The Peak Daily

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Jul 10, 2023 • 8min

Cannonball 🏊‍♀️ — Mercedes joins Tesla charging network. Vision Pro arriving next year—if you don’t mind Apple scanning your face. Canada’s lifeguard industry needs saving.

Tesla’s grip on EV charging is tightening, with Mercedes-Benz reaching a deal to access Tesla’s Supercharger network and adapt its vehicles to its charging standard.Apple’s mixed-reality Vision Pro headset is coming next year, but getting your hands on one will be a bit more complicated than picking up a new iPhone.Somebody should reboot Baywatch, because we need something, anything to motivate people to become lifeguards.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jul 7, 2023 • 10min

Emoji law 👍 — Stellantis stalemate comes to a close. Threads takes off. Emoji law.

Getting ahead in the green transition doesn’t come cheap… just ask the government.Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and… it’s a hitA Saskatchewan court ruled that a [thumbs-up emoji](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thumbs-up-emoji-can-represent-contract-acceptance-sask-court-finds-1.1941866#:~:text=court finds,-Ben Cousins%2C BNN&text=A “thumbs up” emoji can,of King's Bench for Saskatchewan.) (👍) can be a valid confirmation of a contractual agreement after finding a farmer liable for breach of contract.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jul 6, 2023 • 9min

Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.

Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jul 5, 2023 • 9min

Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.

Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jul 4, 2023 • 8min

Port strike ⛴️ — BC port strike enters fourth day. Wanted: Construction workers. The low-down on Canada’s new clean fuel rules.

A union representing BC port workers has extended their long weekend until further notice.Hey, want to build houses? Asking for our friends in the construction industry.While you were busy firing up the grill on Saturday, new clean fuel rules quietly came into effect.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jun 30, 2023 • 8min

No more news 📰 — Google bans the news. Cyberattacks come with a high price. It’s all about AI at Collision.

Canada is learning the hard way that when a tech giant makes a threat, you best believe ‘em.A cyberattack on Suncor has left the company and its customers looking for answers.The biggest artificial intelligen…sorry, technology event in Canada has drawn to a close.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jun 29, 2023 • 9min

Crypto comeback 🪙 — FTX is plotting a comeback. Job ads show a wage growth slowdown. Meta rolls out new social media safeguards

In what would be the most shocking comeback since Michael Jordan returned to the NBA (pick either time that it happened), bankrupt crypto exchange FTX wants a fresh start.Wage growth in Canada has been flying high this year, to the point where it has actually outpaced inflation. But new data from Indeed suggests it could be coming down to Earth.Can you name anything scarier to Meta than the EU right now? We’ll wait.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jun 28, 2023 • 8min

Collision conference 👩‍💻 — Inflation slows, but still has a way to go. Collision conference arrives in Canada. Canada’s grocery sector needs more competition.

A new round of inflation data shows that rate hikes are slowing down the economy, but it’s too soon to start celebrating just yet.Canada’s marquee tech conference is descending on downtown Toronto this week, and we were there live to cover it.The most-anticipated release of the summer just dropped: The Competition Bureau’s report on Canadian grocers.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jun 27, 2023 • 7min

Expensive roofs 🏠 — Construction costs are sky-high. You’re telling me a robot made these drugs? Adidas wins patent fight with Nike… this time.

The cost of raising a roof is going through the roof.Have you heard about INS018_055? No, it’s not the name of Grimes and Elon Musk’s newest child. It’s a potentially groundbreaking AI-designed drug.While “supreme court decision” might sound like a pretty big deal for most people, it’s just another day in the life of the world’s biggest footwear brands.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jun 26, 2023 • 8min

Putin’s chaotic weekend 📅 — Vladimir Putin had a chaotic weekend. India's secret weapon for dealing with red tape: AI chatbots. Canada’s accounting shake-up.

When your colleagues ask what you got up to this weekend, you can say “Much more chill than Vladimir Putin’s, that’s for sure.”You thought Loblaws selling 37$ chicken breasts was bad? Canada Bread is kindly asking you to hold its beer.Most of us use AI chatbots for mundane, daily tasks like drafting memos or meal planning. But in India, they’re giving the nation’s poorest populations a leg up.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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