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Pivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“This is a data harvesting operation wearing a civic costume.” @profgalloway.com lloway and @karaswisher.bsky.social warn voters about Elon Musk’s VoteSafe-dot-org and the personal data his America PAC can collect through the site.

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 14h

SNL Faux Amodei on AI curing cancer: “Put it this way: in 10 years, there’s about a 10% chance that cancer won’t be a problem for anyone”

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please, somebody help them! 🙏

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The AmberMac Show Ep084: Is Canada ALL IN on A.I.? Plus, Amber speaks with Liam Fedus, co-creator of ChatGPT & co-founder of Periodic Labs, & Hugo Larochelle, Scientific Director of Mila about how some companies might want to launch their own AI-powered R&D labs. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep084: Is Canada ALL IN on A.I.?

On this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, Jeff and Amber share highlights from ALL IN, Canada’s biggest AI and tech event, including announcements from Cohere and MILA about safer AI systems. We…

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is it really jazz sheet music if it doesn’t have chord changes above the bars? Trick question, the answer is obviously “no”. 😆

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That's pretty much the definition of privilege or ignorance or both. Would be nice to live in a world where politicians' dumb decisions didn't impact me.

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pretty sure I was told ChatGPT was like having a university full of PhDs in your pocket

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Absolute banger of a song, which is even more amazing given that it’s in 13/8 time for the hook

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Okay, Don, I'm sure all of those big AI companies will be eagerly following your brainless lead relative to your impotent renaming fetish in no time.🙄 Do people who vote for this guy understand that he should be, you know, doing REAL work instead of this nonsense? Pathetic.

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think Canada should be "Both Systems" given typical usage in Quebec, no?

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The AmberMac Show has a deep dive into Apple’s recent product announcements, including the foldable iPhone Duo; + guest Dr. Gio Roberti, CEO of AISIX Solutions, a wildfire risk & data analytics firm; & Mark Podlasly, CEO of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep083: Apple’s Foldable iPhone, Better Health, &...

On this week's episode, Jeff and Amber do a deep dive into Apple’s new product announcements, including the long-rumoured foldable iPhone and their thoughts on the company's new CEO. Plus, in a time…

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Third Wednesday @thirdwednesday.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

TODAY is Halifax’s longest-running tech/media/marketing meetup this Wednesday, September 16th, from 5-7:30pm in the Cannery Bar at the Atlantica Hotel with our friends from Digital Nova Scotia, our 30-second intro/opportunity spots ~6pm, and a bunch of fun Halifax techies, so don’t miss it! #Halisky

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Did Apple just nail the foldable phone? In a special segment of The AmberMac Show covering Apple's recent iPhone event, we discuss the product announcements, including the new iPhone Duo, and lots more. Full episode this Tues/weekend on SiriusXM + Wednesday podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=25AJ...

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All About the iPhone Duo & Apple's September 2026 Event (The AmberMac Show Ep083)

Curious about Apple's folding iPhone, the iPhone Duo? We've got you covered with all the news from Apple's September 2026 event, including new Watches, AirPods, and the iPhone 18 Pro in this special…

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Third Wednesday @thirdwednesday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don’t miss Halifax’s longest-running tech/media/mktg meetup this Wed 16 Sept 5-7:30pm in the Cannery Bar at the Atlantica Hotel w/ our friends from Digital Nova Scotia, our 30-sec intro/opportunity spots ~6pm, & lots of great people from the Halifax tech community, hope to see you there! #Halisky

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, we’ve got a look back at the first half of 2026 through the lens of Jeff’s TheOtherMac segments, from Prediction Markets to Subscription Services, A.I. Toys to Age Verification, and lots more! Audio/video/links: ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep082: Prediction Markets, The AI Agent We...

On this week's episode, we've got a look back at the first half of 2026 through the lens of Jeff's TheOtherMac segments. First up, Jeff shares an idea for an agentic AI that we can all get behind,…

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David TS Fraser @privacylawyer.ca · 10/09/2026

Let there be no doubt: the police in Canada want to be able to force companies to circumvent encryption. "Proposed law falls short on encrypted messages, police say" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Carney government’s lawful-access bill doesn’t go far enough on encryption, police say

The Carney government and Canadian police forces are at odds over how far new legislation should go in allowing investigators to access encrypted messaging data.

