On June 15, 2012 I stood with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to announce our agreement to build a new international crossing between Windsor and Detroit. In May 2015, the Governor and I together announced the bridge would be named in honour of Gordie Howe, a great Canadian hockey hero who led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and inspired a generation of young Canadians and Americans.
Today, despite challenges and delays, I am proud to see the Gordie Howe International Bridge officially opened. May it long continue Gordie Howe’s legacy of connecting our two great countries, fuelling growth and opportunity for decades to come.
Imagine telling someone in 1999…
The year is 2026.
The President is Donald Trump in his second non consecutive term.
The richest man in the world is PayPal cofounder Elon Musk… but not because of fintech or Paypal. Because of rockets, electric cars, AI, satellites, brain chips and something called “Boring Company”.
Apple is worth trillions but its main business isn’t computers… its selling glass rectangles everyone stares at for 9 hours a day.
People don’t watch TV. They watch teenagers explain geopolitics, finance, and relationship advice in ~60 second videos.
The biggest taxi company owns no taxis.
The biggest hotel company owns no hotels.
The most powerful media companies are social networks where everyone argues with strangers for free.
Kids are making millions filming themselves playing video games.
AI Robots write emails, code, legal memos, songs, essays, and breakup texts.
The internet is mostly bots arguing with humans who are trying to prove they aren’t bots.
You can summon a car, groceries, a doctor, a date, a private jet, or a dog walker from your phone.
People pay real money for invisible currencies, digital monkeys, AI girlfriends and pictures that disappear after 24 hours.
The richest companies in the world don’t sell oil, steel, or cars. They sell attention, compute, data, and addiction.
And somehow, after all of that everyone is still using Excel.
47% of total Canadian payroll sits in jobs that are highly exposed to AI.
This weekend, @karpathy published an AI exposure analysis for the US job market.
I adapted it to Canadian jobs data. Full heatmap + dashboard link below.
3 things that stood out:
1) The higher you're paid, the more exposed you are. Workers earning $100K+ have an average AI exposure of 6.7/10. Those marking under $35K? Just 3.4/10. AI is coming fast for knowledge work, not manual labour.
2) Education amplifies exposure. University-educated workers face the highest AI exposure. Those with no formal education face the least.
3) 7.9M Canadian workers are in high-exposure occupations (score 6+). That's 39% of the workforce.
Check out the heatmap across 500+ job categories:
https://t.co/rXQUudzXKv
@KirkLubimov@danielfoch
For those of you who don’t know, VLC also allows you to watch 150–300 live sports channels plus over 1,800 free TV channels worldwide
Here’s how (using safe and public links only):
Install VLC (Free)
Windows / Mac / Linux: videolan .org
Android / iOS: Search VLC in your store
Get a public playlist
Sports-only: https://t.co/ABAhZgOv2O
Full TV (News, Movies, Kids, Music): https://t.co/JvWFFSE7ik
Open VLC → Network Stream → Paste URL → Play
Use Playlist view to switch channels
Some streams take a few seconds, VPN may be needed for geo-blocked content
Channels are public & community-maintained and availability can change.
Enjoy free TV & sports safely
cc: Rollandex
Claude in Excel is now available on Pro plans.
Claude now accepts multiple files via drag and drop, avoids overwriting your existing cells, and handles longer sessions with auto compaction.
Get started: https://t.co/cAMDXM1h7r
If you don’t know much about watches, here’s a simple way to understand them:
Rolex = Mercedes Benz
Omega = BMW
Patek Philippe = Rolls Royce
Audemars Piguet = Ferrari
Richard Mille = Bugatti
Grand Seiko = Lexus
IWC = Porsche
Tudor = Genesis
Casio / G-Shock = Toyota
Apple Watch = Tesla
Steve Harvey: "When a man's father d*es, he realizes that the one man who truly wanted him to be better than him is gone… When my daddy d*ed, I didn't have nobody to say they was proud of me."
This is the best speech by a world leader that I have read in a very long time. More later, but for now, just read what @MarkJCarney has to say. Rhetorically, at least, he has met the geopolitical moment.
https://t.co/rZEApQfuvO
My friend works in tech in Amsterdam
He makes a top 1% income (€58k)
Leaves work at 4:15pm sharp (work end time closely enforced by government)
Commutes home via bike (only 7 minutes)
Kids walk home from free daycare a few minutes later
He never has to worry about medical bills or saving for retirement
Yet gets to work for one of the most innovative startups in the world (it's a GDPR consulting business)
Tell me again why America is the best place for tech workers?
8 years later, Gotze and his son were at home celebrating the final penalty shootout and watching Argentina lift the World Cup trophy.
Lowkey felt bad for disliking Mario all this time🥲