AI summit ends in whimper, raising solar returns and Govt plan to bolster media

Plus: Unpacking Luxon's tough week, Trump starts negotiations on ending Ukraine war and VCs flock to DSR in Europe.

Happy Thursday!

Well after a few public holidays now it feels like we’re properly back into the swing of things and the news cycle shows no signs of slowing down so let’s get into it. Thursdays are when we usually take a more global look in our newsletter but with how world dominating the conversations around emerging technology is becoming, basically all of our news feels global these days.

Here’s the Daily Shot of news you don’t want to miss:

• Task Force identifies three ways to harness solar and lower prices

• New seek data drops to show which jobs are in high demand

• Chris Luxon is having a rough week and it’s not over yet

• U.S. pushes for more speed and less safety at tepid AI summit:

• Government releases proposals to level media playing field

• Trump has ‘productive’ call with Putin as Ukraine ceasefire negotiations begin

• Defense and resilience tech reaches 10% of all VC funding in Europe

• Dario Amodei warns of ‘country of geniuses in a datacenter’

As always, thank you to everyone who has upgraded to a paid subscription or simply recommended Caffeine to friends and whānau. We couldn’t do any of this without you.

Finn and the CAFFEINE team

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