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This is the 4th in a series of notes based on our deep dive into computer perception for autonomous vehicles. Autonomy is a question of when? not if? In this series, we’ll outline our thoughts on the key components that will…

Written by guest author Carlos Castelán with Andrew Murphy. Carlos is Managing Director of The Navio Group. Note: size of bubble represents FY 2017 company revenue In recent years, companies in the retail and consumer goods space have touted “business…

Apple has been criticized for not doing enough in AI. Two recent announcements show the company is closing the gap. In the past two weeks, the company has announced the hiring of Google’s AI head, and an AI partnership with…

Apple has hired John Giannandrea who formerly served as Google’s head of AI and Search. Given the industry’s shortage of AI talent, Giannandrea brings expertise along with credibility, critical in recruiting. Giannandrea will likely be working on AI-powered interfaces that…

This is the third in a series of notes based on our deep dive into computer perception for autonomous vehicles. Autonomy is a question of when? not if? In this series, we’ll outline our thoughts on the key components that will…

We’ve been waiting two years for this. Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel of the same name, was released Thursday to much anticipation in the VR community. The story’s conflict plays out in two…

In what is becoming an annual tradition, we entered a bracket chosen by artificial intelligence into the Loup Ventures March Madness pool. (See our 2017 results here) Given this year has proven especially challenging to predict due to the uncanny number…

Market decline does not change the mega growth opportunities. The heart rate of the market increased the past week because of fears of a trade war, Facebook data privacy, and broken market technicals, but the health of the market is…

NVDA shares dropped 8% today on the announcement they temporary stopped autonomous testing and market sell off. While the company did not comment on timing, we expect testing to resume in the next 3 months. CEO Jensen Huang held a…

Apple announced an updated iPad along with a suite of programs that enable educators and students to pursue creativity, which is critical in the future of education. We estimate education accounts for 10-15% of Apple’s business. We believe today’s announcements…

Dr. Stephen Rainey. Dr. Rainey is a research fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. He is a working in the Horizon2020-funded project BrainCom, developing therapeutic brain-computer interfaces that will enable communication for users with debilitating speech conditions. Dr.…

This is the second in a series of notes based on our deep dive into computer perception for autonomous vehicles. Autonomy is a question of when? not if? In this series, we’ll outline our thoughts on the key components that will…