In this week’s episode, our guest Anthony Morgan, co-host of The Nature of Things, joins us to talk about the new science behind alcohol. We also unpack what happened last week on Grok AI and why Elon Musk needs to be accountable for X’s non-consensual sexual deepfakes. We’re also going to talk about Google’s deal with Apple and what it means for the future of Siri, and we’ll tell you about the Trump advisor Meta just hired to help run Facebook and Instagram.

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In our 2026 CES Special, powered by Intel Canada, Amber and Jeff break down the best in tech from the Consumer Electronics Show. From smart toilets to high-tech LEGO, we unpack the most innovative products that will change the way we live, work, and play. Plus, we explain the good, the bad, and the ugly side of robot companions, which stole headlines at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. Finally, Asma Aziz, Country General Manager of Intel Canada, joins us to explain how AI chips work and why you should care.

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On this week’s episode, Ben Waldman, the CEO and co-founder of Gander, joins us to share when Canadians can log on to his homegrown social media platform. Plus, Amber and Jeff have an update on Elon Musk’s chatbot continuing to humiliate women, Drake’s class action suit’s relationship to a streaming scandal, why Tesla is no longer the world’s number one EV maker, and how a new phone is getting BlackBerry fans excited again. Plus, with more organizations demanding that workers return to the office, Amber and Jeff discuss what’s wrong with remote work and how to make it better in 2026 and beyond.

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In a special year-end episode, we're looking back at the second half of an incredible year in tech through the lens of Jeff's TheOtherMac segments on The AmberMac Show. Find out why the AI bubble is going to pop, how ChatGPT drove at least one youth to suicide, the real cost of humanoid robots, how Meta is the cornerstone of the online fraud economy, and lots more in this follow-up to our 2025 TheOtherMac summer special covering the first half of the 2025.

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In this special episode, Amber and Jeff break down their top 10 tech wish list for Canada in 2026, including saying so long to Facebook and using AI to save lives (and time) on our roads. Plus, Amber hosts a conversation on promoting democracy at work (recorded at the Canadian Club Toronto) and Uber joins us with safety tips for your next ride-share trip.

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On this week’s episode, Mark Critch of This Hour Has 22 Minutes fame joins us to talk about his new book, “Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For”. Speaking of President Trump, we’ll share the latest on how your social media presence could affect your next trip to the United States, as well as Trump’s battle on “woke” fonts. In other news, Amber and Jeff cover ChatGPT’s role in a murder-suicide, Instagram’s sloppy clickbait link titles, and a children’s toy that spouts propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party. In TheOtherMac, Jeff breaks down what Disney’s deal with OpenAI means for the future of entertainment, plus, if you’re still shopping for holiday gift ideas, tech expert Marc Saltzman shares some of his top picks, including some budget-friendly gadgets.

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On this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber chat about how Google is eating ChatGPT’s lunch, what Elon Musk wants to do to the European Union, how one author managed to publish more than 100 academic papers on AI in a year, and why Netflix has Hollywood so worried. Plus, guest Mitch Joel joins us to discuss how you can keep your job and build a career in an AI world, and Cait O’Donovan, Head of Teens & Kids at Uber, unpacks new features in the company’s app to help families stay safe.

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• Mitch Joel – Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, Keynote Speaker, Author & Host: LinkedIn | X/Twitter
• Cait O’Donovan – Head of Teens & Kids at Uber: LinkedIn

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On this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber discuss why Meta is in trouble again for choosing user engagement over safety, how divisive X has become, and some disturbing news about sexual deepfakes. Our guest this week is Catherine McKenna, Canada’s former minister of environment and climate change, who joins us to talk about the state of hate online and her new book, Run Like a Girl. In TheOtherMac, Jeff shares everything you need to know about buying conversational AI toys for kids this holiday season and beyond.

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• Catherine McKenna – Founder and CEO of  Climate and Nature Solutions: LinkedIn

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In this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber explain what Pornhub is begging big tech companies to do, what the loss of Meta’s Chief AI Scientist says about the path forward for AI, why Elon Musk’s Grok AI thinks Musk is more fit than LeBron James, how TikTok plans to serve up less AI-generated content, and lots more. Plus, Don Tapscott, the “Father of the Digital Economy”, joins us to discuss his latest book, You to the Power of Two: Redefining Human Capability in the Age of Identic AI, co-authored with Joseph Bradley. We also share some top tech gift ideas for the holidays and beyond.

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On this week’s episode on The AmberMac Show: We cover the first documented case of a global AI cyberattack, Disney’s unexpected embracing of AI slop, another AI band topping the charts, and OpenAI’s financial fumbling. We’ve also got Helen Hayes, Director of Strategic Development at McGill’s Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy, talking about Gen(Z)AI; Kate Koplovich, Senior Policy Analyst at C.D. Howe Institute, on Canada’s role in the global energy transition; and tech expert Marc Saltzman with the latest gadgets leading up to this year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. Finally, on TheOtherMac, Jeff talks about the increasing omnipresence of online sports gambling.

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