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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.

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.

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

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

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

The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet (Joseph Cox/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/the-removed-doge-deposition-videos-have-already-been-backed-up-across-the-internet/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260314/p50#a260314p50

Salem Media agrees to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, doing business as WaterStone, in a deal that will take Salem Media private (Adam Jacobson/Radio & Television Business Report)
https://rbr.com/waterstone-agrees-to-buy-salem-media/

Waterstone Agrees To Buy Salem Media | Radio & Television Business Report
Salem Media, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, in a transaction that will take the company private. For Salem, it is an arrangement designed to "strengthen Salem’s long-term mission across radio, digital media, streaming, podcasting, television, and publishing."