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Cents, which makes operating and payments software for laundromats, raised a $110M Series C, following a $40M Series B in 2024 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/03/26/laundromat-software-cents-tender-offer

Exclusive: Laundromat software maker Cents spins up $140M deal
The company also completed a $30 million tender offer.

RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116130113129035572
Thanks to two new patrons who have contacted me privately, we’re past the half way point and have pledges from 10 patrons to cover $355 of the $600/month in rent that Aseel and her family need to leave the pr…

More US Counties See Population Drops Under Trump's Immigration Crackdown (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/us-census-shows-more-counties-see-population-drops-in-immigration-crackdown
http://www.memeorandum.com/260326/p1#a260326p1

Is nothing beneath ransomware gangs, hitting a small mental health agency in Bangor, ME, for crying out loud?
Maine mental health agency targeted in Russian ransomware attack
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/03/25

Maine mental health agency targeted in Russian ransomware attack
AMHC is the largest behavioral healthcare provider for a large swath of rural Maine, operating in Aroostook, Hancock and Washington counties.

House Ethics Panel Holds Rare Public Hearing on Democrat's Conduct (Annie Karni/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/house-ethics-public-hearing-democrat-conduct.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260326/p169#a260326p169

Amazon will invest $15B in OpenAI initially, followed by $35B if certain conditions are met; OpenAI commits to consuming ~2 GW of Trainium capacity through AWS (About Amazon)
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-open-ai-strategic-partnership-invest…

Amazon, OpenAI announce strategic partnership
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI will co-create a Stateful Runtime Environment powered by OpenAI models, available on Amazon Bedrock for AWS customers to build generative AI applications and agents at production scale.

As part of the Amazon-OpenAI deal, the companies plan a "stateful runtime environment" for AWS, letting agents carry context forward to handle ongoing projects (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/27/amazon-openai-stateful-ai-deal

Amazon's OpenAI deal aims to leapfrog Microsoft
AWS can offer custom OpenAI models, bolstering Amazon's enterprise and Alexa efforts.

America's sweetheart vs. American psycho (Tiana Lowe Doescher/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/4473046/america-sweetheart-vs-american-psycho-candace-owens-erika-kirk/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260227/p28#a260227p28

A Jeffrey Epstein victim files a class action against the Trump administration and Google, claiming Google's search and AI Mode published victims' personal info (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/jeffrey-epstein-victims-…

Epstein victims sue Google and the Trump administration over alleged disclosure of personal information
A lawsuit filed in Northern California alleges that Google's AI features generated contact information for Epstein victims.

OpenAI says it will overhaul safety protocols and establish direct contact with Canadian police, after not alerting authorities about the Tumbler Ridge suspect (Mickey Djuric/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/canada-openai-chatgpt-shooting-00…