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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 3h

A must-watch, if I do say so myself - it's hard to believe the amount of scam ads Meta allows & the amount of money they make off them (two things that one would have to assume are tightly connected):

Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3h

"Meta is a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy": @ttp-updates.bsky.social adds to the list of exposés on Meta's deluge of scam ads on its platforms. @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social takes a look at how Meta has been coming up short when it comes to protecting its users. youtu.be/idkFdKYQ3J0?...

"Meta is a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy"

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BetaKit @betakit.com · 2h

Elevate Festival kicked off with keen insight and surprising takes from tech leaders like Justin Scaini, Chris Lehane, Simu Liu, @ambermac.bsky.social, Chris Urmson, and others.

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AI takes centre stage on Elevate’s opening night | BetaKit

From job loss to mental health, innovation leaders unpack the human impact of AI.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3h

"Meta is a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy": @ttp-updates.bsky.social adds to the list of exposés on Meta's deluge of scam ads on its platforms. @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social takes a look at how Meta has been coming up short when it comes to protecting its users. youtu.be/idkFdKYQ3J0?...

"Meta is a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy"

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 4h

"In a significant challenge to Nvidia’s dominance, OpenAI announced Monday it would buy 6 gigawatts of computing power from data centers that will run exclusively on AMD chips." www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/t...

Major challenge to Nvidia: OpenAI’s massive new computing push will run on AMD chips | CNN Business

In a significant challenge to Nvidia’s dominance, OpenAI announced Monday it would buy 6 gigawatts of computing power from data centers that will run exclusively on AMD chips.

www.cnn.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 14h

Such a blast hosting opening night of Elevate and moderating the closing session with the super awesome actor, producer, and investor Simu Liu 🇨🇦.

I'm still in awe of Simu's journey, including his humility and his humour. ❤️

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 20h

"Oracle has fixed a zero-day vulnerability in one of its flagship business software products that a hacking group is currently abusing to steal personal information about corporate executives." techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/c...

Clop hackers caught exploiting Oracle zero-day bug to steal executives' personal data | TechCrunch

Oracle fixes another security flaw that Clop hackers were using to steal sensitive personal information about executives as part of a mass-extortion campaign.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 1d

"OpenAI and AMD have reached a deal that could see Sam Altman’s company take a 10% stake in the chipmaker. OpenAI will deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs over multiple years, beginning with a 1-gigawatt rollout in 2026." www.cnbc.com/2025/10/06/o...

AMD stock skyrockets 30% as OpenAI looks to take stake in AI chipmaker

OpenAI will deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs over multiple years, beginning with a 1-gigawatt rollout in 2026.

www.cnbc.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 1d

"While OpenAI describes its latest iPhone app Sora as a video generation tool, it might be more accurately described as a way for anyone to easily create deepfakes. Predictably, this did not go well…" 9to5mac.com/2025/10/06/w...

When people create Sora deepfakes of you, you can now set limits - 9to5Mac

While OpenAI describes its latest iPhone app Sora as a video generation tool, it might be more accurately described as...

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 2d

"…the use of ChatGPT & kin has made some people with zero programming skills apparently believe that they can now contribute code to OSS projects… someone playing Telephone between a chatbot & OSS project developers is neither desirable nor helpful." hackaday.com/2025/10/01/m...

Mesa Project Adds Code Comprehension Requirement After AI Slop Incident

Recently [Faith Ekstrand] announced on Mastodon that Mesa was updating its contributor guide. This follows a recent AI slop incident where someone submitted a massive patch to the Mesa project with…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 2d

"Disney announced that Hulu is about to go global, with the brand replacing the company’s current ‘Star’ international branding around the world (&) also revealed a redesign of the unified Disney+ app that’s coming soon." 9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/d...

Disney+ reveals app redesign coming soon to iOS and tvOS - 9to5Mac

Disney+ is redesigning its app as a better hub for content not only from Disney, but also Hulu and ESPN. Here’s a preview of what’s coming.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3d

"Google says hackers associated with a prolific ransomware group are sending extortion emails to executives at numerous large organizations after claiming to have stolen their sensitive information from a suite of business s/w products developed by Oracle." techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/h...

Hackers are sending extortion emails to executives after claiming Oracle apps' data breach | TechCrunch

Google says hackers associated with the Clop ransomware gang are emailing executives at multiple organizations claiming to have stolen their personal information from a suite of Oracle E-Business…

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Don't let your private information get DOGE'd!

That's the lesson from this latest news from The Verge and on The AmberMac Show podcast this week. Listen 👇 below.
bio.site/ambermac

cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3d

'Privately, many people within the space industry, & even at NASA, acknowledge (NASA) appears to be holding a losing hand.' Former NASA Administrator: "Unless something changes, it is highly unlikely the US will beat China’s projected timeline to the Moon’s surface" arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

How America fell behind China in the lunar space race—and how it can catch back up

Thanks to some recent reporting, we’ve found a potential solution to the Artemis blues.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 3d

Will follow

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 4d

"Google's decision to rebrand to Alphabet shocked the tech industry, but now makes perfect sense" www.techradar.com/pro/why-goog...

Why Google rebranded to Alphabet - and why it paid dividends

Google's decision to rebrand to Alphabet shocked the tech industry, but now makes perfect sense

www.techradar.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 4d

✌️If you missed this morning's new episode of The AmberMac Show podcast on SiriusXM featuring Canada's Minister of AI, Cohere, and Nvidia, listen now here on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts:

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social

Canada’s AI Minister on Trust, Musk Sues OpenAI, & Spotify AI

Podcast Episode · The AmberMac Show · 2025-10-01 · 52m

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 4d

"The Mental Obesity Epidemic: Most people are mentally fat. You are binge-eating information and wondering why you're not growing." hackernoon.com/mental-obesi...

Mental Obesity Is Killing Your Potential—Here’s How to Get Jacked | HackerNoon

You are binge-eating information and wondering why you're not growing.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 4d

"We're told AI is 'aligned' with human values, providers hard-code safety nets, & models are neutral assistants. But here’s the truth: these systems don’t actually understand your commands. They predict words. (So) whoever controls the form controls the outcome." hackernoon.com/how-to-force...

How to Force AI Into Obedience With a Compiled Rule | HackerNoon

Why syntax, not meaning, decides whether algorithms serve you or the platform.

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 5d

'The main point he wanted to get across was the importance of customer experience. As (Dr. Goh) told us: “Customers provide the revenue. Customers tell you everything you need to know about your internal and external products and processes.' www.computerworld.com/article/4063...

Why Customer Experience (CX) is the key to a well-run organization

Dr. Francis Goh has been an innovator and technical expert a strategist, board member, leadership mentor and sought after public speaker. Today he spends his career advising customers and fellow…

www.computerworld.com

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Jeff MacArthur @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 5d

The US is probably in a recession outside of the ludicrous amount of AI spending 🙁

Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 5d

🫧 The AI bubble is bubbling. We talk more about AI spending on this week's episode of The AmberMac Show podcast.
Just listen here. It's a good one: bio.site/ambermac

cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social macarthur

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 5d

🫧 The AI bubble is bubbling. We talk more about AI spending on this week's episode of The AmberMac Show podcast.
Just listen here. It's a good one: bio.site/ambermac

cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social macarthur

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 5d

"Things you shouldn't plug into your TV's USB ports (&) the same applies for things that go into your laptop ports as well. So, if you want to save yourself a load of hassle, here are some things you should avoid plugging into your USB port." www.slashgear.com/1978687/gadg...

5 Things You Should Never Plug Into Your Laptop's USB Ports (And Why) - SlashGear

USB ports are synonymous with the convenience of plug-and-play, but that doesn't mean every USB device is safe. Here are some things to watch out for.

www.slashgear.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 So looking forward to hosting Opening Night of Elevate Festival next week in Toronto, and sitting down to talk tech and innovation with Simu Liu.

#ElevateFest2025

Find out more and register here (before tickets sell out!): elevatefestival.ca

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 6d

"Banks are piloting tokenized deposits & settlement rails. Asset managers are launching digital asset offerings. Policymakers are drafting rules that assume this technology is here to stay… but now comes the hard part. We have to make sure the tech is ready for it." www.newsweek.com/institutiona...

Institutional embrace of crypto means the tech must now catch up

Blockchains must become so efficient and reliable that companies can't resist integrating them into their systems.

www.newsweek.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 6d

Watch. Subscribe. Share. (MIS)Treated is a critically important new podcast series about women's health.

Thank you @namshine.bsky.social and TVO. These stories matter.

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Are fibroids FINALLY having a moment? | (MIS)Treated

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