Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNot guilty 👩⚖️ — Some countries want to play Robin Hood. Canada's manufacturing sector is slowing down. And SBF pleads not guilty.
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Some Western countries are looking to play Robin Hood by taking Russia’s money and giving it to Ukraine, but it’s not as simple as swooping in with a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Welcome back 🎉 — What you missed over the holidays. Shopify’s getting in the ads business. And some predictions from us.
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If you’ve been avoiding the news for the past ten days, don’t stress—that’s what the holidays are for. We’re here to get you caught up on the big sto…
3 years, 9 months ago
Password protected 🔐 — Netflix is banning password sharing. Winter storms hitting the country. And a ban on foreign buyers.
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The company that once tweeted “love is sharing a password” is now rolling out plans to target over 100 million people who watch the service using bor…
3 years, 9 months ago
Inflation at Work 🚧 — Inflation is still high. Canadian investors are still trading. And more Quadriga funds go missing.
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Many of us may be powering down for some holiday R&R, but inflation is still hard at work, making our lives even more expensive.
If you thought seeing…
3 years, 9 months ago
Forever chemicals 🧪 — 3M is ending forever chemicals. Dance recitals are getting more expensive And it’s the end of single use plastics in Canada.
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3M will stop making and using “forever chemicals” by the end of 2025, amid growing concern from governments and the public that the substances can ca…
3 years, 9 months ago
Gaming settlement 👾 — Elon might leave Twitter. Epic pays a huge settlement. And Toyota is hedging on electric.
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Elon Musk asked Twitter users via poll—his preferred decision-making method as of late—if he should step down as the head of Twitter. Of over 17.5 mi…
3 years, 9 months ago
Net-zero flights 🛫 — Shopify is having a rough year. Flights are going carbon neutral. And Elon causing more havoc.
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Shopify has had a stunningly bad year, but then again, so have most tech giants.
Wouldn’t you love to fly across the world knowing you weren’t also co…
3 years, 9 months ago
Beer deal 🍻 — Carlsberg is buying Waterloo Brewing. TikTok is damaging our youth. And stock scammers are under fire.
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Danish beer titan Carlsberg is buying Canadian brewery Waterloo Brewing for a cool, crisp, and hoppy $144 million in the largest deal ever for a Cana…
3 years, 9 months ago
Changed COVID 🦠 — Central Banks are taking a new approach. Google isn’t worried about ChatGPT. And COVID Zero is no more.
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Like many of us, the world’s central banks are ready for a re-brand in 2023: Out with the inflation-fighting fun-sucking and in with a cooler and mor…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dreary data 📉 — Update on Rogers-Shaw. The Trust and Safety Council at Twitter has been disbanded. And new exclusively polling data.
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Today is the final day of the hearing that will decide the fate of the Rogers-Shaw merger, a deal that has wide-ranging implications for competition …
3 years, 10 months ago