The Peak Daily

Imagine this: Before you settle in for today’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) coverage, you should listen to yesterday’s episode to get caught up. Like any bingeable show these days, you gotta start at the first episode.Does the idea of lab-grown meat weird you out a little? Well, scientists hope the rise in lab-grown dairy could at least help you warm up to the idea.We’re taking it back to Grade 9 civics class and giving you an update on the Senate.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

We explain the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.Headlines announcing layoffs continue to crowd our feeds, and yet there are very few signs of cracks in the Canadian and US labour markets… so, what gives?Remember floppy discs? You might not! Used to store data way before the cloud and USBs, they haven't been commonly used since the 90s. But they're still kicking.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Imagine this: A future where your phone battery is so good that you never have to get through the day on a 10% charge again.Online purchase scams were the leading type of scams in Canada last year, per the Better Business Bureau, but a more dangerous contender is now coming for the crown.An acclaimed researcher has adjusted his happiness hypothesis with inflation, and then some.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Alberta has introduced new legislation to give itself more power over gun control.Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines? US officials say they have new clues.We regret to inform you that Twitter drama has reached unfathomably silly new levels.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Global birth rates are on the decline, but one Japanese town has cracked the baby-making code.Lawyers for the plastics industry are fighting to make sure your kitchen cupboard stuffed with plastic bags stays well-stocked.Even as it deals with that pesky little issue of a potential ban in North America and the EU, TikTok is keeping on and looking for new ways to bolster its domination of Gen Z's eyeballs.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Waiting on a promotion? Well, there are two big names you’ll likely have to impress first: Myers and Briggs.Everything must go: Prices on some Teslas are down ~20% since January.From trading hiccups to stablecoin woes, the world’s largest crypto platform has had a rough 2023. And now, after a new report, regulators are circling like sharks before a feeding frenzy.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

As the global semiconductors arms race gets hotter than a ten-year-old laptop trying to run a browser with multiple tabs open, one Canadian chip leader just got a lot less Canadian.Now might be a good time to buy Planet Fitness stock, because over half the world’s population will be either overweight or obese by 2035 if trends hold, according to a new report by the World Obesity Federation.The newest trend sweeping TikTok is yet another example of why you can't trust everything you see online.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

A parliamentary committee voted to call on the Prime Minister to open an independent public inquiry into foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections.The Chief Science Advisor of Canada wants to get to the bottom of this UFO business.If you’ve been waiting to order a copy of Prince Harry’s memoir or various home goods of questionable usefulness from Indigo, you’re gonna have to keep waiting.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

GoerTek, a major Apple supplier, invested millions into a new production plant in Vietnam and is weighing an Indian expansion as it looks to [leave China](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/apple-suppliers-are-racing-to-exit-china-airpods-maker-says-1.1889086#:~:text=(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.,US company's most important partners.).Netflix’s first stage play will premiere later this year in London’s famous West End.Shopify is revamping its compensation structure to reward individual contributors with the same financial incentives that benefit those in management positions.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

We have some terrible, no-good news: rewards programs are getting less rewarding.A new paper in Frontiers in Science details one research group’s case for organoid intelligence—the practice of using tiny clumps of human stem cells to power computers.Provincial budget season is in full swing after Alberta and BC unveiled their #spendinggoals. In case you weren’t watching with popcorn in hand like we were, here’s the lowdown.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO