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The AmberMac Show Ep082: Prediction Markets, The AI Agent We Really Need, & More on TheOtherMac Special

September 8, 2026

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… Read More

The AmberMac Show Ep081: Meta's $17B Child Safety Mess + Arkells' Max Kerman

August 31, 2026

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 cover everything you need… Read More

The AmberMac Show Ep080: The AI Boss That Fired a Human + Amazon's Wildest Drone Drops

August 24, 2026

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… Read More

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What a wonderful Sommo Festival 2026…world-class l What a wonderful Sommo Festival 2026…world-class live music in beautiful PEI. Here’s how we made this work, despite having no time to make this work 😍.

Thursday - 8-10pm: I drove from Toronto to get my son @ashy.647 up north at camp (congrats on your House Captain win for the Grade 12 year!)
Thursday - 10pm - 12am: He and I drove to Pearson to stay the night at the airport
Friday morning: Flew to PEI for Day 1 @Sommofest (Chris picked us up!)
Friday afternoon/night: Saw our favourite bands 
Saturday afternoon/night: Saw our favourite bands 
Sunday: Driving with Chris, Ash, and Dallas back to Toronto (16+ hours)
Monday: Work and school routine βœ…
#PARODY A 90-second "Meta math" settlement parody #PARODY A 90-second "Meta math" settlement parody (with a nod to Elon's singularity) from this week's The AmberMac Show, written by @jeffmacarthur before our in-depth (non-parody) analysis.

Get the full episode now on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @arkellsmusic frontman Max Kerman joins me to t πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @arkellsmusic frontman Max Kerman joins me to talk more about Lake Ontario, Dolly Parton, and human art in an era of AI algorithms. Here's a sneak peek / 11-minute clip from our conversation.

Get the full new episode of The AmberMac Show now wherever you get your podcasts. 

Recorded in Charlottetown, PEI @thegallerycoffeehouseandbistro.
A story for you. When we were @osheaga in Montreal A story for you. When we were @osheaga in Montreal in July, we tried @chocolaga_ chocolate for the first time. Needless to say, it was delicious (especially their Croquenbouche πŸ˜‹).

I connected with the small business owners on IG, ordered some chocolate to PEI, and they invited us to pop by their Montreal store to see how they make their Made-in-Canada treats (including the best soft serve ever!). 

Thanks for the visit @chocolaga_ . So happy we had time to visit and buy some treats for our Toronto friends.

Also, this is your long weekend reminder to support Canadian businesses this long weekend and forever. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β£οΈπŸ€˜
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Max Kerman @arkellsmusic on Trump renaming Lake πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Max Kerman @arkellsmusic on Trump renaming Lake Ontario, the nodding men in suits in the White House, Big Tech CEOs lying through their teeth, and why Dolly Parton outshines them all. 

Get the full conversation on The AmberMac Show on SiriusXM Canada Talks // wherever you get your podcasts. Available now.
πŸ™Œ I couldn't wait until tomorrow to share this! Ma πŸ™Œ I couldn't wait until tomorrow to share this! Max Kerman @arkellsmusic is our guest on Wednesday's new episode of The AmberMac Show podcast.

Here is a short clip from our long chat about live music, Big Tech, AI problems, Dolly Parton, Lake Ontario, and a whole lot more. 

Drop "podcast" in the comments and I'll DM you links. Plus, thanks for supporting Made-in-Canada content! 

Also on this episode, @jeffmacarthur and I unpack the problem with last week's Meta settlement.
If Mark Zuckerberg actually wanted Meta to be a be If Mark Zuckerberg actually wanted Meta to be a beacon of safe experiences for teens online, you would think Meta would make the changes agreed to in last week's settlement applicable globally.

Coming up on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast, Jeff MacArthur & I chat more about this.
I am so inspired by Michael Booth! In 3 weeks, πŸ‡¨ I am so inspired by Michael Booth! 

In 3 weeks, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ computer science grad Michael Booth built Canada Clearly, taking official data on how Canadians live, work, and change so it's easy to explore, understand, and verify: https://beta.canadaclearly.ca

Plus, I love what he says at the end about his grandparents.

Incredible. I know there is a lot of AI backlash out there, but listen to the full conversation to hear how Michael used AI and agents to build this platform - taking what StatCan has been publishing for years and finally making it clear, concise, and accessible for all. 

Full 25 mins on the latest The AmberMac Show podcast. cc @jeffmacarthur
❣️ Visited my dad's grave today on what would have ❣️ Visited my dad's grave today on what would have been his 81st birthday. I miss him so much, every day, never gets easier. Losing him so quickly to (AML) leukemia was painful.

