The AmberMac Show

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, the problem with prediction markets, and then Amber joins in to discuss why we probably need to come to terms with online age verification. After that, Jeff talks about SpaceX’s IPO, Anthropic’s head-butting with the US government, and how subscription services are taking advantage of consumers. To wrap things up, we’ve got a look at AI toys (and why parents should stay away from them), plus some digital user experience fails that need to end.

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 settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general, so we unpack everything you need to know (including an opening parody we think you’ll love). For this week’s guest, Amber speaks with Arkells’ frontman Max Kerman about AI, Dolly Parton, Trump, and more, and to wrap up the show, Marc Saltzman joins us with the latest in back-to-school tech.
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Max Kerman – Arkells
Marc Saltzman – Tech Expert

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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 store that just fired its first human. Plus, developer Michael Booth joins the show to discuss why he launched a platform featuring official data on how Canada and its people live, work, grow, and change – data that his Canada Clearly website makes easy to explore, understand, and verify. Plus, Amber has her top 3 tech tips for a smooth back-to-school September.
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Michael Booth – Cloud Engineer & Creator of Canada Clearly

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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 the tide in the fight against mosquitoes. Our guests this week are Eliot Pence, CEO of Dominion Dynamics, on building defence tech for Canada in Canada (including defending the Arctic), and Jody Thomas on why Canada’s security starts with resources and why we should be concerned about China’s interest in our mining capability.
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Eliot Pence – CEO of Dominion Dynamics
Jody Thomas – Senior Advisor at Counsel Public Affairs

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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, and how the ongoing memory crisis is affecting the world’s biggest tech companies. In The OtherMac, Jeff explains how an AI agent could meaningfully change the world in ways the rest of us could get behind. Plus, this week’s guest is Benjamin Alarie, co-author of a new book called Superjustice, which unpacks how AI is transforming law and why Canada needs to keep up.
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Benjamin Alarie – Co-founder & CEO of Blue J + Co-author of Superjustice: Law in the Age of AI

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