The Peak Daily

Bye bye, Jensen 👋 — Jensen Huang is out as Nvidia's CEO, More data centres are coming to Alberta.

Nvidia has big shoes — or a big black leather jacket — to fill. Plus, In 50 years, we could be boring our grandkids with stories about when Alberta was known for oil and

Bob and weave 🫧— CoreWeave eases some AI bubble fears, Canada faces a nuclear setback.

The core of CoreWeave’s business might be stronger than it looks. Plus, Despite Ottawa’s push to cut red tape and get shovels in the ground, Canada’s flagship nuclear pl

Our best interests ⚖️ — A potentially landmark pension lawsuit, Ring rolls out security drones.

Pension Investment Board Says It Has No Fiduciary Duty to Pensioners Plus, Amazon Bets on Home and Business Security Drones And in the big picture, Nvidia and Jensen Hu

Cultural sovereignty 🎺 — Ottawa is spending big on music and movies, Real-Time Rail comes to Canada

Ottawa Backs Canadian Creatives With $600M Plus, Real-Time Rail Launches in Canada And in the big picture, Honda retools Ontario plant, Canada-Philippines trade deal, F

The Jensen Affair 🤝 - Nvidia boss in hot water, Dems may push back on tariffs

Democrats Are Considering a Push to Roll Back Tariffs on Canada Plus, Jensen Huang Is In Hot Water Over Relationship With Alleged Chinese Spy And in the big picture, Do

Budget 2026 🧾— The Carney administration drops its second budget, LIV Golf is no more.

Budget 2026 Has Some Big-Time Ambitions. Plus, Saudi Arabia Can’t Afford its Sports Addiction And in the big picture, AI bubble concerns trigger a tech stock wipeout.,

Add to cart 🗳️— Google bets in AI shopping, U.S. towns revolt against data centres.

Google brings AI shopping agents to Canada, while U.S. voters push back against data centres. Plus, Ottawa eyes a major sub purchase from Germany and Norway. And in the

Midterm madness 🗳️— How will U.S. midterm results affect Canada?, Consolidation in the mall food court.

American voters usher in a democratic wave in rejection of the Trump admin. Plus, Canada’s food court and fast casual restaurant industry may be consolidating further 

Weakest link 🛰️ —Canada’s Starlink competitor has debt issues, Screens are bad for young brains.

Canada’s Starlink competitor is facing major debt issues ahead of a looming repayment deadline. Plus, new research shows that screen time is particularly harmful to todd

Project Runway 👠—AI comes for models, OpenAI lowers expectations

Big brands are increasingly turning to AI-generated models and face swaps to cut photoshoot costs by 90%. Plus, OpenAI slashes its fundraising target and valuation as in

Sovereignty bonanza 🇨🇦- Ottawa takes a stake in Cohere, A new national security strategy for Canada.

 In today's Peak Daily...first up, Cohere adds Ottawa to its cap table.  Next, Canada gets first new national security strategy in decades.  And in our big picture, Goo

Return of the mack 📹 —The return of interest rate hikes, YouTube wants Canada to take creators seriously.

The Bank of Canada hikes interest rates for the first time since 2023 amid rising oil prices and inflation concerns. Plus, YouTube Canada urges Ottawa to support content

Middle ground 🏗️ — Another turn in the landmark B.C. land dispute, Construction gets autonomous.

Cowichan Tribes present a middle-ground proposal in a landmark B.C. land rights dispute, pitch private property protections. Plus, construction automation startup Bedroc

Picking up steam 🚂 — Canada and the U.S. are talking trade deals, Dubai eyes the Port of Churchill.

Canada-U.S. trade negotiations pick up steam as midterms loom. Plus, Dubai state giant DP World eyes a role in developing the Port of Churchill. And in the big picture,

A bad habit 🎰 — Ontario has a gambling problem, AI missing much of the economy.

Lawmakers vote this week on gambling ad restrictions as problem gambling and related suicides spike in Ontario. Plus, new analysis shows AI productivity gains and bottom

Turkey shoot 🦃 —Canada gets closer with Turkey, Banks are nervous about AI agents.

Canada and Turkey get serious about trade and defence during Mark Carney’s historic visit to Ankara. Plus, major banks move to restrict AI agents from accessing customer

Failure to launch 🚀 —Trump walks back Bombardier ban threat

Trump backtracks on his Bombardier ban threat as Canadian tariffs emerge as a key issue in U.S. midterm elections. Plus, financial researchers use Claude AI to design a

Who Me? 💸 — AI giants are taking over philanthropy, The NBA is betting on new rules

AI giants like Anthropic, SpaceX, and OpenAI are launching massive philanthropic initiatives to counter public backlash and job displacement concerns. Plus, the NBA is i

The back nine 9️⃣— Albertans vote on more than independence, Waymo is coming to Canada.

Albertans head to the polls today to vote on potential independence alongside nine other major policy questions. Plus, Waymo begins testing its autonomous robo-taxis in

Blowin’ in the wind 🍃— Cohere makes a big European purchase, Nova Scotia has wind power goals.

Cohere is continuing its European expansion by acquiring Czech cybersecurity firm Aisle to bolster its sovereign AI platform. Plus, Ottawa is committing $100 million to