<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <p>Communications-services rose amid deal activity.</p> <p>   French advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe said it agreed to acquire U.S. data platform LiveRamp Holdings for $2.55 billion, in a move aimed at expanding its artificial-intelligence offering. </p> <p>   The New York Times and national security reporter Julian E. Barnes filed a second lawsuit against the Pentagon, escalating their fight over new rules restricting press access to military officials and the Defense Department's main building. </p> <pre></pre> <p>   Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com </p> <p>   (END) Dow Jones Newswires</p> <p>   May 18, 2026 17:36 ET (21:36 GMT)</p><p>Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</p></div></div>

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<p>通信服务在交易活动中上涨，法国巴黎广告集团（Publicis Groupe）同意以 25.5 亿美元收购 LiveRamp Holdings，以增强其人工智能产品。此外，《纽约时报》和记者朱利安·E·巴恩斯（Julian E. Barnes）已对五角大楼提起第二起诉讼，原因是新的新闻报道访问限制</p>

通信服务因交易活动而上涨——通信服务汇总