Wow! Cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social Let's talk about this next week on The AmberMac Show podcast.

"Besides some minor durability increase… gold-plated HDMI cables don't have much more to offer the majority of users. Contrary to popular belief, they don't provide clearer or smoother picture, sound isn't improved, and data transfer isn't more efficient." www.slashgear.com/2118955/what...

I wrote up my impressions after having it for a week and a half, and my conclusion was it feels (and works!) way better than it should at that price point. overmorrow.tech/the-macbook-...

Huge congratulations 🎉 to David Pogue on his latest book, Apple: The First 50 Years, hitting the bestseller charts (The New York Times, etc.)! Listen to our conversation on this week's podcast, it's a good one (on YouTube, too!): podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

"Whovians, rejoice. The BBC is about to unlock a piece of Doctor Who history that even the TARDIS might have forgotten. Two lost episodes of Doctor Who, the iconic sci-fi series, will broadcast in April" www.cnet.com/culture/ente...

"There are compromises… limited amount of memory (&) MacBook Neo doesn’t come with a backlight behind the keyboard & the2 USB-C ports use older & slower USB 3 & 2 tech. Despite those compromises, Apple has made easily the best budget laptop you can buy in 2026." www.techradar.com/computing/ma...

'That’s the big problem with chatbots—they will cite sources, they will say facts that are not facts. Then maybe there’s a little asterisk down at the bottom that says,”Sorry, some things here might not be true, double check all of them.” Which is just absurd.' hackernoon.com/this-journal...

🍎 Steve Jobs was ruthlessly focused. Within 12 years, he launched the iMac, the iPod, iTunes, the iPhone, the iPad, & more. 🤯 Listen/watch in full here: bio.site/ambermac I asked @davidpogue.bsky.social (get his new book on Apple) how Jobs achieved this. cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

If you're looking for a new tech+ podcast, check out our show - with this week's special guest @davidpogue.bsky.social 👇 - subscribe for a new episode every Wednesday: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

"Sonos has just unveiled its first new music speakers since May 2024: the Sonos Era 100 SL, and a new portable speaker" www.techradar.com/audio/multi-...

Great tech stories (Trump TikTok numbers are crazy) but the David Pogue interview really stands out - I know quite a bit about Apple & yet learned new things just in this interview with Amber, so I'm looking forward to reading the book!

The AmberMac Show has journalist David Pogue talking about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. In tech news: Trump's giant TikTok payday, chatbots facilitating violence, & the bot-overrun social site. In TheOtherMac, it's out-of-control online subscription services. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

"Tesla’s Terafab Project, a plan to build…the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication plant, will launch w/in 7 days. The problem is Tesla has absolutely 0 experience mftg semiconductors & its track record building its own battery cells should give anyone pause" electrek.co/2026/03/16/t...

Morning! David Pogue on Apple at 50 is our guest on this week's podcast 👇. Plus, @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social and I with tech news, including a bold move by an old name in tech: share.google/HAv7snsESntu...

"Here are the 5 best suits from Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales." hackernoon.com/the-5-best-s...

OMG, the Trump TikTok payout is nuts - find out how bad with a bunch more wild tech news below!

Here is something I don't get to talk about enough - entrepreneurship. No family inheritance. No business loans. No built-in safety net. I recently sat down for an interview with @cira.ca to talk entrepreneurship. Sign up for The Eh-list .CA newsletter for more next week: www.choose.ca

🗞️ In this week’s tech news on The AmberMac Show, @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social and I share the outrageous payoff Trump is demanding from US TikTok investors + lots more. Get our full weekly podcast episode here, new today: bio.site/ambermac Watch here, also below: youtu.be/Vk_4MM42B60?...

"2026 is shaping up to be a gloomy year for the smartphone market overall, and a new report from a Korean outlet suggests Samsung is already starting to feel the pressure." www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsu...

👋 Are you an Apple fan? Our guest this week is @davidpogue.bsky.social who joins us to chat about his new book. Yes, we're unpacking 50 years of 🍎 Apple. + Trump's TikTok payoff, selling war with video games, & @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social on subscription fails. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...

"Apple unveiled AirPods Max 2, with key upgrades including the H2 chip, increased active noise cancellation, improved sound quality, and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation." www.macrumors.com/2026/03/16/a...

If you missed this afternoon's new episode of The AmberMac Show on SiriusXM, @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social and I discussed how chatbots are "helpful" in dangerous situations. Here are all the links to subscribe to and listen to the podcast on Wednesday morning at 7 am ET 👇. bio.site/ambermac

"Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang recently described AI through the metaphor of a multi-layered system. The structure consists of five layers: energy, chips, infrastructure, models, and applications, which interact with industries and consumers." www.techradar.com/pro/nvidia-w...

"Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg spoke out against the use of AI technology when used in creative endeavors in an interview at the SXSW conference in Austin on Friday" techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/s...

"The only address-related check was an automated filter that looked for whether the address field contained something resembling a zip code — meaning, any five-digit or nine-digit number. That was it. That was the safeguard." www.techdirt.com/2026/03/13/t...

