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Sep 12, 2023 • 9min

Addictive junk food 🍟 — Just plane embarrassing. Google faces its biggest antitrust threat yet. Cigarettes and junk food have something in common.

Canada’s delegation to the G20 Summit is finally on its way back home after proving that in this country, no one is safe from flight delays.Like any of us in hour four of a Monopoly game, the US government wants to put an end to it all.You all already know that tobacco companies were responsible for one major global health crisis, but what if we told you they were actually responsible for two of them?Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 11, 2023 • 7min

More lithium 🪨 — US, India score G20 wins at China’s expense. Lithium deposit found in US may be world’s largest. Jobs report sends mixed signals.

China and Russia’s leaders may have decided to skip this year’s G20 gathering in New Delhi, but everyone else managed to get along just fine without them.Heading west for a gold rush? So 19th century. It’s 2023: Miners these days want to hear about lithium “in dem thar hills.”The latest job numbers are in, and they’re sending more mixed signals than a crush who likes all of your Instagram stories but won’t answer any of your texts.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 8, 2023 • 8min

Car privacy 🚗 — India opens its arms at this year’s G20. China takes a bite out of Apple. Cars are less private than a nude beach.

A who’s who of global leaders are landing in New Delhi as the annual G20 Summit starts tomorrow… or later today if you factor in the time difference.Imagine this: You’re a company, and your second-biggest market, which generates almost a fifth of your revenue, suddenly enacts a partial ban on your products.Cars are packed to the gills with technology these days, leading to various problems like production shortages, rampant theft, and now, major privacy concerns.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 7, 2023 • 9min

Rates hold 💵 — Tiff holds rates but leaves the door open for hikes. Return to office… now. Streaming may get more lucrative for musicians.

The Bank of Canada held its policy interest rate steady at 5% yesterday, but don’t call it a pivot—they’re ready to hike again if that’s what it takes to whip inflation, and they want to make sure everyone knows it.As Labour Day fades from sight in the rearview mirror, more Canadian employers are telling, not asking, employees to return to the office for at least a few days of the week.For artists who don’t change the economic outlook of a city with a couple of concerts, some extra money from a new royalty deal could go a long way.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 6, 2023 • 9min

China chips 💻 — Rise of the athlete influencer. Canada makes friends in the Indo-Pacific. China’s got chips too.

Athletes: They’re just like you and me. They eat, sleep, and are painfully aware of how many views their latest Instagram story is getting.At an international summit of Asian countries, the Prime Minister of Indonesia got a custom Team Canada basketball jersey, and Canada got a shiny new foreign partnership.As the US-China chip continues to run hot, a new smartphone has entered the chat.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 5, 2023 • 8min

ChatGPT in the classroom 📚 — ChatGPT enters its freshman year. Feds urged to create disaster response force. As rents heat up, Germany wants a freeze.

It’s back to school for students across Canada, and teachers are preparing to contend with a new presence in the classroom that’s shaping up to be more disruptive than the class clown: Artificial intelligence.While Canadian troops have been used to fight unprecedented wildfires this summer, some say there’s a better solution.As renters start to echo the concerns of Jimmy McMillan (read: the rent is too damn high), some countries are taking measures to cool off hot rental prices.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Sep 1, 2023 • 9min

Arm the rebels 🛍️  — Canadian mortgages get bigger. Bots aren’t allowed. Shopify and Amazon team up.

Canadian mortgages are getting larger, causing financial challenges. Companies are struggling to block web scraping bots. Shopify and Amazon have become frenemies. OpenAI projects revenue of over $1 billion.
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Aug 31, 2023 • 8min

Pasta shock 🍝 — One million residents short of estimates. Indigo asks, “Would you like some books with your wine?” Prepare for pasta sticker shock.

If your top skills include “counting, like, really high” then boy, does the government have a job for you.The newest location of Canada’s largest bookstore is set to offer a lot more than books.It might be time to cut back on the spaghetti carbonara… not because you need to watch the carbs, but to save on your grocery bill.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Aug 30, 2023 • 8min

AI at work 🛠️ — The AI battle for your office. Beat the high rent with an apartment swap. What’s the deal with Alert Ready?

Google and Microsoft battle it out to provide AI tools for offices. Montreal residents turn to apartment swapping to beat rising rental prices. Criticism of the Alert Ready system for emergency alerts on phones.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 9min

Workers staying put 👷‍♀️ — The West grows wary of Chinese research. Canadian workers are staying put. Cybercrimes are trending up.

Geopolitical tensions strain academic relations; Canadian workers staying in their jobs; rise in cybercrimes predicted for 2024.

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