On Dad's birthday last year, my son and I were seeing Benson Boone live in Toronto. He sang this beautiful song, In The Stars. 

It reminded me how important it is to keep enjoying life at every turn. I'm happily exhausted after two months of a full PEI summer, but I wouldn't have it any other way. 

Take the walk. Hear the music. Call the friend. Visit the neighbour. Work the room. Pet the dogs. Hug the family. 

My friend Erica took me to her mom's grave a few months ago and told me about a Jewish tradition to leave a stone on a loved one's headstone every time you visit. The kid cousins and I have made our own version of that this summer (it's shells instead of stones, because, well, PEI πŸ’•).

Love you, Dad. I'm out here living the dream thanks to you and Mom.
‼️ Here's your weekly tech brief: ChatGPT for teen ‼️ 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 in part here // get the full The AmberMac Show wherever you get your podcasts.
Telling the truth is not less important than makin Telling the truth is not less important than making a profit. Jeff and I speak about what Anthropic is getting right on this issue on the latest The AmberMac Show podcast.πŸŽ™οΈFind it everywhere. Thanks for supporting πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Canadian content.
Here are two things you need to know about defendi Here are two things you need to know about defending the Canadian Arctic according to Eliot Pence, CEO of Dominion Dynamics. Get our full conversation on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.
Made-in-Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ defence tech. That's our topic w Made-in-Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ defence tech. That's our topic with this week's podcast guest Eliot Pence, CEO of Dominion Dynamics.

Full interview here on Instagram, featuring everything you need to know about what's happening in the Arctic and beyond. 

Thanks for supporting independent Canadian content. Drop the word "podcast" in the comments and I'll DM you the links to listen to this week's full episode. cc @jeffmacarthur
Ottawa-based defence tech company Dominion Dynamic Ottawa-based defence tech company Dominion Dynamics recently secured $139 million CAD in Series A financing. 

This week, CEO Eliot Pence joined us on The AmberMac Show podcast to discuss Made-in-Canada defence tech, the realities of the Canadian Arctic, and this clip: how Ukraine built its drone capabilities. 

The full episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts. cc @jeffmacarthur
There are few things I enjoy doing more than givin There are few things I enjoy doing more than giving my highly educated brother and co-host of our podcast a hard time.

Also, beyond teasing @jeffmacarthur, if you're having mosquito issues this summer, watch for this high-tech laser solution 🀯.

Full episode of The AmberMac Show just dropped today wherever you get your podcasts.
We're switching things up a bit! Instead of record We're switching things up a bit! Instead of recording The AmberMac Show a couple of days before it's available on SiriusXM/via podcast, we're posting our headlines within 24 hours of the news breaking. 

This week...

πŸ€– Anthropic’s new AI text watermarking approach
πŸ›οΈ University of Toronto classrooms banning laptops
πŸ“Š A better approach to building data centers
🦟 Mosquito-killing lasers

Get the full episode of The AmberMac Show available on Wednesday at 7 am (wherever you get your podcasts!).
🎁 #GIVEAWAY Here's a fun and creative back-to-scho 🎁 #GIVEAWAY Here's a fun and creative back-to-school Internet challenge for anyone 18 and older for a chance to win a TP-Link product bundle.

🎯 Turn a Tapo camera into a one-of-a-kind robot icon. Five finalists will be selected, and the Bot Your Cam community will choose 3 winners. 

πŸ€– This is a chance to use whatever design tool that you love to create a cute, quirky, or adorable character. 

πŸ”— Visit the link in my bio for more information. #Partner
The Agentic A.I. We ALL Need (the Tech Bros Won't The Agentic A.I. We ALL Need (the Tech Bros Won't Like This)! 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 as our salvation - but something makes us think this isn't what they had in mind. Find out more on The AmberMac Show!
πŸ“’ Zuckerberg's AI manifesto πŸ‘€ MySpace's big comeb πŸ“’ Zuckerberg's AI manifesto 
πŸ‘€ MySpace's big comeback
πŸ’» RAM supply crisis 

@jeffmacarthur & I dive into this week's headlines here // get the full episode of The AmberMac Show Wednesday morning 8 am ET (comment "PODCAST" and I will DM you links!).
βœ… AI Bias Explained Kathryn Hume is the Vice-Pres βœ… AI Bias Explained

Kathryn Hume is the Vice-President of AI Engineering at Vector Institute, an organization that just launched a new tool called UnBias-Plus. 

Kathryn joined me on a recent episode of The AmberMac Show podcast to discuss how this tool works and why bias in the AI systems we use every day poses a significant challenge. 

Reply "podcast" in the comments to get the full episode from me via DM.
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