Why Your 2025 Company Kickoff (CKO) Is More Important Than Ever—And How to Make It Count

PLUS: Gluckman pushes for R&D funding, Callaghan Innovation cuts hit scientists, Meta’s record-breaking internet cable, NZ’s youth exodus dilemma, Jerry Jones’ $10B gamble & inside Musk’s DOGE network

Happy Hump.

One of our favourite [and, incidentally, most popular] columnists Heather Gadonniex is back today with everything you need to know about your 2025 Company KickOff. Here’s the rest of your Daily Shot round-up:

• Gluckman Urges Government to Increase R&D Investment

• Callaghan Innovation Job Cuts Leave Scientists in Limbo

• Meta to Build World's Longest Underwater Internet Cable

• What New Zealand’s Youth Exodus Means for the Future

• Musk’s Growing Footprint in Washington: Inside the DOGE Network

• The Tiny Indian Village That Became a YouTube Powerhouse

• Betting Big: How Jerry Jones Turned Risk into a $10 Billion Empire

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Lauren & the Caffeine team

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