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Vertical farm 🌾 — BoC hikes rates again. GoodLeaf aims big in vertical farming. And Canada is hoping for more critical minerals.

2022/12/8

We’ve come a long way since the 8.1% inflation rate seen in June (a near four-decade high), but if y

New league ⚽️ — Big departures at Salesforce. There’s a new women’s soccer league coming to Canada. And COP15 kicks off.

2022/12/7

A corporate one-two punch has left the executive bench at Salesforce looking a bit empty.After the C

Yield curve ↪️ — Circle isn’t IPO-ing. Canada has an inverted yield curve. And rental car customers were getting arrested.

2022/12/6

Stablecoin group Circle has abandoned its plans to go public, one of the first signs that the fall o

Writing bot ✍️ — There’s a new AI writing tool. Xi Jinping acknowledges protests. Volkswagen looks for EV battery manufacturing site.

2022/12/5

OpenAI (the lab behind the AI-powered DALL-E image generator) launched its new AI chatbot ChatGPT to

Brain chips 💻 — Chips for your brain. The banks are doing well. And LinkedIn has new features.

2022/12/2

Elon Musk took a quick break from social media stardom to shift back to mad scientist mode, claiming

Spotify wrapped 🎶 — Streamers are looking to theatres for help. Mexicans are moving to Canada. And workers are going back into the office.

2022/12/1

Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! And apologies to all who don’t (hey there, Apple Mus

Bank buyer 🏦 — RBC buys HSBC. Nestlé is rethinking its drug plans. And the police are using 23andMe to solve crimes.

2022/11/30

RBC is already the country’s largest bank by assets ($1.71T), but just because you’re the biggest do

To the movies 🎥 — Streamers are looking to theatres for help. Mexicans are moving to Canada. And workers are going back into the office.

2022/11/29

It’s been an up-and-down year for streamers as they struggle to diversify revenue streams. Now a rad

Public inquiry 👩‍⚖️ — The Inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act ends. Flipping homes will get taxed differently. And insurers are having headaches over art vandals.

2022/11/28

The public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act to break up convoy protests earlier this year

Black Friday 🛍 — This Black Friday might not be the same. Dentalcorp is up for sale. Canada’s healthcare system is critically ill.

2022/11/25

Canadians are projected to spend 13% less on gift-giving this year as they save money for essentials

Controversy ⚽️ — More controversy surrounds the World Cup. Interest rates are becoming a big problem for mortgage holders. And Mercedes has a new subscription product.

2022/11/24

Just a few days into the 2022 World Cup, feats of athleticism from the world’s best soccer players h

Sick days 🤒 — Meta’s Oversight Board made their first big ruling. We don’t know what’s going on with the National Housing Strategy. And Canada’s private sector unions are looking for a raise.

2022/11/23

Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent body that judges the company’s most high-stakes content moder

Lost a leap ⏱ — We’re losing a leap second.There’s a new sick day law. And a controversial weight loss drug is about to hit the market.

2022/11/22

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)-the group that quite literally decides what

Taylor v. Ticketmaster 🎟 — Twitter is the Titanic? Qatar is spending a lot on the WC. And Taylor is battling Ticketmaster.

2022/11/21

If you log onto Twitter these days, the vibe is akin to what we imagine being on the deck of the Tit

Worse than Enron 🔌 — Insolvency expert says FTX is the worst he’s seen in his career. Canada may join the OPEC for nickel. Rain is causing wheat headaches.

2022/11/18

According to a guy that’s seen the darkest side of the corporate world, the fallen crypto exchange F

Robot writing ✍️ — Is it the end of the housing downturn? Notion is adding AI writing. And Canada needs to bolster our presence in the arctic.

2022/11/17

Is it the beginning of the end of Canada’s real estate downturn? RBC thinks so.Cult-favourite note-t

Retail revival 🛍 — The Bank of Canada is losing money. US retailers are posting better numbers than expected. And Hydro Quebec has a spy scandal.

2022/11/16

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is on track to give “monetary tightening” a whole new meaning by losing bet