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Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion  CNBCVista, Blackstone buying software maker Smartsheet for about $8.4 billion  Yahoo FinanceThis NYC Hedge Fund Will Reap A $90 Million Profit In The $8.4 Billion Smartsheet Deal  ForbesBlackstone, Vista Reach $8.4 Billion Deal to Buy Smartsheet  BloombergSmartsheet to Be Taken Private by PE Firms in $8.4 Billion Deal  The Wall Street Journal

Roku says its new Ultra streaming box is 30 percent faster  EngadgetRoku Ultra (2024) Review: Can More Power and a Solid Remote Fend Off Google?  CNETRoku’s new Ultra streamer is its fastest one yet, and the first to support all HDR formats  TechRadarRoku Remains ‘Very Committed’ to Set-Top Boxes Even as Smart TVs Spread  BloombergThe new Roku Ultra is faster, has better Wi-Fi, and comes with a backlit remote  The Verge

One week on, how the Lebanon attacks have changed the Middle East  BBC.comThe Vast Hezbollah Arsenal Awaiting Israel in Lebanon  The Wall Street JournalBig Brother without borders: Israel’s psychopathic warfare in Lebanon  Al Jazeera EnglishIsrael’s Righteous War on Hezbollah  National ReviewHow Israel degraded Hezbollah for years to come, in 8 days  Breaking Defense

Afghanistan: Cats have more freedom than women, says Meryl Streep  BBC.comAfghan women have less freedom than cats, Meryl Streep says at U.N.  The Washington PostThe Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women  The EconomistMeryl Streep: Afghan women have fewer rights than cats, birds  The Hill

Hezbollah is not Hamas. Can Israel afford another all-out war?  CNNIDF says jets dropped 2,000 munitions on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day  The Times of IsraelIsraeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006  The Associated PressIsraeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon: Maps show escalation of Hezbollah conflict  USA TODAY

China stimulus pushes global shares to new peak, boosts commodities  ReutersXi’s Economic Adrenaline Shot Is Only Buying China a Little Time  BloombergChina’s stimulus package lifts luxury stocks  Yahoo FinanceChina Cuts Interest Rates and Mortgage Down Payments  The New York TimesStock Market Today: Dow futures eye new record as bourses boosted by China stimulus  MarketWatch

US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’  CNNPentagon sending additional troops to Middle East as tensions escalate  The HillUS Embassy in Lebanon urges Americans there to ‘book any ticket available’ on few remaining departing flights  Fox Business

Novo Nordisk CEO to testify at Senate hearing over high weight loss drug prices  CNBCVideo Ozempic CEO to testify about drug prices on Capitol Hill  ABC NewsNovo CEO Faces Sanders Over GLP-1 Drug Prices. All of Pharma Should Tune In.  Barron’sNovo says Ozempic to be eligible for US price negotiations in less than a year  Reuters

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus  WIREDNeurable’s brainwave-tracking Master & Dynamic headphones tell you when to take a break  Engadget‘Like a Fitbit for your brain’: These game-changing headphones could stop you burning out  CNNMW75 Neuro review: Headphones that can read your mind  SoundGuysThe headphones that listen to you (and your brain)  Fierce Biotech

Israel and Hezbollah carry out new attacks amid fears of wider conflict  ReutersIsraeli strikes on Lebanon continue as Iran says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’  The GuardianLebanon Says Israel Strikes Killed 558 People, 50 Of Them Children  Barron’sIsraeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon: Maps show escalation of Hezbollah conflict  USA TODAYOpinion | Sadness and dread as the next Lebanon war looms  The Washington Post