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If you like puppies or yoga (or you want to impress someone in your life who likes puppies), this morningâs intro is for you.
Pick & Scroll News
January 15, 2025
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Good morning. If you like puppies or yoga (or you want to impress someone in your life who likes puppies), this morningâs intro is for you.
Doga Sydney now has 'puppy yoga', which looks about as productive as it sounds. Here are some videos and a sign up for you. A corporate booking would certainly liven up the dreaded upcoming offsite.
You can technically count it as exercise but we have a feeling your slightly stricter Apple watch will not.
All the headlines and more below...
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Falsely labelled âorganicâ products rife on Australian shelves, shoppers warned
Australians are being misled by producers who engage in a form of greenwashing by falsely labelling their products âorganicâ. LINK
Australian consumer confidence dropped 0.7% in January as high mortgage rates and financial stress dampened optimism for FY25. LINK
Australian farmers expect strong FY25 results due to favourable weather, beef demand and export advantages. LINK
Australian ETFs reached $33.49B in inflows during 2024 as total funds grew 38% to $239B. LINK
Difficult times in the AU venture capital industry have led to fears of a rise in the number of so-called 'zombie VCs' â firms caught between funds that continue to operate but struggle to raise new capital. LINK
Melbourne Airport will expand its international terminal for $4.5B after passenger numbers reached 1.1 million in December. LINK
Sydney Trains has offered employees a 13% pay rise over 4 years to resolve union disputes. LINK
GLOBAL NEWS
Santa Ana winds pick up, threatening fire-ravaged Los Angeles anew
Dangerous Santa Ana winds have picked up speed with gusts potentially hitting 120km/h with more than 8,500 firefighters attacking the fires from the air and on the ground. LINK
A study warns that doubling air passenger numbers by 2050 will strain climate goals. LINK
The US has imposed restrictions on advanced AI chip exports to over 120 nations to maintain technological dominance. LINK
COMPANY NEWS
Wendyâs opens first Australian store, 40 years after last one shuttered
Wendy's is re-entering Australia after 40 years to challenge McDonald's and Guzman y Gomez in the fast-food market. LINK
Apple faces a ÂŁ1.5B UK class-action lawsuit over its 30% App Store commission charges. LINK
Insignia Financial has joined major Australian companies in allowing employees to swap national public holidays for alternative days off. LINK
TV show Bluey to make its Lego debut with the first sets due to hit shelves later this year. LINK
Carsales owner Car Group will exit its AU tyre businesses, due to continued difficulty in achieving sustainable profitability. LINK
City Chic reported 3.6% lower sales revenue following strong Black Friday and Christmas trading in Australia and New Zealand. LINK
Nvidia's top customers are delaying $10B orders of its new Blackwell chip racks due to overheating issues. LINK
News Corp has sold Foxtel to DAZN for $3.4B whilst retaining a 6% stake and board representation. LINK
Mesoblast has raised $260M through a share placement to launch its Ryoncil therapy in the US market. LINK
Atlassian has acquired Loom for $1.5B as its co-founders engage with government initiatives. LINK
Lululemon reported strong holiday sales whilst facing profit margin concerns from heavy discounting. LINK
US tech giants Google, Meta and Nvidia are increasing investor dividends as Nvidia's payout surges 150%. LINK
ONE MORE SCROLL
Editorâs Pick: Aussies warned to brace for golf ball-sized hail and flash flooding as thunderstorms sweep the country.
Draft Pick: Sam Kerr appears in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment.
Odd Pick: Court annuls marriage after Melbourne bride thought the actual wedding was a joke to boost groomâs Instagram.
TOGETHER WITH
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TRIVIA
The top Wikipedia pages in 2024
Wikipedia launched on this day in 2021. Will the use of ChatGPT and other AI tools take over Wikipedia? Unknown. However, we do know that 2.4 billion hours were spent reading Wikipedia last year.
Can you put the top 5 English Wikipedia pages for 2024 in order of popularity?
Donald Trump
Deaths in 2024
Kamala Harris
Lyle & Erik Menendez
2024 US Presidential Election
Answers below
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ANSWERS
1. Deaths in 2024
2. Kamala Harris
3. 2024 US Presidential Election
4. Lyle & Erik Menendez
5. Donald Trump
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