Tech Sector Faces Slower Growth Amid Rising Costs and Weaker Investment

Plus: Rocket Lab’s big leap, Trump and Musk’s latest moves, and Amazon’s push into fast fashion.

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Today, we’re scanning what’s making waves globally—and yes, it was a challenge to find a headline that didn’t feature Trump. So, we’ve given you the essentials on his latest moves with Musk, plus a whole range of other top stories, from Rocket Lab’s meteoric rise to Amazon taking on fast fashion. Here’s what’s inside:

• Rocket Lab's Meteoric Rise: Sir Peter Beck Becomes Billionaire as Shares Surge

• Tech Sector Faces Slower Growth Amid Rising Costs and Weaker Investment

• Inside Halter’s Revolution: Craig Piggott Shares How Tech is Changing the Farm

• Decided you’re going for gold? ‘Venture Capital 101: The ins and outs of raising an investment round

• Crimson Education’s Global Marketing Team – Now Hiring Contract Roles ASAP

• Trump Appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead “Doge” Department for Government Cuts

• Amazon Challenges Temu and Shein with New “Amazon Haul” Discount Store

• Saudi Arabia’s Visionary Neom Project Faces Setback as CEO Resigns

• Apple’s AI Notification Summaries: The Breakup Texts No One Asked For

• Watch: the exact moment the OpenStar team watched their plasma dream 3 years in the making flash before their eyes

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Lauren and the CAFFEINE team

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Welcome to part two of our three-part series with Icehouse Ventures Partner, Jo Wickham. Last month Jo dived into ‘Venture Capital 101: Raising VC vs funding alternatives’ which you can read or re-read here.