Personal Digest: Global $3.2T M&A Boom Rewrites Corporate Playbook
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$3.2T M&A boom — Global dealmaking surged to $3.2 trillion in the strongest half-year in a decade, driven largely by AI investments that are reshaping corporate strategy and capital flows.
| Southern CaliforniaVandenberg marks milestone as SpaceX keeps California launches hot |
 | Los AngelesTennessee woos studios as LA juggles fires and industry flight |
 | ParentingCare gaps widen as parents juggle phones, foster needs and luxury nannies Foster Care (bradfordtoday.ca) · Internet safety (timesrecordnews.com) · Child Development (uk.style.yahoo.com) |
 | ClimateHeat, smoke and shifting seas force global planning into overdrive Heat Waves (aljazeera.com) · Economic impact of climate change (time.com) · Ocean Current (bemidjipioneer.com) |
 | Video GameConsole wars and digital-only tides reshape gaming’s map Retail (msn.com) · DRM (washingtonexaminer.com) · Grand Theft Auto VI (geektyrant.com) |
 | EconomyA $3.2T M&A boom meets struggling farms and steady markets Mergers And Acquisitions (inquirer.com) · Agriculture (myjournalcourier.com) · Stock Market (seekingalpha.com) |
 | TelevisionWorld Cup surges screens as TV’s health costs come into view FIFA World Cup (nytimes.com) · Neuroscience (neurosciencenews.com) |
 | MusicA songwriting titan steps offstage as BTS breaks streaming records |
 | EntertainmentBrenda Fricker, Oscar winner, remembered for luminous performances |
 | CaliforniaState fights wind project blocks and faces a lettuce crisis |
 | San DiegoHomes, high surf and hometown resilience Election (kpbs.org) · Wildfires (countynewscenter.com) · San Diego Comic-Con (nbcsandiego.com) |
 | FilmNolan’s epic and animation’s billion-dollar paradox Spider-Man (now.temple.edu) · Animation (variety.com) · Christopher Nolan (voicemag.uk) |
 | CultureThe Odyssey proves ancient stories still run culture The Odyssey (npr.org) · Film (awardsdaily.com) · Nicole Kidman (kuaf.com) |
 | MediaSocial feeds and APIs: mental health and market-speed monetization Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (facebook.com) · Application Programming Interface (time.com) |
 | GeographySupply chains get geopolitical, ancient sites get new life Supply Chain Management (logisticsviewpoints.com) · Pompeii (thenerdsofcolor.org) · Ancient Egypt (nationalgeographic.com) |