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Seems a small minority of folk in the US are stuck between a Kid Rock and a hard seltzer. The 90s rocker is all in a lather about who else has been drinking his favourite Bud Light. Now he’s making a song and dance about ditching it for Coors - the even more LGBTQ-friendly beer. Cheers!

While countries keep digging up dirt to help us reach our clean tech goals, it seems not everything’s coming up roses. The lithium industry has been plagued by queries about environmental concerns, ethical practices and potentially violating first nations’ rights. So how green are our EVs really?

Has Hasbro played a billion dollar hand? They’re printing trading cards like the Fed once printed money and people are buying up large to capture some of that sweet, sweet fantasy. But it seems not even their cosplay treasure chest hitting the big screen has so far battled deadly foes enough to rescue their share price.

Kiwis could be paying eggstra at the supermarket right now, but are times actually tough for companies or are some caught in a cycle of greedflation? Price hikes are typical during a crisis, but after the peak do prices drop to help consumer wallets, or do corporates simply fatten theirs?

While some in Big Tech want to take things slow when it comes to our relationship with AI, others have caught feels and may be ready to reboot. Now Down Under may be set to get their head in the cloud with data centre hopefuls following Cupid's arrow straight into the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.

While announcing plans to palm off an additional 9,000 workers last week, Amazon One also announced they hope to bring home the dough by getting Panera Bread customers in the palm of their hand signing a deal for pay-with-palm. Who else is getting in on the handsy biometric tech?

Seems like Block’s gone a little bit gangsta and now Hindenburg Research’s firing shots. Block’s Cash App is popping off in rap lyrics and now report-writing short seller Hindenburg’s taken aim. Where there’s smoke there’s fire?

Ryan Reynolds got minted with T-Mobile’s purchase of Mint Mobile but that’s not his only Hollywood side hustle. The Wrexham Footie Club owner also sold his Aviation Gin brand for big bucks. And he’s not the only A Lister hoping for return on investment. Who else could be hoping for a big payday?

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. How can investors turn Silicon Valley Bank’s ‘what were you thinking?’ moments and incremental failures into life long lessons about how and where to spend and store money? School up on SVB’s lessons learned.

Swedish-born Spotify’s been filling our earholes with phat wax and groovy tunes since 2006 and now it’s becoming a feast for the eyes too. In the spirit of endless TikTok scrolling, Spotify’s bringing back those MTV vibes to music-lovers. Have investors been watching?

And the Oscar goes to… Ozempic? The slim-down secret is out and TikTok influencers are dancing their way to their doctor for a script. But what is this ‘new’ wave of injectable treatments really designed to treat and how is Oprah weighing in?

Forget the Oscars, The Earnies is the only awards ceremony worth dusting off your black tie and fancy frock for this season. Just like a Will Smith slap, it’ll boost your stakes in the water cooler chat for days to come.