The Peak Daily
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Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.
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Nov 6, 2023 • 14min
AI influencers 📸 — AI influencers are taking over. Pre-tip your driver or risk slow delivery, DoorDash users warned. The impacts of Africa’s youth boom.
Out of all the jobs under threat from AI, we certainly didn’t have Instagram influencers at the top of our list.Want your late-night Big Mac order to arrive at least a little bit warm? Better tip your delivery driver ahead of time.Want to feel old? The median age in Africa is just shy of 19.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Nov 3, 2023 • 8min
Celebrity books 📚 — It’s the year of celebrity memoirs. What’s going on with the loonie? Low survey response rates are tainting economic data
This podcast covers the rise of celebrity memoirs in the publishing industry, the decline of the Canadian dollar compared to the US currency, and the negative impact of low survey response rates on economic data.
Nov 2, 2023 • 9min
Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q
Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over with.”The US government is rolling out some new house rules for AI developers.New numbers suggest that Canada’s bail system is more backed up than our stomachs after a bunch of fast food.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Nov 1, 2023 • 8min
Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q
Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over with.”The US government is rolling out some new house rules for AI developers.New numbers suggest that Canada’s bail system is more backed up than our stomachs after a bunch of fast food.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 31, 2023 • 9min
You’re out ⚾️ — More strikes than a baseball game. Biden’s executive order closes the AI floodgates. Canada tightens international student rules.
Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over with.”The US government is rolling out some new house rules for AI developers.New numbers suggest that Canada’s bail system is more backed up than our stomachs after a bunch of fast food.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 30, 2023 • 9min
Poison pill AI 💊 — Halloween treats probably won’t give you lead poisoning, but watch that hot chocolate. Poison pill threatens AI image models. Canada tightens international student rules.
New research is putting the harmful metal content of chocolate under the microscope again, but don’t go tossing the kids’ trick-or-treat haul just yet.If your favourite AI image generator starts spitting out some weird stuff, we may have an explanation.For months now, officials have been saying that the 800,000 foreign students at Canadian universities and colleges are putting too much pressure on housing and the labour market.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 27, 2023 • 10min
Cruise fight 🛳️ — Carnival condemned for Covid cruise. Stores show off their new brands. Alberta turns to AI to help fight wildfires.
Carnival Cruise Lines soon might have to spend a little bit less on cruise ship roller coasters and a little bit more on Covid lawsuit settlements.One in every three Canadians are buying more store brands to offset food inflation.On the heels of a record-breaking wildfire season, the country is turning to AI for solutions.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 26, 2023 • 8min
Cruise fight 🛳️ — Carnival condemned for Covid cruise. Stores show off their new brands. Alberta turns to AI to help fight wildfires.
Carnival Cruise Lines soon might have to spend a little bit less on cruise ship roller coasters and a little bit more on Covid lawsuit settlements.One in every three Canadians are buying more store brands to offset food inflation.On the heels of a record-breaking wildfire season, the country is turning to AI for solutions.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 25, 2023 • 8min
AI godfather debate 🤖— California deals a blow to autonomous cars. Doomsday kits are going mainstream. The Godfathers of AI can’t agree on how dangerous it is.
Like an angsty teen who took the car out without permission, Cruise has lost its driving privileges for the time being.If you’re looking for some early Christmas gift ideas, nothing spreads holiday cheer quite like a doomsday survival kit.The comments section of a Facebook post typically isn’t a place for intelligent debate between great minds… but sometimes, it is.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 24, 2023 • 9min
Port strike 🪧 — Rich countries feel the migration surge. St. Lawrence Seaway workers join the strike wave. Could we see a billionaire tax?
Make some room! International migration to advanced economies reached an all-time high last year, with estimates suggesting a further influx this year, per new OECD stats.Shipping traffic at a key Canadian transportation artery has ground to a halt. No, there isn’t a 400-metre-long container ship blocking the Seaway, just 361 workers walking off the job.Three things are certain in life: Death, taxes, and billionaires not paying said taxes.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
