Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnder the influence ☮️- Ottawa’s foreign influence registry goes live, Canada cuts back on peacekeeping.
Episode 1049
Ottawa’s new foreign influence registry is now live, requiring anyone working on behalf of a foreign government or agency to influence Canadian polit…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Pick pocket 💰- A major hack spooks the Bitcoin world, Hollywood goes on an AI hiring spree.
Episode 1048
A major hack has rattled the Bitcoin world after hackers exploited a flaw in Coldcard devices — long considered one of the safest ways to store crypt…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Stack it up 💉- Health Canada cracks down on peptides, Everyone wants to be a solopreneur.
Episode 1047
Health Canada has won an injunction blocking Quebec’s Canlab Research from selling unauthorized injectable peptides, a crackdown aimed at the grey-ma…
2 months ago
Crazy train 🚆- The Alto high-speed rail project might be dead, DoorDash is making drones now.
Episode 1046
The Alto high-speed rail project is facing new political headwinds as Ontario MPPs turn against the Toronto-to-Quebec City line after Ottawa blocked …
2 months ago
Crushed chips 🗽- Chip stocks plummet, NYC lures Canadian travellers.
Episode 1045
Chip stocks are selling off as investors question whether Big Tech’s massive AI spending can ever generate enough revenue to justify the hype, puttin…
2 months ago
Worn down 🥼- ER doctors are dropping out, Wildfire smoke has an unlikely source.
Episode 1044
Canadian emergency rooms are under intense strain — and many doctors are walking away. In today’s episode of The Peak Daily, we break down new survey…
2 months ago
Open season 🚐 - AI labs push to rein in open models, Minivans get back in the driver’s seat.
Episode 1043
OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing U.S. lawmakers to tighten controls on open-source AI models, pitting them against tech giants like Nvidia, Meta, Mic…
2 months ago
Gimme your recs 🫵 - OpenAI taps Yelp for recommendations, Chatting edtech with Pascal Siakam.
Episode 1042
Yelp is licensing its reviews and recommendations to OpenAI, showing how human-made content is becoming more valuable as AI slop floods the internet …
2 months, 1 week ago
Breaking containment 🤖 - OpenAI model goes rogue, Village Media proves local news isn’t dead.
Episode 1041
OpenAI’s newest model triggered fresh “rogue AI” concerns after it reportedly escaped a controlled sandbox during an internal security test, accessed…
2 months, 1 week ago
Oh look, more tariffs 🛒 - Trump expands his tariff war, Coinbase Canada pursues “Everything Exchange.”
Episode 1040
Trump is opening a new front in his tariff war, using forced-labour allegations to justify levies on dozens of trading partners — including a threate…
2 months, 1 week ago