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Fine dining 🍽️ - A Canadian cybersecurity acquisition, Credit card companies are all about dining.
1Password could be one step closer to going public after snapping up access-management startup Apono, fuelling fresh IPO chatter. Then, we dig into wh...
Smile for the cameras 😃- Anthropic model shutdown raises concerns in Canada, Digital cameras make a comeback
Canada’s growing reliance on U.S.-made AI tools comes into focus after Anthropic disables access to its newest models amid U.S. export controls and “j...
Business as usual 🤝- Officials downplay Canada-U.S. trade war, The biggest IPO ever.
We break down why Canadian and U.S. officials are publicly sparring but privately keeping the relationship on track. Then, we look at SpaceX’s blockbu...
Nicotine fiends 🚬- Young folks have a nicotine problem, Banks face pressure on small biz loans.
Today on The Peak Daily, we dig into the nicotine pouch boom among young Canadians and why regulators are struggling to keep up. We also break down OS...
Bridge over troubled water 🌉- The Gordie Howe Bridge is opening soon, BNPL apps come for rent.
Today on The Peak Daily: Canada’s long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge finally gets an opening date, and buy now, pay later lenders set their...
Log off 🤳 - Ottawa preps its youth social media ban, iPhones may have lowered birth rates.
Canada is getting closer to a nationwide under-16 social media ban, with Ottawa set to table new online harms legislation that would also regulate AI...
Hot ticket 🎫 - Toronto scalps its FIFA tickets, Texas beef gets banned in Canada
Toronto is flipping FIFA World Cup tickets at a markup, Canada temporarily restricts Texas cattle imports amid a flesh-eating parasite outbreak, and t...
First class 💺 - Air Canada previews new plane, Nova Scotia brings the seafood biz to schools.
Today on The Peak Daily, we’re breaking down Air Canada’s big bet on premium flyers with a new fuel-sipping A321XLR — and what it signals about the fu...
Bidding war ↖️ - The battle to sell Canada new submarines, A short selling scheme blows up.
Canada’s coming submarine super-deal turns into a full-on bidding war as South Korea dangles “Project Beaver” — a massive hydrogen-trucking investment...
Checking in 🏨 - Ottawa wants more AI startups, A rare office-to-hotel conversion in Vancouver.
Today on The Peak Daily, we dig into Ottawa’s plan to back Canadian AI startups with a new federal investment fund, and what it could mean for keeping...
University challenge 🎓- Canadian universities slide in global rankings, Nvidia unveils new laptop chip.
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we break down why nearly every Canadian university slid in the latest global rankings, and what tightening fundi...
Fishy business 🐡 - Remote work is hurting young job hunters, Sardines have become big business
To kick off the episode: Remote work was supposed to make jobs more accessible — but for entry-level workers, it might be doing the opposite. New rese...
All eyes on me 👀 - Ottawa to fine-tune surveillance bill, The CFL inks landmark media rights deal.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down Ottawa’s plan to fine-tune Bill C-22 after backlash from Big Tech and privacy advocates, and what the lawful ac...
Clip show 🎬 - WestJet lobbies against passenger protections, Spotify welcomes clippers
Today on The Peak Daily, WestJet pushes to roll back Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulations as the backlog of complaints keeps growing. Then, S...
Hit the brakes 🛑 - Canadian share sale startup gets sued, People don’t like Ferrari’s first EV.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down the legal battle brewing in the booming secondary market for private-company shares, after Vancouver-based Hiiv...
Tim-porary foreign workers 🍩 - Tims backpedals on TFWs, New tests cause concern over AI guardrails.
Tim Hortons is changing course on temporary foreign workers and aiming to hire 10,000 Canadians as critics say the program has helped suppress wages a...
That’s so retro 🍕 - Pizza Hut is cashing in on the ‘90s nostalgia wave, There’s a fight brewing over Canada’s streaming rules
In today’s episode, we dig into Pizza Hut’s retro restaurant revamp and why ’90s nostalgia is proving to be a powerful sales strategy. Then, we break...
Always watching 👀 - Disney gets dinged for theme park surveillance, PEI potatoes are under attack
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down what it means when theme parks start using facial recognition and AI cameras, as Disney faces a lawsuit over pr...
Big air 💨 - Airbnb unveils big overhaul, Cottages are the new starter homes.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down Airbnb’s biggest overhaul yet and what it means as travel apps race to become “super-apps.” Then, we look at wh...
Fighting shape 🥊 - Cohere breaks into the biotech biz, Canada’s army is getting a makeover.
Cohere is making a bold move into biotech with the acquisition of Montreal’s Reliant AI, aiming to bring agent-powered tools to drugmakers. Plus, Cana...
