Amber Mac

🤖 Bestselling Author #Digital
👩‍💻 AI Keynote Speaker, Moderator
🎬 President, AmberMac Media
🎙 The AmberMac Show // SiriusXM
🍵 Sober since 01
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[Amber Mac @ambermac]

My dad was my best friend. We could finish each other's sentences, and we spoke every day of my life about business, politics, life, and most importantly, family.

He passed away last night (Nov 12th) with all of us at his side. Until the last minute, he worked with us on everything from his obituary, to what he wanted at his funeral, and how we can keep his legacy alive (including our strong PEI roots in Georgetown and beyond).

He was the healthiest person I knew, active for 3 hours a day through his late 70s until a sudden AML leukemia diagnosis this spring rocked our lives.

My dad fought so hard throughout this battle, and he never complained. The nurses would ask him how he was doing and he would smile, compliment their "terrific" work, and ask them about their lives.

Late in the summer, the chemo started to work so we had him home with us on PEI where we enjoyed many wonderful days. Unfortunately, this past Friday, things took a turn for the worse and we rushed from our home in Toronto to be by his side. The leukemia had returned with a vengeance, and the chemo was no longer working.

I am grateful that we had six extra (and often tough) months with him thanks to modern medicine and phenomenal healthcare teams in both Toronto (@Sunnybrook) and on the Island (@QEHFoundation).

Also, more than 50 blood transfusions kept him alive throughout this time and gave him more better days than worse (thank you @CanadasLifeline - if you can donate, please do).

My dad's funeral is this Saturday, which will be a celebration of his incredible life. I look forward to sharing more about him, but it will undoubtedly be the toughest speech of my life because you couldn't possibly sum up what he meant to me and so many others in such a short amount of time.

https://t.co/7hMDzBMGdM

Love you, Dad xo

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

It is endlessly frustrating that some of the best, in-depth coverage of Toronto's upcoming election is behind paywalls.

I get it (& I subscribe to everything!) but I seriously worry it means Torontonians are getting their updates from garbage takes online.

[MapQuest @MapQuest]

🔔 App Update 10.30.0 🦄

🇺🇸 Find Voting Locations: Use your voting address to find polling places, early voting, ballot drop-offs, hours, and directions. 🗳️

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

🇨🇦💪 As parents and leaders, how can we inspire the next generation of Canadian entrepreneurs?

👇 A sneak peek of my chat with @harleyf about his new book from this week's The AmberMac Show.

Full conversation here:
https://t.co/J3vLKS5vUM
cc @jeffmacarthur

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"One of the major issues raised by early reviews of the iPhone Duo is limited support by third-party apps (w/) 3 tiers of support currently, the worst of which sees an iPhone app stranded in the center of a mostly black area of the display. The good news is that Apple says the position is changing rapidly, citing 'incredible' support for the larger display of the folding iPhone" https://t.co/Sug5sIDYbH

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Musk claims his long-delayed Tesla Roadster "can basically fly like a rocket". @jeffmacarthur deep dive into why that's just not true (even if there are many cool things about the demo), what it'll cost, & how this fits into a Tesla/SpaceX merger in the latest The @AmberMac Show.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Totally agree! If I had a dollar for every DM I get from people who are upset that I don't share their exact same opinion...

[Gail Robertson-ChiefCuriosityOfficer @GailNow]

Exactly - & we need to dial down the vitriol against people we disagree with.

Just recently, I heard again someone advocating for the killing of a politician they don’t like.

Sadly I hear it from some who promote “No place for Hate”

This story is just so sad 😢

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

🚨Breaking news: US. banks are taking hits from AI agents
“findings have alarmed banking executives, who are racing to restrict access to their systems as AI moves at a velocity faster than financial institutions can respond”

Predictions:

1. No matter how much chaos generative AI causes, the AI industry will not take real responsibility

2. The Trump administration will not hold them responsible

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"Google will begin force-migrating Gems on personal Google accounts into a new format called Skills (&) moving Spark, its background agent, into the main chat as Task, right alongside Scheduled Actions, a timer feature that’s been around since 2025. Good luck guessing which does what from the names alone." https://t.co/gWemrAwzlr

[Erin O'Toole @erinotoole]

A soldier and a regiment that I will forever hold dear and a day I will never forget. 🇨🇦

[Bruno Guglielminetti | Mon Carnet @Guglielminetti]

Anne Nguyen arrive au gouvernement avec une expérience rare : IA, données, santé, transformation numérique et adoption technologique sur le terrain. Sa nomination à l’IA et au Numérique pourrait permettre au Québec de rapprocher enfin recherche, politiques publiques et déploiement concret. https://t.co/I15x7qJJHL

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@thedave2006 Thx for sharing

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

🇨🇦💪 As parents and leaders, how can we inspire the next generation of Canadian entrepreneurs?

👇 A sneak peek of my chat with @harleyf about his new book from this week's The AmberMac Show.

Full conversation here:
https://t.co/J3vLKS5vUM
cc @jeffmacarthur

[Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @Lanampayne]

We must continue to fight for the Canadian auto industry - we support our steel and aluminum sectors when we do.

Sell here. Build here.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"Omni One for Quest is a full-body VR treadmill that allows players to physically walk, run, crouch, and move backward in 360 degrees inside compatible VR games" https://t.co/ybDtSPWDFE

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@YouLiveTheBrand Awful

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Political violence at its worst 💔

[The Associated Press @AP]

Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines' legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@theJaybrody Exactly

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

I've been playing around with Meta's Muse, which has been...amusing.

I'm traveling out west for a keynote this week so I asked it to check regularly for an available seat on a fully booked flight.

It failed a few times & the apology when I said it was disappointing me is 🤣.

[FABTECH @FabtechExpo]

“The goal is not to replace the human, but to augment what the human can do.” 💡

@ambermac took the FABTECH stage to explore The New AI Power Shift: Risks, Rewards, & Readiness for 2027 & Beyond, sharing insights on how AI is shaping the future of work and innovation.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"A report… from Anthropic’s offensive research team grabbed attention by describing a new, practical threat, one devoid of human characteristics or apocalyptic musings" https://t.co/yYYxPpHVKK

[CTV News Toronto @CTVToronto]

Ontario to allow over-the-counter hearing aids for sale in the province https://t.co/1xlMJpUH4P