AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI Copyright Fight: The DOJ backed OpenAI in its New York Times copyright case, arguing AI training on copyrighted material is “fair use” and warning tighter rules could hurt U.S. national security and competition. Publishing & Books: Wisconsin authors’ new releases spotlight everything from a Lester Maitland biography to a Wisconsin sausage history and Ayad Akhtar’s next novel. Awards & Poetry: Luis A. Estable won the 2026 NYC Big Book Award for Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets, adding another win to the poetry-and-faith shelf. Local Book Culture: Planned Parenthood’s 52nd Annual Book Sale runs Sept. 10–20, while multiple library used-book sales and community events dot the Labor Day weekend calendar. Tech, Reading, and Collecting: A new iPhone app, Cibby, aims to make physical game collecting easier with a shelf-style interface. Crypto Market Buzz: PONS jumped into the top 100 by market cap after a Binance Alpha listing catalyst. Markets Watch: Fed commentary and stable jobless claims keep the focus on whether inflation is cooling enough to hold rates steady.
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