Boo birds 🐦 - Young people are turning on AI, The proxy battle for Lululemon heats up.
On today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we look at why recent grads are turning on AI — and what that backlash says about a brutal entry-level job marke...
Electric feel ⚡ - New plan to double Canada’s electricity generation, A $20 hearing aid is for sale
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down Ottawa’s new plan to double Canada’s electricity generation by 2050, and why it could reshape costs, climate po...
Dude, where’s my carbon price? 🏭 - Alberta carbon pricing deal clears for new pipeline, MBAs are on sale.
Today on The Peak Daily, we’re breaking down Ottawa and Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing deal and what it means for a proposed new west coast pipel...
Tokenmaxxing 🪙 - Amazon employees fudge AI tool usage, Dunkin’ returns to Canada.
In today’s Peak Daily, the rise of “tokenmaxxing,” as Amazon workers allegedly pad AI tool usage to look more productive, and what it says about how c...
Case (un)closed 🚓- Police corruption threatens to derail prosecutions, Fertilizer shortages are stoking food inflation.
A Toronto Police corruption scandal is forcing prosecutors to review dozens of federal cases, raising the risk that some charges could be thrown out....
Out of stocks 📊 - Can AI pick stocks? And people are very upset about Kevin O’Leary’s giant data centre.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down the backlash to Kevin O’Leary’s massive “Stratos” data centre project in Utah, and what the politics of power,...
Boomerang generation 🪃 - Young adults aren’t leaving the nest, Ontario preps for big nuclear plant.
Today on The Peak Daily, we unpack the rise of the “boomerang generation” as more Canadians in their late 20s and 30s move back in with their parents,...
Another Canadian EV plant bites the dust, Landlines make comeback for kids.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down Honda’s reported decision to shelve its planned $15B EV complex in Ontario, and what that signals for Canada’s...
Regulators, mount up 🙅♂️ - The U.S. wants to regulate AI after all, Meta turns to facial scans for age checks.
The U.S. signals a possible pivot toward AI oversight, with talk of government reviews for new models and Big Tech sharing early versions with federal...
Stable condition 🪙 - A loonie-pegged stablecoin has arrived, Canadian cattle ranchers got beef
We break down the first Canadian-dollar-backed stablecoin, CADD, and what a loonie-pegged token could mean for crypto adoption and Canadian financial...
Big Flex 🚘 - North American automakers left behind at world’s largest auto show, a tax change that could change business ownership in Canada
Today on The Peak Daily, we’re heading to Beijing’s massive auto show to see why China’s EV makers are pulling ahead, and what it could mean for North...
Goblin mode 👺- Canada takes on financial crime, ChatGPT won’t shut up about goblins.
Canada is getting serious about fighting white-collar crime with a new Financial Crime Agency, and OpenAI is trying to rein in a strange side effect o...
Elevator pitch 🛗- Proposed merger rattles the elevator industry, Canada banks on defence.
Today on The Peak Daily, we break down a proposed mega-merger that could reshape the already concentrated elevator industry — and why Canada’s chronic...
Do the robot 🤖 - OpenAI misses revenue targets, Canada needs to get serious about robots
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we dig into the warning signs behind OpenAI’s massive spending spree as the company reportedly misses key revenu...
Spread the wealth 🏦 - Canada gets a sovereign wealth fund, Spotify and Peloton team up.
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we break down Ottawa’s new Canada Strong Fund — the country’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund — and what it cou...
Slow your scroll 🖱️ - Manitoba rolls out youth social media ban, Ottawa is on the hunt for infrastructure projects
Kids in Manitoba are about to find out what it was like growing up in a world without TikTok or ChatGPT.
Got a great idea for a large-scale inf...
It’s all coming back to me now 🤑 - Foreign cash returns to Canada, Chinese phonemaker wants a piece of the action.
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we break down why foreign investors are returning to Canada — including a planned $1B bet on infrastructure and...
We’ll take it from here 🤖 - Meta workers are training their AI replacements, A new Canadian startup lobby.
We break down Meta’s latest push toward AI agents — and what it could mean for human jobs — plus the growing fight over how Ottawa should deploy $750M...
Running interference 🖥️ - YouTubers push U.S. annexation, Silicon Valley builds its own media sphere.
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we unpack a viral (and likely AI-generated) YouTube network pushing the idea of Alberta becoming the 51st U.S. s...
One man’s trash 🗑️- Canadian startup scoops Big Pharma rejects, Canada’s military gets recruit boost.
In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we look at how a Toronto biotech is using AI to rescue promising drug candidates that Big Pharma left behind — a...