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

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 20268 min
  • News bulletin
  • Business & money

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 pressure on the industry to prove it can control the technology it is building. Plus, Empire has reached a legally binding deal to end property controls in its leases, opening more retail space to rival grocers and removing one barrier to competition — even if it won’t bring down grocery prices overnight. And in The Big Picture: Mark Carney says Canada’s shift away from the U.S. will...

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Hey, big pals, I'm Alex Blubenstein. And I am Jay Rosenthal. And what is this, Jay? Well, this is your Peak Daily for TGIF September 25th, 2026, where we cover the biggest stories

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in Canadian and global business finance and tech all in less than 10 minutes. Jay, a little bit of local news going national. So, Michael, Brewery Henderson's has a drink, a non-alcoholic drink called Solies. Yes.

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Solies, is the right way to say it? That's right, yeah. And they have teamed up with global international brand Kraft Heinz to make what is certainly sounds like a disgusting drink, Kraft Dinner Mac and Cheese Soda.

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