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BAI Capital Announces First Close of New US$800 Million Fund, Continues to Back Asia Growth and Globalization Opportunities

BEIJING, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAI Capital today announced the first close of its latest USD fund, targeting US$800 million. The first close reached US$600 million in commitments. At a time when global capital allocation has become more disciplined and growth investing is refocusing on commercial validation and execution,…

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Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book

Publisher alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon series

The Guardian - UK

Autocracy vs. democracy: Why Poland is a counterexample

The Bertelsmann Stiftung's new transformation index says that the world is becoming increasingly autocratic and existing autocracies are becoming more entrenched. One of the few counter-examples: Germany's neighbour Poland. What is being done differently here.

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Bertelsmann Faces Pressure To Sever Ties With Roger Waters Amid Antisemitism Allegations

Jewish Organizations Urge Bertelsmann Subsidiary to Cut Ties with Roger Waters Over Antisemitism Concerns

Zenger

Fake Hitler diaries to go on public display in Germany

Forged papers that caused a scandal when they were published as real in 1983 will be given to national archive

The Guardian - UK

Fake 'Hitler diaries', one of world's biggest hoaxes, head for German archive

The forged diaries of Adolf Hitler, whose publication in the 1980s was one of the world's greatest hoaxes, are to be handed over to Germany's national archive, Bertelsmann media group said on Monday.

Reuters

British Gas bailiff firm forcibly fitting pre-payment meters in homes got £1.5m furlough cash

It comes days after an undercover probe revealed Arvato heavies contracted by British Gas forced their way into people’s homes.

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Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle is stepping down

The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down

The Independent UK

Paramount scraps $2.2bn sale of Simon & Schuster publishing to Penguin

Penguin owner Bertelsmann will not appeal US judge’s ruling that merger would be illegal because it would hit authors’ pay

The Guardian - US

Harry Nilsson song rights sold to BMG in latest catalog deal

Harry Nilsson's melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they recognize the name, and they'll probably either respond with knowing reverence or a quizzical stare.

Los Angeles Times

The US government is trying to stop the merger of two of the world's biggest publishers – but will it help authors?

When Allen Lane set out to make cheap paperbacks for commuters in the 1930s, no one imagined he was building what would become the biggest publishing house we’ve ever seen.

The Conversation

Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger: Explaining the billion-dollar deal and how Stephen King got involved

The merger of Penguin Random House and its rival Simon & Schuster would reshape the publishing industry. Let's get you up to speed on the court case gripping the book world.

ABC News

Fewer book publishers hurts writers, readers

Consolidation benefits a few stars, and it benefits the shareholders of the conglomerate. But it doesn’t help workers in the industry or writers.

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