This time, it’s personal 🍔 - Another Canadian prediction market, McDonald’s gets personal with pricing.
The Peak DailyShow Notes
Canada could soon get another regulated prediction market as Verdx seeks approval to offer event contracts to retail and institutional investors — though strict rules barring bets on politics and sports could make it difficult to lure users away from offshore platforms. Plus, McDonald’s is using AI to recommend different prices for the same menu items based on each location’s customer base, fuelling concerns that algorithmic pricing is shifting from charging more when demand spikes to calculating exactly how much individual customers will tolerate. And in The Big Picture: Canada Rocket Company unveils plans for a homegrown rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, rogue AI agents target Library and Archives Canada, the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger gets the green light, Ottawa designates a West Coast oil pipeline as a project of national interest, OpenAI cuts ties with researchers accused of leaking confidential information, Broadcom offers Anthropic up to US$42 billion in financing, and more. The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com
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