Chinese AI bot DeepSeek sparks US market turmoil, wiping $500bn USD off major tech firm Nvidia

PLUS: Why turning science fiction into reality demands caution, AWWA’s global leap with Somedays, NZ’s relaxed visa rules for digital nomads, and world-first ageing breakthroughs from Kiwi scientists

Welcome to your Tuesday morning fix.

If you haven’t noticed yet, we’re lucky to have one of NZ’s top tech journos on the Caffeine team. Finn Hogan is a maestro at navigating the intense world of tech (and plenty of other worlds, too), and our daily chats have taught me more in six months than I could’ve ever figured out solo 🤓. Today, Finn’s sharing the first of what I hope will be many op-eds, diving deep into Trump’s $500b ‘StarGate’ AI investment plan.

Need more soundbites to top up your day? Check out the rest of your Daily Shot news:

• Building StarGate to build SkyNet: why we need to be careful what science fiction we turn into reality

• DeepSeek Disrupts AI Giants: Nvidia Drops 16% Amid $818b NZD Market Cap Wipeout

• Kiwi Period Care Brand AWWA Joins Forces with North American Giant Somedays

• NZ Eases Visa Rules for Digital Nomads: Opportunity or Challenge for Tourism and Infrastructure?

• NZ Scientists Create World-First ‘Androgen Clock’ That Could Revolutionise Medicine and Ageing Research

• Trump’s Tech Turbulence: What It Means for NZ and the World

A huge thanks and welcome to all our new subscribers—you’re keeping us alive in this wild, unpredictable (and let’s be honest, slightly concerning) media world.

Lauren & the Caffeine team