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Tokenmaxxing  🪙 - Amazon employees fudge AI tool usage, Dunkin’ returns to Canada.

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The Peak Daily
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May 13, 2026
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535
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Summary

In today’s Peak Daily, the rise of “tokenmaxxing,” as Amazon workers allegedly pad AI tool usage to look more productive, and what it says about how companies are measuring performance in the AI era. Plus, Dunkin’ is officially coming back to Canada with plans for hundreds of locations, setting up a fresh fight in an already crowded coffee market. Finally, Ottawa names the first recipients of its AI Compute Access Fund, TikTok wants to become your travel booking app, and eBay swats away a massive GameStop bid. The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com