The Peak Daily

Think twice before sending that disparaging Slack message about your manager. Someone—or rather, something—could be watching.As they did with shirtless hippies in the ’60s, psychedelic drugs are having a moment—but this time around, it’s investors (with their shirts very much on) swooning over ‘shrooms.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

At the height of the pandemic, nothing could be more frightening than repeatedly touching a germ-infested item hundreds of other strangers had handled. Now, we can’t get enough of it!Now that Google and the federal government have squashed their beef over paying news publishers, the search giant is giving Canadians access to its shiny new chatbot.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Professional athletes, they’re just like you and me: They eat, they sleep, and they hate paying taxes.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

In what could be the most shocking reunion since Ben Affleck and J-Lo, WeWork co-founder and ex-CEO Adam Neumann has sent the proverbial “u up?” text to his old business.With AI deepfakes becoming more common on Facebook than old high school classmates promoting their multi-level marketing schemes, Meta has decided it’s time to step in.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Everyone you know under the age of 40 may have logged off Facebook years ago, but that’s not doing anything to slow down parent company Meta’s surging stock.Done with the days of throwing millions at anyone with a microphone and a few Instagram followers, Spotify is taking a new approach to its podcast business.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Everyone you know under the age of 40 may have logged off Facebook years ago, but that’s not doing anything to slow down parent company Meta’s surging stock.Done with the days of throwing millions at anyone with a microphone and a few Instagram followers, Spotify is taking a new approach to its podcast business.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

A new housing report has confirmed a tough truth: Canada’s rental market has become more crowded than a gym’s weight room in early January.Just like the sober-curious crowd, western provinces are partaking in Dry February… though not by their own choice.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

The latest supply shortage to hit Canada: newborns. The country’s fertility rate fell to its lowest level on record in 2022, with a paltry 1.33 children born per woman that year.Finding the perfect banger to soundtrack your next TikTok vid just got a lot harder.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

In a not-so-romantic Canadian pairing, an insurance giant and grocery conglomerate have officially announced they are exclusive.While it seems like layoffs are happening left, right, and centre these days — because, well, they are — some companies are going to great lengths to retain workers.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Like a boxer hanging on by a thread, one of China’s biggest real estate developers is being forced to throw in the towel.After 115 years in business, Leon’s Furniture is getting into the house-building game. No word yet on whether homes come fully furnished with brand-new pieces from the showroom.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO