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A report by PitchBook indicates that ownership of Europe's largest startup acquisitions is increasingly moving to foreign buyers. The data suggests that major European startups are being acquired by companies based outside the region rather than by domestic or European acquirers. Commentators are weighing what this means for Europe's tech ecosystem, its ability to retain strategic companies, and the long-term implications for local venture returns and industrial competitiveness.

Israel's military chief of staff has cancelled a planned trip to the United States, saying the army cannot send its top commander abroad while the military stands on high alert. The decision signals heightened readiness across the Israel Defense Forces and underscores the security situation's grip on senior military scheduling.

Arsene Wenger's remarks about Manchester City from 2011 are back in the spotlight 15 years later, according to Marca. The Spanish sports outlet revisited what the former Arsenal manager said about the club, suggesting his words remain relevant to debates around City today. Details of the exact comments and the reason for their revival were not provided.

A short-form video pairing an infinite fractal zoom animation, labelled as oddly satisfying content, carries Spanish text asking whether a case should be reopened, tagged with true crime, Spain, corruption and history. The combination of relaxing fractal visuals with a true crime question about an alleged corruption case in Spain is unusual, and the clip is circulating on social feeds.