Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMoon landings 🌕 — The new race to the Moon. Meta launches an AI translator. Subway finds a potential buyer.
Episode 1
Like vinyl records, lunar exploration is a 1960s fave that’s back in a big way.
For anyone who tries to get by with only **speaking English on vacatio…
2 years, 8 months ago
New travel hotspot 🏖️ — A Montréal housing bylaw falls short. The high art market goes low. Move over Italy, it's all about Albania.
Episode 1
In today’s episode of ‘Canadian housing gone wrong’: A 2021 Montréal bylaw meant to lead to the construction of over 1,200 new social housing units h…
2 years, 8 months ago
New EU rules 🇪🇺 — Firefighters make progress battling BC blaze. Sweeping EU tech rules set to take effect. One year of subsidy wars.
Episode 1
British Columbia introduced travel restrictions and expanded evacuation orders over the weekend as wildfires continue to rage in the province, but of…
2 years, 8 months ago
Gamifying sobriety 🍻 — Cities are feeling the pinch. Gamifying sobriety shows. One year of subsidy wars.
Episode 1
Someone call Ramit Sethi from Netflix’s How To Get Rich, because Canadian cities need financial rescuing.
Looking to cut back on drinking? There’s an …
2 years, 8 months ago
German cannabis 💨 — Canadian cannabis eyes Germany. Google is turning Bard into a life coach. Tinder wants you to pay up for better matches.
Episode 1
More Germans could soon be putting down the stein of pilsner in favour of der marihuana-zigarette as the country approaches recreational weed legaliz…
2 years, 8 months ago
Budget cutting ✂️ — Six weeks to cut $15 billion. Dental bills sharpen their teeth. You’ve heard of Mambo No. 5, but what about Indictment No. 4?
Episode 1
With a new mandate to cut billions in federal spending, cabinet members might have to skip the icebreakers and head straight to the whiteboard at the…
2 years, 9 months ago
Student housing 🏠 — New AI rules on the way in Canada. Stepping up for the student housing crisis. Why are Nova Scotian waters glowing pink?
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Nearly nine months after the release of ChatGPT, Canada is progressing toward increasing safety and transparency around generative AI.
With rents hitt…
2 years, 9 months ago
AI love ❤️ — AI is trying to win your heart. The question vexing economists: Why did inflation fall? The record-breaking business of Guinness World Records
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Nothing quite says romance in the year 2023 like sending sweet nothings to an AI chatbot.
In the past month, Canadians have broken Guinness World Reco…
2 years, 9 months ago
Hunt for T-Swift tickets 🎤 — My kingdom for a T-Swift ticket. Hacking contest aims to fix holes in AI models. US escalates tech war with China.
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Good luck, indeed. As we enter the final day of ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Toronto, we wish luck to anyone trying to snag a t…
2 years, 9 months ago
AI music 🎶 — A pipeline’s debt debacle. Record labels seek deal on AI-generated music. China’s topsy-turvy pricing problem.
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Whom amongst us hasn’t spent a little too much on something we really wanted? The federal government certainly has on its newest pipeline.
If you’ve e…
2 years, 9 months ago