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The AmberMac Show Ep085: Magnus Carlsen, Cohere’s CEO, & MapQuest Rejects Lake America

by Amber Mac on September 29, 2026

On this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, Jeff and Amber discuss what you need to know about Nvidia’s AI security tools, Meta’s Muse, and Saturday Night Live’s take on Anthropic’s CEO. Plus, we have an in-depth conversation at the Nrth Festival in Toronto with Doug Berger, GM of MapQuest, about why they aren’t going along with President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Finally, Amber speaks with chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and Cohere CEO/co-founder Aidan Gomez at a recent event hosted by Cohere in Montreal about chess, AI, and lots more!

Check out our guests online…

Doug Berger: General Manager of MapQuest: LinkedIn | Website
Aidan Gomez: CEO & Co-Founder of Cohere: LinkedIn | Website
Magnus Carlsen: Chess Grandmaster: Website

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