The AmberMac Show

In this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, we talk to the co-founder of a company building what CrackBerry Kevin calls “the best BlackBerry never built”. Jeff Gadway, Co-founder & CMO of Clicks Technology, explains everything you need to know about the Clicks Communicator and what it’s like building a hardware company in today’s world. Speaking of building things, we also speak with Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson about what Canada must do to turn resources in the ground into mines, processing, investment, and greater sovereignty. Plus, in this week’s tech headlines, Jeff and Amber talk superintelligence, ebikes, government dating apps, and why you don’t want to post AI images in Singapore.

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• Jeff Gadway: Co-founder & CMO of Clicks Technology
• Tim Hodgson: Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

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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!

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

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On this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, Jeff and Amber share highlights from ALL IN, Canada’s biggest AI and tech event, including announcements from Cohere and MILA about safer AI systems. We also talk about what Canadians need to know about how AI can improve healthcare, commerce, and more. Plus, now that AI can automate the heavy lifting of model creation, it’s faster and more cost-effective for companies in sectors like transportation, laboratory science, and energy grids to launch their own AI-powered R&D labs. To talk more about what this means for the future of humans, Amber spoke with Liam Fedus, co-creator of ChatGPT and co-founder of Periodic Labs, and Hugo Larochelle, Scientific Director of Mila.

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• Liam Fedus: Co-Creator of ChatGPT & Co-Founder of Periodic Labs
• Hugo Larochelle: Scientific Director of Mila

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On this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber do a deep dive into Apple’s new product announcements, including the long-rumoured foldable iPhone and their thoughts on the company’s new CEO. Plus, in a time of increasing wildfire concerns, our first guest – Dr. Gio Roberti, Chief Executive Officer of AISIX Solutions, a wildfire risk and data analytics firm based in Vancouver – will explain how his company is using AI to help Canadians detect wildfire activity in their area before it’s too late. To speak further about who gets to decide what development, prosperity, and self-determination should look like on Indigenous lands, our second guest is Mark Podlasly, Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, a national organization of more than 180 First Nations working to participate in, influence, and – where appropriate – own major projects in their territories.

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• Dr. Gio Roberti: Chief Executive Officer of AISIX Solutions
• Mark Podlasly: Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition

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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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On this week’s episode of The AmberMac Show, Jeff introduces two leading experts who join us to discuss two of Canada’s most important issues today: economic sovereignty and climate resilience. First up, as part of a brand new season of This is Mining: The Podcast, Amber speaks with Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about Canada’s competitiveness, critical minerals, supply chains, and more. Plus, Rachel Doran, the Executive Director of Clean Energy Canada, breaks down why 2026 is a comeback year for electric vehicles in this encore interview.

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• Heather Exner-Pirot – Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment program at Macdonald-Laurier Institute: LinkedIn
• Rachel Doran – President & Executive Director at Clean Energy Canada: LinkedIn

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