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Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-powered customer support software, for an undisclosed sum; Forethought has raised $115M (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/zendesk-acquires-agentic-customer-service-s…

Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought | TechCrunch
Forethought was years ahead of its time and the 2018 winner of TechCrunch Battlefield.

Trump Proposes Opening Over 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-proposes-opening-over-1-million-acr…

Trump Proposes Opening Over 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking
The Trump administration today released plans to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and mineral rights to oil and gas drilling and fracking in Southern California and the Central Valley, Central Coast and Bay Area.

NowThis acquires Salary Transparent Street, a social-first short-form interview series that reveals salaries, and plans to add a finance video podcast and more (Tess Patton/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/now-this-acq…

Gen Z Media Company NowThis Acquires 'Salary Transparent Street' Digital Franchise | Exclusive
“I started Salary Transparent Street to fix a broken system, and make conversations about money feel human, accessible” Hannah Williams says

Palo Alto Networks Founder Agrees to Buy California Bank for AI Revamp
He wants to use it to build AI tools for financial institutions
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/palo-alto-networks-founder-agrees-to-buy-californ…

heise | Chrome ausreizen: Datenschutz verbessern, an Vorlieben anpassen
Chrome ist umstritten, aber weiterhin populär. Unser Ratgeber zeigt, wie Sie den Browser datenschutzfreundlicher konfigurieren und sich vor Tracking schützen.

China to remove tariffs on most African imports from May 1, expands zero-duty policy across continent - The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/china-to-remove-tariffs-on-most-african-imports-from-may-1-expands-zero-duty-policy-across-continent/articleshow/128343878.cms

VICTORY: Trump Administration Agrees to Restore Pride Flag at Stonewall National Monument (Lambda Legal)
https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_20260413_victory-trump-administration-agrees-to-restore-pride-flag-at-stonewall/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260414/p30#a260414p30

In a comment on the BBC's charter, Reach says the BBC's "aggressive expansion" into local news and strong visibility in Google Search hurts local publishers (Alice Brooker/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/re…

Reach attacks BBC’s ‘aggressive expansion’ into local news
Reach has accused the BBC of damaging the local news ecosystem and urged the broadcaster to work with journalists outside of the company.

Meta and Broadcom announce an expanded partnership to co-develop multiple generations of Meta's MTIA chips; Broadcom CEO Hock Tan plans to leave Meta's board (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/meta-commi

Meta commits to one gigawatt of custom chips with Broadcom as Hock Tan agrees to leave board
Meta commits to deploying 1 GW of custom in-house MTIA chips co-designed with Broadcom in sweeping new multiyear deal announced Tuesday

„Kein Szenario, in dem sich Speicherpreise in der 2. Jahreshälfte korrigieren“
Marktforscher sehen keine Abhilfe bei der aktuellen Speicherkrise. Immerhin: Der Iran-Krieg soll zunächst keine großen Auswirkungen haben.