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Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.

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    LNG L ⛽️ — Tax authorities using AI. Slow LNG exports from Canada. And Couche-Tard takes Europe.

    LNG L ⛽️ — Tax authorities using AI. Slow LNG exports from Canada. And Couche-Tard takes Europe.

    Welcome to the future, where staying out of trouble depends on how well you can impress the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
    It’s been a minute since we’ve discussed Canada’s ambitions to become a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. How are things going? Honestly, not great.
    Though we're still upset about Couche-Tard killing off Mac's Milk, we admit its recent big money moves are impressive.
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    • 7 min
    Big beer 🍺 — Fighting a new beer tax hike. Microsoft launches new AI tools. And “Alberta is Calling” moves east.

    Big beer 🍺 — Fighting a new beer tax hike. Microsoft launches new AI tools. And “Alberta is Calling” moves east.

    It’s not a Happy St. Patty’s for everyone. On the year’s premier drinking day, Big Beer is ramping up a fight with the federal government over a looming tax hike on the sudsy stuff.
    After Google unveiled some sweet AI Workspace features, Microsoft reasserted its pole position in the AI arms race with a product it claims will “transform work as we know it.”
    Wide open spaces. Majestic mountains. Cheap housing. Alberta is marketing itself as the new land of opportunity to east coasters.
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    • 9 min
    Swiss banking 🇨🇭 — Credit Suisse is in trouble. Airline fines are piling up. And fake moon photos.

    Swiss banking 🇨🇭 — Credit Suisse is in trouble. Airline fines are piling up. And fake moon photos.

    Despite bank stocks enjoying a slight but promising rebound on Tuesday, news of a potential funding crunch faced by Credit Suisse quickly put the good news times to an end.
    Canada’s air travel regulator has been handing out fines left and right, at 10,000 feet and on the ground, amid a surge in customer complaints.
    In the biggest moon-related conspiracy since “NASA faked the moon landing,” one Reddit user claims that Samsung is faking its moon photos.
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    • 9 min
    Tap water chemicals 💦 — No more toxins in tap water. Canada is watching SVB closely. And long COVID is a huge problem.

    Tap water chemicals 💦 — No more toxins in tap water. Canada is watching SVB closely. And long COVID is a huge problem.

    Good news for all you tapwater fans, the US and Canada are moving towards making drinking water free of toxic chemicals.
    Canada’s banking regulator wants to be kept in the loop as Silicon Valley’s financial crisis ripples out.
    Canada’s chief science advisor released a report on long COVID, claiming the illness could be a “mass-disabling event” with the potential to ravage healthcare and the labour market.
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    • 8 min
    Lab grown milk 🥛 — SVB part 2. Lab grown dairy. And an update on the Senate.

    Lab grown milk 🥛 — SVB part 2. Lab grown dairy. And an update on the Senate.

    Imagine this: Before you settle in for today’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) coverage, you should listen to yesterday’s episode to get caught up. Like any bingeable show these days, you gotta start at the first episode.
    Does the idea of lab-grown meat weird you out a little? Well, scientists hope the rise in lab-grown dairy could at least help you warm up to the idea.
    We’re taking it back to Grade 9 civics class and giving you an update on the Senate.
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    • 9 min
    Silicon Valley Bank Explained 🏦 —SVB fails. A confusing labour market. And people are still using floppy disks.

    Silicon Valley Bank Explained 🏦 —SVB fails. A confusing labour market. And people are still using floppy disks.

    We explain the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
    Headlines announcing layoffs continue to crowd our feeds, and yet there are very few signs of cracks in the Canadian and US labour markets… so, what gives?
    Remember floppy discs? You might not! Used to store data way before the cloud and USBs, they haven't been commonly used since the 90s. But they're still kicking.
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    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
175 Ratings

175 Ratings

Mmbbdh ,

Content 5 Stars, Hosts 5 Stars, Audio Engineer 1 Star.

I deeply appreciate this podcast, a quick daily touch on stories that are closer to home than many other biz podcasts. Let’s zoom out here, Can you please. Please. Please lower your sound effect jingles between stories, sure it signals when a story is finished, but for goodness sake, it makes my ears bleed. I try to have my hand ready to turn the volume down every 1-2 mins.

Can’t wait to update this to full 5 stars.

Carmipego ,

Quick catch-up

Easy and fast to catch up with business news everyday; in less than 10 minutes you are all set and a little more wiser. 🙂

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Love and hate

Love the podcast, it’s a fixture of my morning. Hate the theme song: please find something else!

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