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Boeing woes likely leading to higher airfare

The odds that Boeing’s quality control issues will impact you directly — say, by a panel blowing off your plane mid-flight — are still low. The odds that they’ll impact you indirectly through pricier airfare, however, are quite high. 

Driving the news: Airlines are warning that they are facing delays for new planes from Boeing, which will reduce the number of routes they can fly and likely push up prices for flyers. 

Canada’s got a measles problem

File this story under “diseases you thought you could stop worrying about”: Experts are worried that a recent surge in measles cases could soon get worse as kids return from the March break holidays. 

Driving the news: New modelling projections from researchers at Simon Fraser University show that Canada has a high chance of experiencing a significant measles outbreak, potentially infecting thousands.

Graeme Thompson on a year of elections

 On this week’s episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we sat down with Graeme Thompson to talk about the record-setting number of elections happening around the world this year, what the likely outcomes are in countries like the U.K. and U.S., and what it all means for Canada. 

What to do this weekend

Russians head to the polls this weekend

The Russian election is perhaps the only one this year for which the results had been reported well before the first ballots had been cast. 

Driving the news: People in Russia and occupied Ukraine are heading to the polls this weekend to vote in the national election, but given the lack of genuine opposition to current President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader is all but guaranteed another six years in power. 

The EU leads the charge to rein in AI

While some of us are still not entirely sure what a large language model is, EU lawmakers have gone ahead and passed the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation act.

Catch-up: The Artificial Intelligence Act — we love legislation with to-the-point titles — has been contentious, but it should be finalized in May, with implementation beginning next year. It stands to set the tone for global AI regulation and influence Big Tech developments.

How a Canadian startup fits into Apple’s AI goals

Apple’s latest stealthy acquisition brings a Canadian startup into AI plans that are slowly coming into focus.

Explain It Like I'm Five: Satoshi Nakamoto

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

Great question. I have no idea.

Are smart glasses looking like a good idea?

Yes, Mark Zuckerberg talking to his glasses in a onesie could be a breakthrough moment for smart glasses.

Nestlé’s future may involve healthier snacks

In a reversal of the famous slogan, Nestlé’s shareholders are telling the company to take a break from the KitKats. 

Driving the news: Nestlé is facing demands from its shareholders to sell more nutritious foods. The coalition is led by a responsible investing charity that has criticized the world’s biggest food maker for relying too “heavily on sales of less healthy foods.”
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