Rocket Lab shares sink, bounty offered after crypto heist and Alexa gets upgrade

Plus: Perplexity launches new fund, asteroid mining could be a reality and the viral chat bot conversation that has people nervous.

Happy Thursday!

We’ve almost made it through another week and today I am pleased to bring you a newsletter which manages that rare unicorn feat of not mentioning the current head of DOGE (by name at least). Particularly impressive since today is the day we take a look at what’s happening around the world (and beyond it, with some of these stories). Let’s get into it!

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

• Rocket Lab shares sink following critical report

• How Culture Amp found win-win solutions on their path to net zero

• NZME posts $16m net loss

• North Korean hackers perpetrate largest crypto heist in history

• ‘Unavoidable’ power price spikes incoming - but why?

• Amazon announces Alexa is getting an upgrade

• First robotic mining prospector ready to head into orbit

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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