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Passionate Technologist and Inventor, Associate Dean at Humber College, CEO of The Joule Group. Views expressed here are of my own

Joined March 2009
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Ontario has new rules for the data-centre industry. @JerryAgar1010 speaks with @FrancisSyms about energy demands and infrastructure strain ihr.fm/4wCyHhE
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56 shows into 2026 @Toronto_Fringe with 3 days to go, and my personal top 10 faves so far are: Camp, Evie & Alfie, Gratitude, Grey Spaces, Imagined Love, Little Astronaut, Little One, Moment for Frayed Nerves, Such Ado, White Man’s Indian, Wounds of Love. fringetoronto.com/fringe/sch…
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Now seen 33 shows at @Toronto_Fringe and my personal faves so far: for musicals Camp, Moment for Frayed Nerves, Wounds of Love, Little Astronaut; for comedy Evie & Alfie, Such Ado, Galen’s Grocer, Every Fringe Show; for drama Gratitude, Little One, Imagined Love, He-r’tz.
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Two school-set shows with mainly student casts highlighted my @Toronto_Fringe Saturday: Oren Safdie’s provocative coming-of-age play Gratitude, and Isobel Arseneau’s musical Little Astronaut with a creative team of U of T students, 13-member cast & 15-piece band!
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Metro Morning with Chris Glover - July 2, 2026: The predictions market has arrived in Canada and it's very...Canadian cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-3…
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🌟 Toronto Fringe Spotlight 🌟 The Hart House Theatre Continuing Development Program is proud to support LITTLE ASTRONAUT at The Toronto Fringe. Catch the opening today at 7:30 pm at Native Earth's Aki Studio. 👨‍🚀 fringetoronto.com/fringe/sho…
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Ottawa’s new AI strategy includes more than $2.3‑billion for training, adoption, and startups. @JerryAgar1010 talks with Francis Syms of Humber Polytechnic about what this investment means for the future of AI in Canada. ihr.fm/43cqgNR
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Meet the next wave of tech innovators! 💻 The #HumberFAST Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Capstone Project Expo showcased 75+ innovative capstone projects by the class of 2026 who are #technology graduates applying real-world solutions to real-world problems.
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Jerry Agar and @FrancisSyms discuss tech topics like Canada rejecting a woman’s permanent residence application after AI fabricated her job duties & OpenAI shutting down the Sora app amid deepfake and consent concerns. ihr.fm/4sBFnLM
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Jerry speaks with @GavinTighe and @FrancisSyms about the lawsuit filed by the family of a Tumbler Ridge shooting victim against OpenAI. ihr.fm/4bAynIP
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Jerry Agar and @FrancisSyms break down the misinformation and AI‑generated images around the Iran conflict, and why the real threat may be cyberattacks on Western power grids, hospitals, and financial systems. ihr.fm/4d16dYA
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