Tom Cruise still flying high at UK box office with American Made
Doug Liman’s CIA thriller took less than £1m at the weekend yet still ended up on top, while indie God’s Own Country charmed British cinemagoers
Despacito drives Bertelsmann to record €500m profits
Song of the summer and TV shows American Gods and 13 Reasons Why boost German media group
How Netflix can spawn a Marvel-style Millarworld superhero universe
Acquisition of Scottish comic book business can transform into a multibillion-dollar film franchise
Netflix buys comic book company behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman
Streaming giant aims to copy Marvel owner Disney’s superhero strategy with Millarworld, its first ever acquisition
Pearson to axe 3,000 jobs after slump at main US business
Cost-cutting move aims to save educational publisher about £300m a year with 10% cut in global staff after biggest loss in history in 2016
Enjoy cod’s revival, but the extent of our ruination of the sea remains unknown
Yes, stocks may have recovered in the North Sea, but overfishing is not the problem in sustaining marine health
Jane Austen banknote unveiled – with strange choice of quotation
Bank of England launches new £10 note featuring a line about reading – said by a character who doesn’t care for books
Pearson picks up $1bn from Penguin – but no treat for investors
The education business sold nearly half its stake in the publisher to Bertelsmann, but much of the proceeds will be reinvested
Pearson sells slice of Penguin for $1bn
The beleaguered FTSE 100 firm strengthens balance sheet by selling a 22% stake to Bertelsmann in deal valuing the publishing giant at $3.55bn
Wonder Woman shakes off female superhero curse to top UK box office
Comic-book adventure outruns Baywatch, while My Life As a Courgette struggles to compete with another animated film, The Red Turtle
Wonder Woman breaks box office record for female director
Warner Bros/DC movie earns highest ever US opening weekend for a film directed by a woman, beating total set by Fifty Shades of Grey
How Dr Seuss could simplify boring, wordy documents
Bank of England staff read the children’s classics to learn how to get their message across. Who else would benefit from a little Seussification?
Amazon’s first New York bookstore blends tradition with technology
Visitors embrace the online retailer’s move into the physical world – even if the brick-and-mortar store serves in large part as an ad for Amazon Prime
Being an absolute boss: podcasts of the week
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How real books have trumped ebooks
The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished