Please join Ericsson's IoT Studio for an evening event, "Unlocking the Value: Machine Learning and IoT," on July 16, 2019. We look forward to hosting you at D-Fifteen, Ericsson's innovation and collaboration space in Santa Clara for an evening of discussion on how IoT and Machine Learning work together to create business value. At this event, you will have the opportunity to learn from experts, network with your peers, enjoy refreshments and participate in a raffle for the chance to win an Apple Watch. We will feature a panel of Machine Learning experts from top companies representing the end-to-end IoT technology stack. The panel will be moderated by Daniel Elizalde, Ericsson's VP, Head of IoT for North America and will focus on practical insights that can be applied to companies today.

A clam shell may be a familiar find on the beach, but its intricate curves and markings tell a rich tale. For centuries, biologists have collected, drawn, measured and compared the shells of bivalve species, pursuing knowledge about how the environment and behavior shape biodiversity. Now, University of Chicago scientists are combining high-resolution 3-D imaging with new geometric deep learning approaches to reveal a fuller version of the story hidden in shells. Prof. David Jablonski has pioneered the study of the evolution and extinction dynamics in marine life for nearly four decades. But over the last two years, his research group has moved into the third dimension, using a campus micro-CT scanner to create 3-D images of more than 3,000 shells from clams, oysters, mussels, and other members of the bivalve class collected by scientists and museums around the world.

While accelerators have been around for some time to boost the performance of simulation and modeling applications, accelerated computing didn't gain traction for most people until the commercialization of the Tesla line of GPUs for general computing by Nvidia. This year marked the tenth annual Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC). I have been to all but one starting with the inaugural event in 2009. Back then it was a much smaller group. Attendance has leaped 10X with this year's meeting attracting over 9,000 participants.

LG Electronics has tapped Dr. Darin Graham as the head of the LG Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab in Toronto. Graham is an expert on AI networks and will be responsible for strengthening LG's North American AI capacity through strategic partnerships with industry and academia in Canada. Previously, Graham helped establish founding operations of the Vector Institute, a world-renowned artificial intelligence research organization. Further, he brings over 20 years of experience in leading innovative projects that bring creative ideas to the market. Graham has led several international research and development programs and was pivotal in building Canada's AI ecosystem.

The cylindrical vessel sports a futuristic design like a surfaced submarine, it's sleek hull sculpted to slice through waves with ease. But step on board and things are out of the ordinary. The living quarters have been removed. Cars may dominate today's discussion about the future of autonomous transportation but some of the world's largest maritime companies are betting big on autonomous shipping. Within the next decade, driverless ships like the one just described could be hauling cargo around the world.

Facial recognition is a booming business! It has transformed the way we live in 2019, opening up exciting possibilities and posing new dangers. At present, we use facial recognition when unlocking a smartphone or laptop, but it will soon play a major role in everything right from booking a taxi to ordering food. Facial recognition is a form of biometric authentication that uses body measurements to verify your identity. It identifies people by measuring the unique shape and structure of the face.

Along with virtual and augmented reality and the Internet of Things, self-driving cars have been one of tech experts' go-to applications when explaining the utility of edge computing. Until not too long ago, Dean Nelson, who just left his job as head of computing infrastructure at Uber, also assumed autonomous vehicles, which can generate tens of terabytes of data per day, would shuffle much of that data to and from servers in their vicinity, relying on the processing power at the edge (and ultra-fast wireless networks) to augment their onboard computing muscle. But, after spending a few years up close and personal with the technology infrastructure that powers one of the front-running companies in the race to make driverless cars viable, he's no longer sure edge computing will play a big role. "In the last couple years I changed my mind with autonomous vehicles," Nelson said Thursday while sitting on a panel at DCD San Francisco, a data center industry conference. Earlier that day, he had announced in post on LinkedIn that he was leaving Uber to start his own consultancy and devote more time to family and the activities of Infrastructure Masons, the industry group for data center professionals he founded in 2016.

Each Canada Day, PwC and CB Insights join forces to release the Periodic Table of Tech in Canada, which exhibits 150 of the most prominent Canadian venture-backed technology companies, investors, and exits. The country's anniversary is a fitting occasion to display and celebrate the abundant ambition and achievement in Canada's tech sector. Click to enlarge or download hi-res version. The 2019 Table is comprised of 108 venture-backed technology companies, 20 investors, and 22 exits. Those listed on the Table were selected using a methodology that focuses exclusively on the venture-backed ecosystem in Canada.

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The 2019 Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Summit kicked off on Friday in China's Silicon Valley, Shenzhen - a city in south China's Guangdong Province, gathering together many AI bigwigs to discuss the future of AI. Thousands of young engineers keen to hear and learn from the pioneering scholars attended the opening ceremony. "Although we're in the top front-tier of AI as we are working at universities, but you still can feel that it's an eye-opening experience for many audiences here," said Wu Haifeng, associate professor of Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen. From virtual assistants on smartphones and in cars, to facial recognition cameras in airports and on streets, AI has become a maor part of our lives in just a few short years. The passionate developers at the summit are evidence of China's explosive AI industry growth.