Cummings is promoted to assistant director, marketing at Putnam.
February Indie Next List
The ABA announced the February Indie Next list, with Bride by Ali Hazelwood as its No. 1 pick.