Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI valentine ❤️ — Bed Bath and Beyond is over in Canada. Real estate developers are skeptical of the foreign buyers ban. And AI is the new catfishing choice du jour.
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After 15 years of Bed Bath & Beyond (BB&B), Canadians will have to start looking elsewhere for avocado slicers, onion choppers, and any other bizarre…
3 years, 3 months ago
Marketing bowl 🏈 — The biggest event in marketing. A great jobs report comes out. And daycare is becoming a big business.
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Fox is expected to rake in ~US$600 million after selling out of its Super Bowl ad slots. The average cost of a 30-second spot was pegged at US$6.5 mi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Disney cuts 🎥 — Disney lays off. Right to fix laws are changing. And Bombardier is doubling down on jets.
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Layoffs. They’re not just plaguing Big Tech anymore. Disney plans to lay off 7,000 workers and restructure its organization as it looks to boost prof…
3 years, 3 months ago
Search wars 🔎 — Microsoft is taking the search fight to Google. Hydrogen could be the future of energy. And great Uber earnings.
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Leafs vs. Habs. Pepsi vs. Coke. Dudes who wear shorts year-round vs. Canadian winters. Then, there’s Google vs. Microsoft. And a new front has opened…
3 years, 3 months ago
Geothermal energy 🥵 — The PM and Premiers meet to discuss healthcare. The Bank of Canada is opening up to Canadians. And geothermal power could be a huge energy breakthrough.
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Justin Trudeau met yesterday with the nation’s premiers, offering them $196.1 billion in healthcare funding to put towards healthcare over the next d…
3 years, 3 months ago
Cashless country 🇨🇭 — Switzerland is voting on going cashless. Employers are tracking you. And a Quebecer tricks Tripadvisor.
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Switzerland is going to have a referendum about whether the country should be allowed to go completely cashless.
As workers hang on to work-from-home …
3 years, 3 months ago
Magic 🍄 — Tech companies are missing expectations. Online arguments about food prices. And the future for Magic Mushrooms in Canada.
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The triple A of Big Tech—Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet—all dropped earnings reports for the final quarter of 2022, each with its own specific points of…
3 years, 3 months ago
At-home farming 🌾 — Gautam Adani is no longer the third richest person. Canadians are farming at home. And Tim Hortons reached a settlement.
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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was the world’s third-richest person just a week ago. He’s now (as of writing) down at 17th place…
Grocery bills are s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Inflation is down 📉 — Social media earnings day. Rate hike in the US . And inflation is coming down
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Recent earnings reports give us a glimpse into how old-world social media platforms are adapting to a scary new world where ad revenue continues to f…
3 years, 3 months ago
New airline just dropped 🛫 — Porter expands service. Drugs get decriminalized in BC. And TD is targeting new Canadians.
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As Canada’s aviation industry continues to do damage control after a disastrous holiday season, one airline is looking to assert itself as a major pl…
3 years, 3 months ago