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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.

Ravens don't just follow wolves-– they memorize kill sites across vast distances https://www.sciencealert.com/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances

Ravens Don't Just Follow Wolves – They Memorize Kill Sites Across Vast Distances
The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology – Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that provided food for all.

Lebanese government: 107 children were killed by the Israeli attacks so far, 331 children were wounded. https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/Media/view/83171/1/daily-report-on-the-aggression-death-toll-rises-to-850

Daily Report on the Aggression: Death Toll Rises to 850

Bellingcat about the destruction in Lebanon.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05/14/satellite-imagery-shows-ongoing-demolitions-across-southern-lebanon/

Satellite Imagery Shows Ongoing Demolitions Across Southern Lebanon - bellingcat
Dozens of towns and villages within the IDF's “Yellow Line” in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or destroyed in recent months.

Indiegraf acquires News Revenue Hub's donation management tool RevEngine, its third acquisition in three months after Hearken and Stylebot (Angela Fu/Poynter)
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/indiegraf-newsroom-acquires-revengi…

As funding dollars dwindle, newsroom tech companies are heeding the call for consolidation - Poynter
Indiegraf, known for its content management system, has made acquisitions a part of its strategy to help promote newsroom independence

Librarian should be chosen by Congress, House panel agrees – Roll Call
https://rollcall.com/2026/05/14/librarian-should-be-chosen-by-congress-house-panel-agrees/

Medizinregistergesetz: Psychotherapeuten warnen vor Datennutzung ohne Zustimmung
Das Deutsche Psychotherapeuten Netzwerk warnt vor wachsender Zusammenführung und Nutzung sensibler Gesundheitsdaten und Auswirkungen auf die Schweigepflicht.

Medizinregistergesetz: Psychotherapeuten warnen vor Datennutzung ohne Zustimmung
Das Deutsche Psychotherapeuten Netzwerk warnt vor wachsender Zusammenführung und Nutzung sensibler Gesundheitsdaten und Auswirkungen auf die Schweigepflicht.

Sources: Microsoft sidelined some Copilot-branded AI features on Windows 11 after the Recall delay, and shipped some promised features without the Copilot name (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
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Microsoft pulls back on bringing Copilot to Windows 11 notifications
Microsoft's plan to integrate Copilot across the Windows 11 shell has been shelved as the company reevaluates its AI approach across the OS.

Sources say Ola's AI venture Krutrim's smart assistant Kruti is unavailable to users and the development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, has stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)
https://econom…

Ola's AI smart assistant 'Kruti' goes dark across app platforms
While 'Kruti' was not accessible via its direct website, kruti.ai, which showed a "site not found" error, users accessing it through Olakrutrim.com/kruti saw a message stating the site was under maintenance and would be back shortly.

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