Halter officially expands to the US
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Happy Wednesday and we hope you’re all managing to process that it’s nearly mid October when we swear to god it was Easter only yesterday.
It’s a big day and all eyes are on Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr but at least you’ve got a newsy to keep you busy until 2pm.
As well as your usual Daily Shot, we’ve a great new podcast pick unpacking what the US elections means for share markets and a parting shot about the most recent recipient of the most prestigious prize.
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Today is the day: It’s one of the most closely watched OCR decisions in years - could a 50, or even 75 point rate cate be incoming? Liam Dann at the Herald has a great breakdown of the important context in a wide ranging op-ed for you to chew on ahead of the official decision at 2pm. Read here.
Halter officially expands to the US: Congrats to virtual fencing company Halter for cracking the massive red white and blue market. Check out this clip from LinkedIn where CEO Craig Piggott spoke with RFD-TV about the company’s mission. Is his words: “You don’t build technology because it’s fun – you build it because of the impact it can have on a family and someone’s life.” Well said mate.
NZ's staunch anti-nuclear policy a mistake?: Fascinating interview with ex-Trump adviser John Bolton on RNZ this week. Bolton says New Zealand should be drawing a clearer distinction between nuclear weapons and nuclear power as the technology has come so far since we took our stand against it. With a nuclear fusion reactor under construction only a few minutes drive from the Beehive, it seems like we we’re taking his advice already but could more formal acknowledgement be needed for us to enter a new nuclear age? Watch here.
As a mid week moment of zen, please enjoy this genuinely incredible footage courtesy of Dawn Aerospace. That's one of its rockets travelling 60,000ft in 2 min. Congratulations to the team and can't wait to see what's next. We couldn’t take our eyes off it… Watch here 🚀 👀
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Girls that invest: How the US election has affected the share market
Sim & her friends break down the intimidating and not-so-well-taught world of investing and growing wealth, minus the jargon.
This week, they dive into the presidential election cycle theory and its impact on stock market performance. They break down historical data to reveal how U.S. elections affect global markets and what this means for investors. Tune in to learn if the theory holds true and how political shifts can influence your investment strategy.
The ‘godfather’ of AI, former Google luminary and noted AI alarm bell ringer, Geoff Hinton, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. He shares the award with his colleague John Hopfield for the pioneering work they did on artificial neural networks in the 1970s and 80s which enabled the AI boom we’re now living through.
It must be slightly strange for Hinton, receiving this most prestigious of awards for creating technology he now warns has a very real chance of causing global catastrophe.
Then again, Alfred Nobel, famed pacifist, also invented dynamite. So its not like the awards are any stranger to irony. Read more.
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Want to get in touch with a news tip, bit of feedback or just to chat? Email hello@caffeinedaily.co. Look after yourselves and each other and we’ll see you tomorrow.