Wordle 📕 — Canadian startups raise huge rounds. Wordle gets bought by the NYT. And the U.S. is reducing tariffs on softwood.

Show Notes: Talk about a strong start to the Year of the Tiger: three Canadian tech companies have announced a combined ~CA$511 million in funding yesterday, a sum that amounts to around a fifth of what Canadian companies raised in all of Q1 2021. The internet is divided–again–only this time, it’s surrounding The New York Times’ (NYT) decision to buy Wordle, the new and wildly popular online puzzle game that has captured the hearts and minds of users around the world. The US plans to reduce tariffs on most Canadian softwood lumber producers in a move that might offer some relief to the lumber dispute between Canada and the US that’s been dragging out for over three decades…talk about holding a grudge. Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.