cover of episode Patent pending 📜 — Blackberry sells their patents. Lynx Air takes the skies. And more brands are getting into the metaverse.

Patent pending 📜 — Blackberry sells their patents. Lynx Air takes the skies. And more brands are getting into the metaverse.

2022/2/1
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Blackberry is selling tens of thousands of patents) for US$600M to a single company to turn its focus towards its core business: cybersecurity and software used by automakers—yeah, it’s been a while since they’ve made money from smartphones. A new Canadian Airline called Lynx Air has emerged, as new competition between low-cost airlines and its larger counterparts—Air Canada and WestJet—heats up. Consumer brands like Walmart and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are jumping on the metaverse bandwagon, even though the concept is still fuzzy for many people.

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The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions). Hosted by Brett Chang) and Jay Rosenthal).