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- /NATO bill ? — Canada isn’t following through on NATO commitments. Federal worker strike could have a big impact. And Buzzfeed pulls the plug on news.
Friday, April 21st 2023
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
- Private Moon ?—New Snap features. Private companies going to Moon. Big strike among public sector employees.
Thursday, April 20th 2023
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
- CEO Switch ??— Loblaws has a new CEO. AI musicians are putting out tracks. And Canadian companies IPO-ing elsewhere.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023
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
- New Samsung Search ?— Samsung is thinking about swapping Bing for Google. Hockey Canada gets its funding back. And remote workers get a tough report.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023
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
- Carplay Collision ? — GM is moving on from Carplay. Vertical farming taking off in BC. And gifts for customer service reps.
Monday, April 17th 2023
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