Economic espionage 🕵️ - Landmark Canadian spy trial begins, Regulator looks into FIFA ticket scheme
Spies aren’t all suave operators wearing bespoke suits and driving invisible cars (excuse us, we just rewatched Die Another Day). Sometimes they’re just Canadian utility employees.
You might need to pony up a couple thousand bucks just to have a shot at buying tickets to the World Cup next year.
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Caffeine crisis ☕ - AI boom drives up electricity bills, Coffee prices keep on climbing
The impact of the energy-hungry facilities on electricity bills could soon turn them into a political lightning rod.
The five million Timmies coffees sold every day just got a little pricier.
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Cracking up 🧨 - B.C. pipeline proposal sows disagreement, Bell to launch satellite cell service.
Remember a few months ago when virtually all of Canada’s political leaders voiced support for big infrastructure projects in the face of U.S. trade threats?
Space, the final frontier… of powering your scrolling.
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Spilled milk 🥛 - Dairy on the negotiating table with U.S., Meta monetizes its AI.
Canada’s iconic milk bag could soon face more competition from the American carton.
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbots to serve you even more hyper-targeted ads.
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What’s next? ➡️ - Alberta’s travelling town halls conclude, A Ponzi scheme in cottage country.
After hitting 10 stops over three months, Alberta’s travelling roadshow of participative democracy is wrapping up.
Telus just turned a Québec fishing hub into one of Canada’s AI hotspots.
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