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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 7 MIN

Pick pocket 💰- A major hack spooks the Bitcoin world, Hollywood goes on an AI hiring spree.

from The Peak Daily · host The Peak / Curiouscast

A major hack has rattled the Bitcoin world after hackers exploited a flaw in Coldcard devices — long considered one of the safest ways to store crypto offline — to steal around US$100 million worth of Bitcoin. Plus, Hollywood is ramping up its AI hiring as studios and streamers look to integrate the technology into film production, even as they try to avoid alienating creatives and audiences wary of AI’s impact on the industry.And in The Big Picture: WestJet reaches a tentative deal with flight attendants after a brief strike, Iran rebuts Trump’s claims of peace talks, Albertans protest Meta’s planned $13 billion data centre, and Amazon joins the US$3 trillion market cap club.The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com

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