The Peak Daily

Microsoft’s proposed US$69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is in jeopardy after the UK’s competition regulator delivered, to put it in gamer parlance, a 360 no-scope kill shot.What do Amazon and your ex have in common? Both face accusations of being way too controlling.The company synonymous with “affordable furniture” is working hard to keep it that way.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

On Alphabet and Microsoft’s earning day, let’s unpack the results…Pizza Pizza isn’t the only Canadian entity heading to Mexico. Soon, Canadian railcars will be making like us on Spring Break and taking trips down south.The contentious Bill C-11, or The Online Streaming Act, is set to pass in the Senate any day now.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Pizza Pizza opened its first international location in Guadalajara, Mexico, as Canada’s largest pizza chain looks to expand its horizons beyond its provincial borders.If you’re looking to renew your passport, apply for Canadian citizenship, or send a 40-foot shipping container’s worth of stuff anywhere, this might not be your week.The Port of Vancouver is planning a serious update to its operations, but updating a port isn’t as easy as updating your phone’s operating system or your LinkedIn headshot.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Bed Bath & Beyond, the home goods retailer known for sky-high merch displays and really bright lighting, has finally thrown in the towel and filed for bankruptcy.Apple is expanding its push into the realm of mental health products with a new pre-downloaded app (codenamed Jurassic) that will utilize iPhone usage data to make suggestions for what to jot downIf we learned anything from House of Gucci, it’s that the fashion biz isn’t always pretty.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Every friend group has that one buddy that’s happy to have all the fun but let someone else foot the bill. In NATO, Canada might be that guy.As Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers hit the picket line, their fight for higher wages could disrupt more than just your spring travel plans.After over ten years in operation, BuzzFeed has pulled the plug on its news division.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

This year for Snap: Flying selfie drones are out, and everything augmented is still very in.Top travel destinations for 2023: Venice, Maui, Seoul, and… the Moon?In what’ll be the single-most newsworthy strike since Shohei Ohtani’s final pitch at the World Baseball Classic, Canada’s federal workers are hitting the picket line.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

President’s Choice spokesman and Loblaw President Galen Weston will step back from the day-to-day operations of Canada’s biggest grocer after two years at the helm.In the last few days, a new song featuring Drake and the Weeknd racked up over 600,000 Spotify streams and 15 million views on TikTok. The only problem? The artists didn’t make it.There are many reasons to be proud to be Canadian, but some Canuck companies are feeling a lot less patriotic when it comes to going public these days.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

It’s not often that Google's parent company Alphabet takes an L, but yesterday, shares dropped after news of a potential disaster on the AI chatbot front broke.After ten months of withholding funding, the feds are hoping the black sheep of Canadian sports has turned a new leaf.Fair warning to all the hard-working remote workers (we include ourselves in that mix), this new set of remote work data might hurt a bit.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Your car dashboard is shaping up to be the next front in the fight to own the screens we look at all day.When you think of a warehouse, you probably think of rusted shipping containers or movie fights scenes, not a bountiful harvest. Vertical farming may change that perception.Companies are using the “Santa Claus” method to win over customer service reps, i.e. showering them with practical gifts.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Like a pitcher waving off his catcher’s pitch…Canada’s largest diversified miner is repeatedly fending off the advances of an unwanted suitor.The federal government wants a shiny new battery supply chain for electric vehicles (EVs). Capitalizing on Foxconn’s move away from China might be one way to nab it.“How’s the weather out there today?” might be a simple question to ask, but coming up with an answer is a multi-billion dollar industry.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO