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Nuclear comeback 🔌 — Nuclear power is in vogue again. Meta releases a new headset. And there’s a backlog of PR applications.
2022/10/13

Canada-based Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management’s renewables division have buddied up to buy nuc

Protest 🪧 — Real estate investors are protesting interest rates. Saudi Arabia is on a hunt for talent. Lego is getting smart.
2022/10/12

Seven months into the Bank of Canada’s rate hike spree, some Canadians are already taking to their l

Tax evaders 🏦 — Hockey Canada loses another sponsor. Facebook employees don’t even like the metaverse. And still no action on the Panama Papers.
2022/10/11

Hockey Canada has officially lost every last one of its top-tier corporate sponsors after Nike suspe

Robot dogs 🐶 — A new pact not to weaponize robots. Alberta wants you to move there. And an investigation into Canada’s grocers.
2022/10/7

Six companies, including the famous Boston Dynamics (BD), pledged not to weaponize or support the we

Credit surcharge 💳 — A new credit card fee could be coming soon. OPEC+ is cutting oil production. And an MBA isn’t what it used to be.
2022/10/6

Starting today, you might see a new surcharge on your receipt when you tap your plastic. Businesses

For sale 🏷 — HSBC is considering exiting Canada. Phil Collins and Gensis sold their music rights. And Elon is buying Twitter after all.
2022/10/5

Phil Collins and Genesis no longer have publishing rights to their recordings. But they aren’t throw

Continuons 🗳 — Legault wins big. Credit Suisse is in trouble. And brands have too much merchandise.
2022/10/4

Francois Legault will stay in power as Quebec’s premier as his centre-right nationalist CAQ party se

Postal loans 📬 — Canada Post is introducing a new loan service. Elon’s Twitter texts get released. And Meta reduces headcount.
2022/10/3

Canada Post has expanded its MyMoney loan program in partnership with TD Bank to locations across Ca

New Google 🔎 — Google is revamping search. Pickleball is taking off. And Russia reports on the Ukrainian “referendum”.
2022/9/30

Google announced at its Search On conference that it’s testing updates to Search and Maps that will

New Alzheimer’s drug 💊 — Workers are getting raises. There could be a new CAPTCHA. And a new Alzheimer’s is going through a third clinical trial.
2022/9/29

Employers have come up with a novel idea to retain and sustain their workforce during these trying t

Internet vote 🗳 — A UN agency is hosting a big vote on the future of the internet. The British economy is in trouble. And Beyond Meat isn’t doing so well.
2022/9/27

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN body responsible for setting global communi

Diplomacy 🇰🇷 — Russia mobilizes troops. Buy now pay later is coming to a retailer near you. And Canada pushes for more influence in Asia.
2022/9/26

Russia’s decision to mobilize military reserves for the first time since WWII has triggered a crisis

New airline 🛫 — Canada has a new airline. OtterBox is pulling out of Quebec. And South Korea wants to do business with us.
2022/9/23

Canada Jetlines flew its inaugural flight yesterday carrying passengers from Toronto Pearson to Calg

Greenbacks 💵 — The US Dollar is surging. Robots are taking fast food jobs. And TikTok is scrapping political ads.
2022/9/22

Congratulations to anyone with a US bank account, because the currency is on a tear.Meet Flippy, Sip

Audiobooks 🎧 — Consumer prices are down. Audiobooks are coming to Spotify. And Russia is meddling in Eastern Ukraine.
2022/9/21

Canadian consumer prices fell 0.3% last month, the biggest monthly drop in two years.Spotify launche

Ready to Rumble 🥊 — Rumble is going public. Ukraine’s economy isn’t looking good. And Volkswagen is spinning Porsche off.
2022/9/20

Toronto-based video site Rumble, which bills itself as a free speech alternative to sites like YouTu

2 stars ⭐️ — Is the Michelin Star all it’s cracked up to be? Offices are having trouble filling them with people. And an 18 year-old hacked Uber.
2022/9/19

If you’ve been on the internet this week, there’s a good chance you already know that the Michelin g

Climate corp 🌎 — Patagonia founder gives the company away. Adobe buys Figma. Walmart has a new styling feature.
2022/9/16

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, along with his family, gave away control of the ~US$3 billion comp

The Merge 🔌 — Ethereum is going to proof of stake. Shopify is restaffing their leadership. And EU energy execs are doing too well.
2022/9/15

Ethereum, a blockchain platform supporting over 50% of the total value of the decentralized finance