So appreciate David Usher joining our podcast for such a thoughtful discussion about AI in healthcare and beyond. To watch our full conversation with David, check out our show here on YouTube: youtu.be/-c2RUcRlZgY?... cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

"Apple mysteriously shut down its Grand Central Terminal store in New York City (Friday), and it turns out it was for an impromptu Alicia Keys concert to celebrate Apple's upcoming 50th anniversary." www.macrumors.com/2026/03/13/a...

"Transportation Security Administration employees haven't been paid since the partial government shutdown began on Feb. 14, and staffing shortages are starting to add up. The TSA crunch & spring break travel are now throttling some airport security lines across the US." www.cnet.com/tech/airport...

I asked the directors of Project Hail Mary to name their favorite sci-fi movies — and one choice was a 'big source of inspiration' for another of their top picks www.techradar.com/streaming/en...

'A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base “as soon as is practicable".' singularityhub.com/2026/03/12/n...

You don't want to know how much of your private info is being shared with Meta's smart glasses (actually, you do - watch) + Anthropic takes on the Dept of War & more. GUEST: Cam Gordon talks how the internet shaped the Cdn music industry & his book, Track Changes. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

'Elon Musk admitted today that xAI, his artificial intelligence venture, “was not built right first time around” and “is being rebuilt from the foundations up". The admission comes just six weeks after he had Tesla pour $2 billion of shareholder money into the company.' electrek.co/2026/03/13/e...

🤯 In a world where bite-sized videos are rotting your brain, here is 40 minutes on how the Internet disrupted the 🇨🇦Canadian 👨‍🎤 music scene from 1990-2010? Full chat with Cam Gordon here: youtu.be/FiwfRN13OuY?... Cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social #TheAmberMacShow

Here is a sneak peek at this week's new episode of The AmberMac Show podcast. Get links to listen - or watch on YouTube - here: bio.site/ambermac Subscribe so you don't miss next week's episode with Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton. cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

#EastEnd influencers @camgordon.bsky.social Also, the 'Pervert Glasses' namesake is going to stick! bsky.app/profile/lanr...

New ep of The AmberMac Show: Meta smart glasses privacy misses; Anthropic vs. Dept of War; will there be an Oura smart ring w/ gesture controls; OpenAI’s & Canada; + guest Cam Gordon discusses his book, Track Changes, how the internet shaped the music industry in Canada. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

"Amazon Web Services announced the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform is meant to help healthcare organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks, including appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification…" techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/a...

"Card data travels between merchants, processors, banks, and intermediaries, at each stage, someone touches it. Fraud happens at those touch points. Evervault’s argument is that the data never needs to be touched at all." thenextweb.com/news/evervau...

🎧 Our new episode of The AmberMac Show just hit podcast feeds 👇 Have a listen here: bio.site/ambermac cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

What an honour to moderate tonight's conversation with Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton. Tonight, RCIScience honoured Professor Hinton as the latest Sandford Fleming Medal Recipient. Stay tuned for our conversation on The AmberMac Show podcast. cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

"Google's Play Store will now flag apps that could cause excessive battery drain, which might make you think twice before downloading them—and encourage developers to fix the problem." www.pcmag.com/news/google-...

ICYMI The Amber Mac Show: guest David Usher talks AI, music & robots. Jeff breaks down Anthropic’s battle w/ the US Dept of War + we share how Burger King is using AI to monitor its employees, why OpenAI is under pressure from the Cdn govt, & the impact of AI on US GDP. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

"City Detect mounts cameras on… garbage trucks & street sweepers, captures photos of surrounding buildings as those vehicles pass then uses computer vision to analyze the images… essentially a Google Maps Street View but focused on ensuring buildings are up to code." techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/c...

🤨 "CNET's TechPulse survey found that most US adults (67%) say one tech setback is enough to derail their lives, such as an app crash, a cracked screen or a network outage." www.cnet.com/tech/tech-ad...

"Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a day after the company confirmed a similar decision for users in Europe." techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/a...

"At long last, Prime Video has given us a proper look at the final season of The Boys, ushering in the beginning of the end of a bloody superhero vs. antihero era this April." gizmodo.com/the-first-tr...

My International Women's Day message to all the girls and young women out there (and the older ones too!): Just keep on running like a gir!!!!! 🏃🏼‍♀️ #IWD2026 📹: @ambermac.bsky.social

"Two days after OpenAI launched a new underlying AI model for ChatGPT called GPT-5.3 Instant, the company has unveiled another, even more massive upgrade: GPT-5.4 (which) comes in two varieties: GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.4 Pro…" venturebeat.com/technology/o...

"Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses will have a camera and be connected to a smartphone… as the tech giant prepares to make its first foray into the product category." www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/s...

"’Add to Calendar’ does exactly what it sounds like. Using Apple Intelligence, the event details found in your screenshot will be turned into an actionable calendar event." 9to5mac.com/2026/03/05/i...