Podcast Episodes

Ozempic competitors 💉 — Will an Ozempic competitor emerge? Ontario’s new foreign worker rules. Huawei is still patenting Canadian research.

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Kind of like how every streamer released an epic fantasy show after Game of Thrones was a massive hit, drugmakers are all angling to produce the next…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Airships rising 🛫 — Alberta plans to upend its healthcare system. Can airships make a comeback?

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced yesterday that the province is planning to radically restructure its healthcare system.

Rarely can one event …

2 years, 8 months ago

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WeBankrupt 🏢 — WeWork declares bankruptcy. The CRTC takes on Canada’s telecom giant. Global wine output is drying .

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Not all heroes wear capes: Canada’s telecom regulator is trying to make your phone bill a little less daunting.

Raise your on-tap kombuchas for a toas…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Dating CEO 👩‍💼 — Bumble hopes its new CEO is the perfect match. The down-low Google vs. Epic Games. Social media is ready for its own kind of retail therapy.

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Just like you with your ex, the general public has fallen out of love with dating apps.

The maker of Fortnite is hoping to score a victory royale agai…

2 years, 9 months ago

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AI influencers 📸 — AI influencers are taking over. Pre-tip your driver or risk slow delivery, DoorDash users warned. The impacts of Africa’s youth boom.

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Out of all the jobs under threat from AI, we certainly didn’t have Instagram influencers at the top of our list.

Want your late-night Big Mac order to…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Celebrity books 📚 — It’s the year of celebrity memoirs. What’s going on with the loonie? Low survey response rates are tainting economic data

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Celebrity memoirs aren’t just a source of gossip-worthy headlines… they’ve also been giving the publishing industry a needed shot in the arm.

Pros of …

2 years, 9 months ago

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Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q

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Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q

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Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over…

2 years, 9 months ago

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You’re out ⚾️ — More strikes than a baseball game. Biden’s executive order closes the AI floodgates. Canada tightens international student rules.

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Stellantis executives looked around, saw the numerous drawn-out strikes that have happened this year, and told striking workers, “Let’s get this over…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Poison pill AI 💊 — Halloween treats probably won’t give you lead poisoning, but watch that hot chocolate. Poison pill threatens AI image models. Canada tightens international student rules.

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New research is putting the harmful metal content of chocolate under the microscope again, but don’t go tossing the kids’ trick-or-treat haul just ye…

2 years, 9 months ago

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