<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>通信服務在交易活動中上漲，法國巴黎廣告集團（Publicis Groupe）同意以 25.5 億美元收購 LiveRamp Holdings，以增強其人工智能產品。此外，《紐約時報》和記者朱利安·E·巴恩斯（Julian E. Barnes）已對五角大樓提起第二起訴訟，原因是新的新聞報道訪問限制</p>

通信服務因交易活動而上漲——通信服務匯總