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YouTube video by Amber Mac Elon Musk's Mega Merger [The AmberMac Show Ep051]

"Elon Musk's rocket maker SpaceX has acquired artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that will value the company at $1.25 trillion" -CNBC

@jeffmacarthur.bsky.social & I mentioned this news in this week's headlines (watch below):
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Speechify adds celebrity voices to its AI Voice Assistant - 9to5Mac Speechify’s AI Voice Assistant can now sound like celebrities, including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and MrBeast. Here are the details.

"Speechify’s AI Voice Assistant can now sound like celebrities, including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and MrBeast." 9to5mac.com/2026/02/02/s...

Docusign’s CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts Docusign’s Allan Thygesen says his company’s pivot to AI is a necessity in the world of contract management.

"Docusign’s Allan Thygesen says ‘not providing an AI service isn’t really an option'." www.theverge.com/podcast/8712...

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Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI (and X) Musk is bringing more of his companies together.

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI (and X) www.theverge.com/tech/872619/...

Prime Minister Carney speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark.

A good call with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark today.

Greenland’s future is for Greenland and Denmark alone to decide. We reaffirmed our commitment to sovereignty and territorial integrity and discussed our ongoing work to strengthen Arctic security.

The AmberMac Show Ep050: “The Wealthy Barber” on Smarter Spending... On this week’s episode, The Wealthy Barber’s David Chilton joins us with an updated version of his bestselling book, including common-sense ways to manage money and what you need to know about TikTok…

Catch up on your tech news before our next episode drops White House deepfakes & Canada's potential social media ban! Plus, we've got The Wealthy Barber’s David Chilton, & TheOtherMac covers what happened at Davos from a tech perspective. ambermac.com/the-ambermac...

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In business (& in life), relationships, trust, and integrity matter more than anything else.

If there is one person who encompasses all of these things, it's my friend and well-known author/speaker @guykawasaki.bsky.social.

Stay tuned for our conversation next week on The AmberMac Show podcast.

YouTube video by Amber Mac Spend Smarter with "The Wealthy Barber" [The AmberMac Show Ep050]

💰 I've learned sooooo much about financial planning from The Wealthy Barber's David Chilton, and it was an honour to have him on this week's podcast.

I hope you get a chance to watch, just 30 minutes of your time to learn how to spend smarter:

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AI claims are cheap: The challenge is to work out what's real | Computer Weekly The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype.

"AI security tooling is already mainstream, and 2026 will only amplify the noise. Expect more ‘AI-washed’ claims, bigger promises, and rising fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD). The real skill will be separating genuine capability from clever packaging." www.computerweekly.com/opinion/AI-c...

This is too often the way...

Too soon lol 😆

Good Saturday morning ❄️ from chilly Toronto.

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☝️Here is this week's episode of our show with guest David Chilton from The Wealthy Barber with tips on smarter spending + @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social on the latest tech news / drama.

Wow

Sincerely, we were working hard to get things on track... despite some consistent setbacks and comms issues...and got news this week that the deal was off...not our doing. Within 12 hours, we shared this publicly.

VisitAHeatPump.ca Discover heat pumps in your area and learn from real homeowners about their experiences.

It’s never too late to add yours to the map on visitaheatpump.ca and get a local neighbourhood heatpump crawl going!

Obsessed with heat pumps

Nope

🤗 Almost 20 years! That's how long I've been laughing & hanging with my friend @guykawasaki.bsky.social.

Guy has a new book (free until Feb 2!) about protecting your privacy with Signal👇

Everybody Has Something to Hide
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Full chat next week on The AmberMac Show.

This major city just banned fat tire electric bikes Amsterdam is often held up as the gold standard for bicycle-friendly cities, but even in one of the most bike-centric...

"Amsterdam… has announced plans to ban electric fat tire bikes from its most famous park, and city officials are openly discussing whether wider restrictions could follow." electrek.co/2026/01/26/t...

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Apple launches AirTag 2 with improved range, louder speaker, more - 9to5Mac Apple has announced a brand new AirTag 2 that’s available to order now, here are the details on the update.

"Apple has announced a brand new AirTag 2 that’s available to order now, here are the details on the update." 9to5mac.com/2026/01/26/a...

No hard feelings from me, but hard to advise when nothing to advise on.

Exactly. They have 800 beta testers, but no visibility to advisors?

Cybercriminals are using AI to pull off fraud at scale Cybercriminals are using AI to pull off fraud at scale, and your business could be next in line

"Artificial intelligence is now used by cybercriminals to automate fraud, scale phishing campaigns, and industrialize impersonation at a level that was previously impractical." www.techradar.com/pro/weaponiz...

I really don't know...I had little visibility into other advisors as no advisory board meetings, etc. or formal plan

But there was no plan for advisors to advise on anything...at least in my case...just name association...I have little interest in that

Absolutely! Always. Good luck to them but just see no role for me there as they have made so many changes along the way.

I sincerely wish them the best, but no real role for me there at this point