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ah, a new crop of university students arrives in Halifax and quickly discovers that umbrellas won't help you here 😂 #Halisky

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Shirley Bar Dayan Battles Wind with Umbrella

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This was very fun to make - check it out if you have 90 seconds!

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This week: Our spoof of the Meta $17B trial settlement & a deep dive into Zuckerberg's attempt to establish Meta as a leader in child safety. This week's guest is Arkells’ frontman Max Kerman on AI, Dolly Parton, Trump & more. Plus Marc Saltzman with back-to-school tech! ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep081: Meta’s $17B Child Safety Mess + Arkells’...

On this week's episode, Jeff and Amber do a deep dive into Meta's attempt to establish itself as a leader in child safety. There's a lot to unpack after news of the company’s recent $17 billion…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The latest ep of The Amber Mac: the new ChatGPT for Teens, the crazy places Amazon drones are dropping packages, & the AI boss that just fired its first human. Plus, developer Michael Booth on his Canada Clearly platform. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep080: The AI Boss That Fired a Human + Amazon’s...

In this week’s headlines, Amber and Jeff discuss what parents need to know about the new ChatGPT for Teens, the crazy places Amazon drones are dropping packages, and the AI boss at a San Francisco…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The 'OG of online mapping'… announced on Thursday that it would not change the name of Lake Ontario on its maps to Lake America" techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/m...

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MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario | TechCrunch

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

‼️ Here's your weekly tech brief: ChatGPT for teens, the AI agent that runs a store in San Francisco, a new place to hide data centers, + Jeff MacArthur & me with more. Watch below (YouTube video) // get the full The AmberMac Show wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/MehKH0apk0k?...

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Just Say No to ChatGPT for Teens [The AmberMac Show Ep080]

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🍊"After Lake Ontario becomes Lake America, we'll rename Lake Superior to Lake America, & Lake Huron to Lake America, & Lake Erie to Lake America to show those dumb Canadians who's boss. Next we show the world by renaming the Atlantic Ocean the American Ocean & the Pacific Ocean the American Ocean"

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Donald Trump Makes Funny Faces

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Anthropic’s AI watermarking, why some U of Toronto classrooms are banning laptops, & a device to win the fight against mosquitoes; plus we chat with Eliot Pence, CEO of Dominion Dynamics, on building Cdn defence tech & Jody Thomas talks about resource security. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep079: Guarding the Arctic, Lasering Mosquitoes...

In this week’s headlines, Anthropic’s new AI text watermarking, why some University of Toronto classrooms are banning laptops, a better approach to building data centers, and a device that could turn…

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Have had this on my wall since undergrad - incredible image, so much history (and my man, Mingus, looking grim as usual 😆)

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Made-in-Canada 🇨🇦 defence tech. That's our topic with this week's podcast guest Eliot Pence, CEO of Dominion Dynamics. Full interview on YouTube below / full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/g... cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social YouTube: youtu.be/6DYGGGwekeg?...

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Arctic Defence, Canada, & Dominion Dynamics [The AmberMac Show Ep079]

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Third Wednesday @thirdwednesday.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hope to see you today, Wednesday, August 19th, for Halifax’s longest-running tech/media/marketing meetup from 5-7:30pm at the Cannery Bar in the Atlantica Hotel with our friends from Digital Nova Scotia, our 30-second intro/opportunity spots ~6pm, and lots of interesting Halifax tech folks!

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

AI text watermarking is going to be fascinating to see the results of, but I also really want the mosquito laser defence system - check out that and more in the video below!

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Third Wednesday @thirdwednesday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Don't miss Halifax’s longest-running tech/media/marketing meetup this Wed, Aug 19, from 5-7pm at the Atlantica Hotel. As usual, we’ll have lots of interesting Hali-tech folks, our friends from Digital Nova Scotia, and our 30-second intro/opportunity spots ~6pm - see you there! #Halisky

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Check it out - you'll get my unvarnished take on Mark Zuckerberg within the first minute or so 😆

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Passed behind my brother's old TV set and had to share the lovely array of ports and the strikingly colourful design! 😆

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I thought this was a typo at first because I didn’t realize what “shock gloves were”. Yes it’s as bad as it sounds. And they are m made by a company called “Compliant Technologies”, so they aren’t even trying to hide the true objective here.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This week's ep covers Zuck's 6000-word AI manifesto, the return of MySpace, & the memory crisis, plus Jeff shares his idea for the agentic AI we ALL need, & guest Benjamin Alarie talks about his new book, Superjustice, & how AI is transforming law. Audio/video/links: ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep078: Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto + Closing the...

Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a 6000-word AI manifesto. In this week’s headlines, Jeff and Amber discuss what’s inside the long-winded letter, why MySpace and its BFF Tom could be making a comeback,…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The 12 richest people in the world have more wealth than 50% of the global population. TheOtherMac has a solution for that that leverages the agentic AI tech billionaires are pitching as our salvation - but something makes us think this isn't what they had in mind! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBBV...

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The Agentic Agent We ALL Need [The AmberMac Show Ep078]

The 12 richest people in the world now have more wealth than 50% of the global population. TheOtherMac has a solution for that and it leverages the agentic AI that the tech billionaires are pitching…

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Yeah, we definitely need a different emergency alert approach to when things, you know, are no longer an emergency

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Admittedly, I've found it exceedingly hard to identify things to like about Mark Zuckerberg 😂

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Latest ep of The AmberMac Show: OpenAI's AI model that hacked Hugging Face; Elon Musk's feuding with journalists; bad health advice from TikTok; + Amber talks with Kathryn Hume, Vice-President of AI Engineering at the Vector Institute, about AI bias. Audio/video/links: ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep076: Rogue AI, TikTok Doctors, & Angry Elon

In this week's episode, Amber and Jeff unpack what happened when OpenAI lost control of its AI model that hacked Hugging Face (which many are calling it a wake-up call for the future of AI safety),…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Remember when OpenAI lost control of an AI model that hacked Hugging Face? @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social & I chat about what happened + lots more. This week's full episode of The AmberMac Show podcast is now available everywhere. NEW this morn. Headlines here: youtu.be/DNGeWWS9S5w?...

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Musk's Most Cringe Interview Yet? [The AmberMac Show Ep076]

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In this week’s episode, Amber speaks with journalist John Vaillant, bestselling author of Fire Weather, about what we can learn from an oil town that went up in flames. Plus, city planner Brent Toderian unpacks the truth about bike lanes & car-dependent cities. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep075: The Science of Wildfires + Why...

In this week's episode, we explore the science behind out-of-control wildfires and we ask how we can save our cities from Cybertrucks. Jeff hosts this summer special, featuring two of our most…

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Does someone involved with that ferry have compromising media on all of the Nova Scotia premiers? B/c that ferry makes no goddam sense and we need to stop paying for it!

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Stunning stuff, really - take a watch and let us know in the comments what you think about this coming to Canada

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Matt MacIntyre @thinkontheclock.com · 20/07/2026

If this byline frustrates, exasperates, enrages, befuddles you, absolutely give the article a read: Transit staff have needed 14 years to implement tap pay.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Jeff on prediction markets; Meta’s (now reversed) move to let users generate AI images from your IG photos; social media companies falling short on protecting kids; + Spin Master's Ronnen Harary, the company behind PAW Patrol, Hatchimals, Air Hogs, & Rubik’s Cube. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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The AmberMac Show Ep074: Billionaire Toymaker Ronnen Harary + Why...

On this week's episode, Jeff dives into prediction markets – what they are, how they work, and why he thinks they're a bad idea. We also discuss Meta's (now reversed) move to let users generate AI…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No experience necessary to start a business! That's our topic this week with the co-founder of Spin Master on a brand new episode of The AmberMac Show, available now wherever you get your podcasts! youtu.be/BBmQM0Y5Ix4 cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

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You DON'T Need Experience to Start a Business [The AmberMac Show 074]

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If you haven't seen our interview with Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director in Trump's 1st term, check it out - some fascinating insights on how social media/podcasts influence elections, Trump's crypto run, US/Cdn relations, & more on The AmberMac Show! youtu.be/YAuVUW4G6ks?...

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Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, Crypto, & Canada [The AmberMac Show Ep073]

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