June 16, 2025
In this week’s tech headlines, Amber and Jeff explain what we know about OpenAI teaming up with Barbie, why Disney is going after Midjourney for Shrek-like imagery, and how Denmark is moving past Microsoft products in the name of digital sovereignty. In TheOtherMac, Jeff explains what we can learn from… Read More
June 9, 2025
Apple just held its WWDC 2025 keynote where it typically previews upcoming features and designs for its various operating systems (iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS) – and its made talking about them easier by adopting a consistent naming system of <OS_Name><last 2 digits of the year> (e.g. iOS… Read More
June 9, 2025
In this episode, Amber and Jeff unpack post-by-post how President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk spent much of the past week in an online flame war. We also discuss Amazon’s recent announcement about testing humanoid robots for package delivery, how Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” wants to ban… Read More
June 2, 2025
In this episode, Amber and Jeff speak about a White House “Make America Healthy Again” report that seems riddled with AI lies and hallucinations, how Meta’s headsets could power the U.S. army, and why a Texas sheriff’s office crossed a line when tracking a woman caught up in the state’s… Read More
May 27, 2025
The Tragically Hip’s manager, Jake Gold, shares why there will never be another Canadian band like The Hip and the inside story about the success of the streaming documentary, No Dress Rehearsal. We also share how President Trump plans to lure Apple back to America, and we unpack the latest… Read More
May 19, 2025
This week, Amber chats with Patrick McGee, the author of “Apple In China”; Jeff explains how Musk’s Grok chatbot started interrupting people with claims of white genocide in South Africa; and we talk about Canada’s new AI minister, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s backtracking on your data rights, Netflix’s… Read More
May 12, 2025
This week, we chat with futurist Sinead Bovell about Canada’s role in the AI race and what humans need to do in this new age of innovation. Plus, Jeff unpacks why you shouldn’t trust Mark Zuckerberg and his AI “friends”. We also explain why Bill Gates is lashing out at… Read More
May 7, 2025
There are more than a million small and medium-sized businesses in Canada, and many are now looking for new ways to grow during a period of economic change and Canadian pride. As a small business owner, here are some homegrown technology, digital tips, and AI tools that I’m using that… Read More
May 5, 2025
In this week’s The AmberMac Show: Amber talks to writer, author, and political commentator David Moscrop for a post-election debrief. We dive into the latest news from Amazon in the wake of tariff uncertainty, why you should change the privacy settings on your Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and a first look… Read More
April 28, 2025
Jeff shares his thoughts on achieving a better digital future for Canada. Amber and Jeff also discuss what’s wrong with Meta’s AI plans for WhatsApp, Yahoo wanting to buy Chrome, K-12 AI in the US, weakening self-driving vehicle laws, and the implications of spying on people at work. In our… Read More
