AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoDefense Industry Watch: At Eurosatory, Europe’s big push for strategic autonomy hit a snag as Germany and France appear deadlocked over the Future Combat Air System, threatening the joint sixth-gen fighter plan. Media & Skills: Qatar News Agency ran a Google-backed AI workshop for editors, aiming to modernize news production and framing. Publishing Rights: HarperCollins snapped up Kate Pierce’s debut novel Weak Flesh. Book Deals: HarperNorth acquired Kate Pierce’s debut novel rights (per trade coverage). Local Book Trade: France’s remaining Sauramps bookshops entered receivership. AI & Travel Books: Amber S. Hoffman’s Before the Booking argues hotels must close the “Hotel AI Discovery Gap” or lose revenue to invisible listings. Tech/Markets: Polen Capital’s AI miss cost it nearly $50B as investors reprice AI winners and losers. Sports & Culture: The Notebook: The Musical lands in Manila this September with Morissette and Laurence Mossman. Children’s Publishing Innovation: A Kickstarter-backed Amazon Diary hardcover adds real rainforest video via QR codes.
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