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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 13/07/2026

Me explaining to my wife my plan to cool our home more efficiently through the summer.

Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 19/06/2026

As a final insult to injury, Wealthsimple couldn't even address me by my correct name or gender in their support email reply.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 19/06/2026

Last night I had the worst emotional journey I've ever experienced due to a company emailing me. The fuck up came courtesy of @wealthsimple.bsky.social who emailed me saying I'd won $10,000 in their "Monthly Millionaire" contest. #wealthsimple #badPR #bankerror

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 16/06/2026

This chart shows the risk of LLMs like Mythos. The time to exploit is coming down from many days to hours, while the time it takes organizations to patch vulnerabilities is increasing. We're no longer in a "zero-day" exploit paradigm. We're in a "zero-hour" paradigm. #cybersecurity #mythos #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 30/04/2026

For posterity, the Tempo's first lead. Kia Nurse hit the first bucket, a 3. #setthetempo

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 29/04/2026

I'm at the first ever game the @tempobasketball.bsky.social will play on their home court and as part of @wnba.com. My view from baseline seats row DD. #setthetempo

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 06/03/2026

A deer wandered into my backyard this afternoon. How am I supposed to work in these conditions? #deer #TorontoWildlife

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 20/01/2026

Could the Raptors get Ayo? Bulls want a center. It hurts to ship out Mamu but maybe this makes more sense for long term considerations. Raps might add a second round pick.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 09/01/2026

If you ever wonder why Canada has a hard time keeping startups from moving to the U.S., this graphic from CB Insights sums it up. #startups #VC #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 02/12/2025

At an AWS in Greater China briefing. I assume this stuffy represents the vibe: Panda under the hood, Dragon on top. #AWSreinvent

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 01/12/2025

The agent is called TechRecon. It researches secondary sources and creates deliverables. #AWSreInvent

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 01/12/2025

Now about to hear this session. Apparently they have an AI Agent that automates emerging tech research. Need to know if I'm obsolete. #AWSreinvent

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 17/10/2025

My recreation of Max Scherzer and John Schneider's mound interaction with Google Veo. #bluejays #wewantitall #AIslop #veo #Aivideo #ALCS

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 15/10/2025

Guess the Apple Vision Pro isn't dead yet. A new version announced today has an upgraded M5 CPU and comes with a new headband. #apple #augmentedreality #VR #tech

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 15/10/2025

Kobo made a controller for its eReaders 🤔 share.google/9xxogHqqLHxW...

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 14/10/2025

Nvidia ships DGX Spark, the world’s smallest AI supercomputer, with Blackwell architecture, 128 GB unified memory, 1 Petaflop AI performance. Runs at 240 W and weighs just 1.2 kg. Price tag: $3,999 USD. #nvidia #AI #developers

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 13/10/2025

A 4 year old Vladdy on the field in Montreal after his Dad's last game as an Expo. www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb... #bluejays #wewantitall #ALCS

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 10/10/2025

Where is AI useful in cybersecurity? ISACA's new State of Cybersecurity report shows the top use cases for adoption. #CIOsky #ITsec #cybersec #AIsecurity

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 02/10/2025

How does Canada's cybersecurity resilience hold up against other countries? Property insurer FM places Canada as 59th out of 122 countries on its index, which combines proprietary and United Nations’ Global Cybersecurity Index data. Released February 2025. #CIOsky #cybersec #ITsec #canada

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 15/09/2025

Here's a chart where #OpenAI categorizes conversation topics with #ChatGPT. Interesting to me how only 4.2% is for creating an image. I have to wonder if they're downplaying that due to copyright controversies. (But I have no evidence of that.)

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 15/09/2025

Some fascinating data in OpenAI's report "How people use ChatGPT" - like this chart showing user growth. I feel like we were just talking about the journey to one million users and now it's close to 800 million. #chatGPT #CIOsky #openAI

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 25/07/2025

A mother robin removes the fecal sac from the rectum of her young. #photography

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 16/07/2025

Robin nest update - three baby robins hatched! Here's the trio waiting for mom to do her worm hunting. #robins #nest #birds

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 14/07/2025

There's a baby robin in the nest beside my driveway and now my mental health is 100% riding on its well-being. #babyrobin #birds #nest

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 23/06/2025

Ok good to know I won't miss anything.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 14/06/2025

New Great Seal of Canada just dropped.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 06/06/2025

Here's a signal that shows how AI is a game-changer in security. N-able says its threat hunting team enhanced its capabilities by 153 times with AI. My question is - how enhanced were the adversaries using AI? #SOC #cybersec #CIOSky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 28/05/2025

My latest on @forbes.com Technology Council - don't rely on predictions to make bets on the future but use foresight methodology to prepare yourself for uncertainty. A look back at how #foresight methods helped me identify some key trends over the years. www.forbes.com/councils/for... #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 09/05/2025

This is some Star Trek shit.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 26/04/2025

I'll miss you, extra money.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 23/04/2025

My friend pointed out that the last time the Leafs played the Senators in the playoffs, Tie was playing. Last night his son Max scored the OT winner for the Leafs. Tie and Max pictured here.

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 15/04/2025

Trying to understand why Stephen Colbert and Alex Rodriguez will be in the leaders debate. #CDNPOLI #CDNELXN #leadersdebate

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 04/04/2025

Google DeepMind is examining the risks of AGI and how to mitigate them - says AGI could be 5 years away arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/g... #AGI #AI #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 01/04/2025

CBC reports carbon tax cancellation will make gas 17.6 cents per litre cheaper any day now

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 12/03/2025

This Getty Images stock photo really irritates me. Who puts ChatGPT in a social media folder?

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 11/03/2025

how can we just not know there is a guitar shark in the world until today?

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 11/03/2025

Another POV on when quantum computing will become relevant. Future Today Institute estimates it at 20 years out in its 2025 Trends report. Here's the view alongside other emerging tech: #trends #quantumcomputing #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 08/03/2025

Decided to go to the Raptors game spur of the moment tonight. Gotta see Castleton vs. Filipowski. #Raptors

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 03/03/2025

From last year's report, the Disruptions Map. I'd say "People cannot tell what is true and what is not" as well as "billionaires run the world" are looking pretty prescient. Lots of good analysis in here: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disr... #CIOsky #foresight

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 28/02/2025

Abacus Data shares its polling estimates vs. the election results. Pretty accurate and well within the margin of error. #ONPOLI #ONELXN

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 27/02/2025

Here's the AWS Ocelot illustration that accompanies its Nature journal article. Ocelot = two 1cm squared silicon microchips sandwiched together w/ thin film of superconductor Tantalum. Runs 5 functional cat qubits. #AWS #quantumcomputing #CIOsky

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 24/02/2025

Canada's election narrative will be about the new Liberal leader, about squaring about with Trump, and then when it comes down to it, it will come back to housing affordability. Latest data on salary needed to buy in Canadian cities via @ratehub.bsky.social www.ratehub.ca/blog/rising-...

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 21/02/2025

My issue with this "synthetic data" explanation is that it makes it seem like AI training is the only use case. It's the hot use case, but not the only one. There are 3 others: software testing, research (while respecting privacy and security), and scenario planning. #CIOsky #syntheticdata #WSJ

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 29/01/2025

Bro. www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/28/1...

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Brian Jackson @brianjackson.ca · 22/01/2025

I agree with a lot of what IBM covers in its 5 Trends for 2025 (focusing on #AI) - the year ahead is going to be about moving from innovation to deployment with AI, reskilling the workforce, and figuring out how to fund #genAI adoption. www.ibm.com/thought-lead... #CIOsky

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