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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so we’ve got a special episode of The AmberMac Show for you this week. First up, DuckDuckGo’s Chief Product Officer, Beah Burger-Lenehan, unpacks everything you need to know about switching to the internet’s most popular privacy-focused search engine, plus what the company thinks of Meta’s smart glasses (spoiler alert: it’s not good). Plus, we speak with “Privacy Lawyer” David Fraser about what’s next for digital lawmaking in Canada and why you should care. He breaks down Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act; Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy & Consumer Data Act; the C-22 Lawful Access Act; and more. We’ve also packed the show with quick cybersecurity tips to help you, your family, and the people you know stay safer online. Check out our guest on social… Beah Burger-Lenehan: Chief Product Officer of DuckDuckGoDavid Fraser: Privacy & Technology Lawyer Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac: Bluesky | X/TwitterJeff MacArthur: Bluesky | X/Twitter

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. Check out our guest on social… Jeff Gadway: Co-founder & CMO of Clicks TechnologyTim Hodgson: Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Be sure to follow our hosts...x Amber Mac: Bluesky | X/TwitterJeff MacArthur: Bluesky | X/Twitter

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 MapQuestAidan Gomez: CEO & Co-Founder of CohereMagnus Carlsen: Chess Grandmaster Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac: Bluesky | X/TwitterJeff MacArthur: Bluesky | X/Twitter

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 LabsHugo Larochelle: Scientific Director of Mila Be sure to follow our hosts... Amber Mac: Bluesky | X/TwitterJeff MacArthur: Bluesky | X/Twitter

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.