Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLess rewarding ☕️— Rewards programs are cutting back. Stem cells powering computers. And provincial budget season.
Episode 1
We have some terrible, no-good news: rewards programs are getting less rewarding.
A new paper in Frontiers in Science details one research group’s cas…
3 years, 2 months ago
War startups 🔫— VCs are funding defence startups. Twitter makes more layoffs. And charities call on Canada to step-up.
Episode 1
Venture capitalist (VC) money might be drying up—dropping by a third globally last year—but startups are still fetching billion-dollar valuations by …
3 years, 2 months ago
Plane ID ✈️ — Air Canada wants you to use your face to board. Inflation is looking sticky. And songwriters are cashing out.
Episode 1
Air Canada is piloting (and not the in-the-air kind) facial recognition tech for passengers boarding certain flights from Vancouver to Winnipeg.
Canad…
3 years, 2 months ago
No news 📰 — Norway wants a new Northern Air Force. Google is blocking some news. And JP Morgan bans ChatGPT.
Episode 1
The head of the Royal Norwegian Air Force has a vision for Arctic security that involves Canada, the US, Finland, Sweden, and (of course) 250 ultra-m…
3 years, 2 months ago
More Canadians 🇨🇦 — Canadian newcomers are underserved. China’s Foreign Minsiter visits Russia. And a government agency decides against TikTok.
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Canada plans to bring 1.5 million newcomers aboard over the next three years, over 50% of whom will be economic immigrants. But they will face an uph…
3 years, 2 months ago
4-Day Work Week 📅 — Home Depot employees are getting a raise. Canadian naval ships are off the coast of Haiti. And the Four Day Work Week could become a reality.
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Despite a lacklustre earnings report marred by slowing sales, Home Depot will commit US$1 billion towards wage increases for its hourly workers in Ca…
3 years, 2 months ago
Golden visa 🏅 — Portugal gets rid of their golden visa program. Chinese interference in our election. And big red boots are the new fashion trend.
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Portugal will stop offering so-called golden visas—which grant non-EU nationals residency permits in exchange for investments into the country starti…
3 years, 2 months ago
Equality ⚽️ — New World Bank Chief coming. CPG prices are way up. And Canadian Women’s Soccer Team are fighting for equality.
Episode 1
World Bank chief David Malpass will step down over a year before his tenure ends, giving the Biden administration a coveted opening to fill by June o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Search engine convos 🔎 — Bing is talking to searchers. Developers want the Bank of Canada to quit it. And the US migration crisis comes north.
Episode 1
Tired of having needless arguments that don’t go anywhere with your friends, family, and co-workers? Now you can have them with your search engine in…
3 years, 3 months ago
Electric union 🚘 — The EU is going electric. Lab grown diamonds are taking off. And Canada wants to be a leader in AI.
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The EU has effectively banned the sale of new gas-powered vehicles after 2035, after approving a law that will force carmakers to achieve a 100% cut …
3 years, 3 months ago