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Big brains 🧠 - Canadian universities poach A-list academics, Nvidia is buying Hugging Face.

Episode 1066

Canada is luring dozens of world-leading researchers away from prestigious U.S. institutions with more than $500 million in funding, a talent grab th…

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Human reserved 🏷️ - Loblaw brings back country-of-origin labels, Bill Gates is paranoid about AI.

Episode 1065

Loblaw is bringing back country-of-origin labels and tariff markers after backlash from shoppers, as grocers face growing scrutiny over “maple-washin…

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The fog of (trade) war 😶‍🌫️- The feds unveil tariff plan, Canadian researchers can’t seem to make money.

Episode 1064

Canada’s federal government has unveiled its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. alongside $7.5 billion in relief measures for workers and businesse…

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Raise the stakes 😤 - Trump threatens 50% auto tariffs, Thomson Reuters launches its own AI model.

Episode 1063

Trump is threatening to crank tariffs on Canadian autos, auto parts, and steel to 50% in January, a sign the White House is prepared to drag the trad…

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Tit-for-tat 🤑 - Canada-U.S. trade deal falls apart, Walmart is betting on in-house fashion brands.

Episode 1062

Canada-U.S. trade negotiations have collapsed after last-minute American demands, prompting Mark Carney to accuse the U.S. of waging a trade war and …

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Community engagement 📢 - Anthropic sells Alberta on data centres, Fighting prediction market insider trading.

Episode 1061

Anthropic is hiring in Canada as it looks to build AI data centres here, including an Alberta-based community engagement role meant to win over towns…

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Pause ⏯️ - Trump pauses tarrifs, Former Leafs captain takes the CRA to court.

Episode 1060

Trump is pausing a major tariff hike on Canadian imports after a tentative deal was reached, giving negotiators three more days to hammer out the det…

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All rise 🧑‍⚖️- Meta begins landmark legal fight, Government bonds are in chaos.

Episode 1059

Meta is defending itself against a landmark lawsuit from 29 U.S. states accusing Facebook and Instagram of harming young users, a case that could bri…

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Imax-maxxing 📽️ - Imax is having a very good summer, Russian disinformation trolls target Alberta.

Episode 1058

Movie theatres are “Imax-maxxing” as Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey drives a boom in premium-format ticket sales, giving the Canadian large-screen c…

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Puck portfolios 🏒- A new NHL investment product, The world can’t get enough of Canada’s water bombers.

Episode 1057

Volatility Shares wants to launch ETFs that let investors bet on the performance of NHL teams, turning sports fandom into a tradable product that cou…

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