The AmberMac Show

The AmberMac Show is a weekly SiriusXM radio and podcast production that unpacks the latest tech, business, and digital news shaping our lives. Award-winning podcaster Amber Mac draws on over 20 years of experience covering technology in the US and Canada to make today’s complex high-tech world easier to understand. Together with co-host Jeff MacArthur, and featuring influential guests making their own headlines, Amber’s team helps listeners nationwide and beyond stay informed and ahead of the curve.

The AmberMac Show is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81.

Unknown Host hosts The AmberMac Show, a business show with 87 episodes published.

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  Episode #85

  Magnus Carlsen, Cohere’s CEO, & MapQuest Rejects Lake America

  Sep 30, 202652 min

  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 guest on social… Doug Berger: General Manager of MapQuest Aidan Gomez: CEO & Co-Founder of Cohere Magnus Carlsen: Chess Grandmaster Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac : Bluesky | X/Twitter Jeff MacArthur : Bluesky | X/Twitter

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  Episode #84

  Is Canada ALL IN on A.I.?

  Sep 23, 202653 min

  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. Check out our guest on social… Liam Fedus: Co-Creator of ChatGPT & Co-Founder of Periodic Labs Hugo Larochelle: Scientific Director of Mila Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac : Bluesky | X/Twitter Jeff MacArthur : Bluesky | X/Twitter

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  Episode #83

  Apple’s Foldable iPhone, Better Health, & A New CEO

  Sep 16, 202652 min

  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. Check out our guest on social… Dr. Gio Roberti: Chief Executive Officer of AISIX Solutions Mark Podlasly: Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac : Bluesky | X/Twitter Jeff MacArthur : Bluesky | X/Twitter

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  Episode #82

  Prediction Markets, The AI Agent We Really Need, & More on TheOtherMac Special

  Sep 9, 202653 min

  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.

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  Episode #81

  Meta’s $17B Child Safety Mess + Arkells’ Max Kerman

  Sep 2, 202652 min

  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. Check out our guest on social… Max Kerman – Arkells Marc Saltzman – Tech Expert Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac : Bluesky | X/Twitter Jeff MacArthur : Bluesky | X/Twitter

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