But first…
My original plan today was to revisit the topic of AI, specifically the fact that Burger King is now using it to listen to staff interactions with customers.
A chatbot named “Patty” lives in the employee’s headset and listens in on every conversation, looking for keywords like “please” and “thank you”. The data is used to evaluate customer friendliness.
I had a scathing critique ready to go, but then a war broke out this weekend. So naturally, Burger King had to take a back seat.
Let’s dive into it. Was Trump’s decision to send in the bombs a good idea?
The breakdown is below.
-Neil Malik
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Enough is enough
For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been picking fights as if no one would ever hit back. On Friday night, two countries finally did.
With the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the United States and Israel are doing the rest of the world a tremendous favour by delivering a direct military blow to the Iranian regime.
No plan, just bombs
Operation Epic Fury is yet another U.S. military operation ironically started by the man who desperately wants to be known as a peacemaker.
Toppling the Iranian regime without any kind of long-term governance strategy opens the door for civil war, even more extremism, and mass migration for millions of civilians.
In other news
An app called Everyday Payments used by restaurants to collect and manage customer tips has reportedly lost all the money, leaving restaurants on the hook (CityNews)
Vacationers stranded in Puerto Vallarta following last week’s cartel violence are not happy with WestJet (CTV)
Bryan Adams is still rockin and rollin, announcing a Canadian tour this summer (Exclaim!)
And since I mentioned it, here’s a link to the previous story debating whether Canada should be spending billions on health care for refugee claimants
Where do you stand?
In our last issue, we asked if you support providing refugee claimants with extended benefits like dental and vision care?
The results:
Yes: 57% ✅
No: 43%
Today’s question is:
We’ll publish the results in our next issue.
Until next time!