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It's the collaboration you weren't expecting.
Pick & Scroll News
January 28, 2026
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Good morning. It's the collaboration you weren't expecting.
Lego and Crocs have teamed up for an 'innovative partnership,' bringing brick shoes to your door.
Priced at $150 USD, these might have a hard time getting off the ground and we're more than a little skeptical. However, we would have said the same about a Labubu doll as well!
All the headlines and more below...
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Warning over alarming Gen Z investment trend as Australia mulls potential ban
Young Australians are falling for online investment scams driven by social media hype and overconfidence as ASIC considers restricting financial product advertising to boost financial literacy. LINK
A Melbourne worker has lost an unfair dismissal case while refusing a hybrid office policy, as the Fair Work Commission ruled the employer acted reasonably. LINK
AI is disrupting global job markets as up to 60% of roles in developed economies face transition risks while talent ramps are deemed vital for workforce adaptation. LINK
Australian universities face political pressure to reduce immigration as they rely heavily on international students who contribute about 40% of net overseas migration. LINK
Proposed changes by the RBA to ban surcharges and cap interchange fees could prompt Australians to downgrade or cancel credit cards as reward programs are affected. LINK
Listed investment companies in Australia are declining as investors shift to ETFs with many LICs trading below asset value. LINK
COMPANY NEWS
Parents owed up to $10,000 as Services Australia accused of ignoring the law
Services Australia may owe back child support of up to $10,000 each to more than 16,000 parents, following a policy misaligned with legislation according to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. LINK
ABC News’ official Facebook account with 4.9M followers, was hacked on Tuesday, with explicit content posted including images of Bonnie Blue. LINK
Whoop fitness trackers caused controversy at the Australian Open as top seed Carlos Alcaraz was asked to remove his approved device over cheating concerns. LINK
The European Commission launched an investigation into X over AI-generated sexualised deepfakes, citing potential child abuse and Digital Services Act violations. LINK
Nvidia invested $2B in CoreWeave to build over 5 gigawatts of AI factories by 2030 as it expanded its infrastructure partnership and backed AI cloud growth. LINK
Visa warned that the RBA’s proposed credit card fee cap could curtail access to credit cards, comparing the move to US-era rate caps under Trump. LINK
DroneShield reported a 94% year-on-year revenue increase to $51.3M in Q4 2025 as it secured major military contracts and turned a positive operating cashflow of $7.7M. LINK
ONE MORE SCROLL
Editor’s Pick: How a Dr Pepper jingle from TikTok made it into a TV commercial.
Draft Pick: Alcaraz defeats de Minaur in straight sets to reach Australian Open semi-finals.
Odd Pick: A scientist produced a monogamy ranking of dozens of mammals, including us.
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BRAINTEASER
Today’s puzzle appeared as the last question on the UK version of The 1% Club. This means that just 1% of the population could solve it correctly within the 30 second time limit. Can you?
What letter of the alphabet replaces the question mark in the above sequence?
P.S. if you get this then you can take the rest of the day off!
Answer below
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ANSWER
N
The first word is TRIANGLE. A triangle has 3 sides and therefore the word TRIANGLE is missing its first 3 letters to become ANGLE.
The second word is SQUARE. A square has 4 sides and therefore the word SQUARE is missing its first 4 letters to become RE.
The third word is PENTAGON. A pentagon has 5 sides and therefore the word PENTAGON is missing its first 5 letters to become GON.
Following on with this pattern, the fourth word must be HEXAGON. A hexagon has 6 sides and therefore the word HEXAGON is missing its first 6 letters to become N.
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