The Peak Daily

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

Scammers and spies 🥸— Big banks and telecoms roll out anti-fraud platform, OpenAI roots out a spy.

Big banks and telecom giants are joining forces on a new anti-fraud platform to tackle rising scam losses across Canada. Plus, an OpenAI engineer was arrested by the FBI

Bring it on home 🏠— Apple unveils its smart home hub, Dominion Dynamics inks Ukraine defence deal.

Apple is betting big on the smart home market with its new US$299 HomeView hub, featuring a revamped Siri assistant and facial recognition technology. Plus, Canadian def

Electric dreams 🚗 — Geely coming to Canada, European supermarket cyberattack

China’s second-largest automaker, Geely, is gearing up to start selling EVs in Canada next year, marking the first major push by a Chinese car manufacturer into the Canad

Can’t get you outta my head 🎃- Starbucks is eying a Chipotle takeover, The market is getting AI heavy.

Private matters 🪧 - Tech companies protest lawful access bill, Ottawa tightens MAID requirements.

Signal and DuckDuckGo are threatening to leave Canada over Ottawa’s proposed lawful access bill, warning that giving police easier access to users’ digital information co

Toothaches 🦷 - Dentalcare needs a checkup, AI’s uneven benefits in the workplace.

Canada’s dental care plan is leaving some patients with a bill they weren’t expecting: millions have enrolled, but financial barriers and denied claims are complicating O

Buying Canadian-ish 🇨🇦 - Ottawa struggles to Buy Canadian, lab Lleak in Russia

Ottawa’s push to buy Canadian is running into some hard limits: nearly a third of federal procurement dollars have gone to American-controlled companies since Mark Carney

📈 Stirring the pot

On today’s podcast, U.S. political operatives are building ties with Alberta separatists — what could that mean for Canada? Plus, Florida’s proposed property-tax changes

This time, it’s personal 🍔 - Another Canadian prediction market, McDonald’s gets personal with pricing.

Canada could soon get another regulated prediction market as Verdx seeks approval to offer event contracts to retail and institutional investors — though strict rules bar

Miner threat ⛏️ - A Canadian mining project is in peril, OpenAI gets sued over rogue AI agents.

Panama is considering reopening First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama copper mine — but only long enough to fund its eventual closure — dealing a major blow to one of Cana

You can’t spell apocalyptic without IPO 🧟‍♂️ - Anthropic’s doomy IPO prospectus, Canada’s financial crime regime needs work.

Anthropic is targeting a record-breaking $2 trillion valuation for its expected November IPO, even as its prospectus reveals staggering losses, soaring infrastructure cos

New unicorn 🦄 - Canada has a new billion-dollar AI company, Prada turns tourism operator.

Toronto-based Biossil has become Canada’s newest AI unicorn after raising US$153 million in a round led by OpenAI, betting that artificial intelligence can find new uses

Time out ⏰- OpenAI pauses training for its new models, China has cracked the 5-minute EV charger.

OpenAI has paused training on its most powerful models as it and Anthropic investigate tens of thousands of incidents involving rogue agents bypassing safeguards, escapin

We’ll take it from here 👐- AI giants link up to regulate each other, Empire agrees to end property controls.

Three of the world’s biggest AI companies are forming their own safety group to set standards for frontier models, as a string of rogue-agent hacking incidents raises pre

Vouch for me 👍- LinkedIn rolls out features to fight fake profiles, Cineplex gets a new CEO.

LinkedIn is rolling out new tools to crack down on fake identities, bogus work histories, and invented credentials, including a feature that lets former colleagues and cl

High gear ⚙️- BlackBerry runs the auto software game, Helping companies break into defence.

BlackBerry’s comeback is shifting into high gear with a landmark US$100 million-plus deal for its new automotive software, a bet that the former smartphone giant can turn

Meet me in the middle 📍- Carney pushes his middle powers pitch, Greek discount chain comes to Canada.

Canada is rallying middle powers and developing countries around a new coalition aimed at strengthening cooperation on security, trade, AI, and global challenges — the la