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Here’s how technology can help fight, prevent wildfires

Here’s how technology can help fight, prevent wildfires

When wildfires hit Alberta earlier this month, leaving more than 10,000 square kilometers of land scorched so far this year, Joao Lopes was worried about how much more devastation could be on its way.

“Unfortunately, the statistics are showing that maybe next year will be worse than this year,” said the entrepreneur, who is founded in crop monitoring and fire risk assessment technology company SensaioTech.

Wildfires flaring up around Halifax in recent days is yet another reminder of the increasing risks that many are warning of.

A United Nations report from 2022 found wildfires are becoming “more intense and more frequent” and said with temperatures rising as global warming worsens, “the need to reduce wildfire risk is more critical than ever.”

Canada alone sees about 7,500 wildfires burning more than 2.5 million hectares of forest — about half the size of Nova Scotia — every year and that amount is

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Nvidia and MediaTek partner on connected car technology

Nvidia and MediaTek partner on connected car technology

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Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 29.ANN WANG/Reuters

Nvidia Corp. NVDA-Q and MediaTek Inc. on Monday said they will collaborate on technology to power advanced vehicle infotainment systems that can stream video or games or interact with drivers using artificial intelligence.

Under the agreement, announced at the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, MediaTek will integrate an Nvidia graphics processing unit chiplet and Nvidia software into the system-on-chips it supplies to automakers for infotainment displays.

MediaTek systems using Nvidia software would be compatible with automated driving systems based on Nvidia technology, the companies said. Dashboard displays could show the environment around the vehicle, while cameras would monitor the driver.

“The automotive industry needs strong companies that can work with the industry for decades at a time,” Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang told a news conference

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Aduro Clean Technologies Engages in Panel Discussions at Leading Industry Conferences

Aduro Clean Technologies Engages in Panel Discussions at Leading Industry Conferences

Published May 30, 2023 • 4 minute read

Aduro is set to participate in three industry conferences in June 2023. The Company will be showcasing the potential of its HydrochemolyticTM Technology (
Aduro is set to participate in three industry conferences in June 2023. The Company will be showcasing the potential of its HydrochemolyticTM Technology (“HCT”) platform at these events and engaging with key stakeholders GNW

SARNIA, Ontario, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (“”Aduro“or the”Company”) (CSE: act) (OTCQB: ACTHF) (FSE: 9D50), a Canadian technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, is set to participate in three industry conferences in June 2023. The Company will be showcasing the potential of its Hydrochemolytic™ Technology (“HCT”) platform at these events and engaging with key stakeholders.

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TechScape: Will Apple’s new VR headset be the one to finally catch on? | Technology

TechScape: Will Apple’s new VR headset be the one to finally catch on? | Technology

Next Monday will see Apple’s worldwide developers conference kick off, and with it one of the company’s two most important annual press events.

Typically, the keynote at WWDC (or “dub dub”) is a software-focused affair, previewing the next versions of iOS, macOS and so on for an audience of developers who need to get to grips with the updates before their launch in the autumn. It’s balanced out by the hardware-focused events oriented around each year’s iPhone launch, since Apple still likes to play the game of announcing and shipping its top-tier products in short orders.

This year is shaping up to be different. Unless something changes at the last minute – which, given the WWDC keynotes have been prerecorded annually since 2020, is as I type this, unlikely – we will finally see Apple’s long-planned VR/AR/XR headset for the very first time. The chicken-and-egg problem of new software platforms

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Gensler and Civilian transform Detroit post office into technology center

Gensler and Civilian transform Detroit post office into technology center

American architecture studios Gensler and Civilian have restored the historic Book Depository building in Detroit and transformed it into the headquarters for technology company Newlab.

Gensler and civilian transformed the art deco building to be usable by tech companies, adding purpose-built prototyping labs, open-plan co-working spaces and outdoor green spaces.

Gensler and Civilian transformed a post office in the 1930s into a workspace and technology center

The 270,000-square-foot (25,083 square meters) building will be used as a center for startups, entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists working in mobility technology.

The Book Depository building was originally built in 1936, designed by American architect Albert Kahn as a post office and mail-sorting facility. It was later used as a place to store books by Detroit Public Schools, from which it draws its name.

The exterior of the Book Depository building was transformed by Gensler for the Newlab Detroit headquarters
The building will be used as Newlabs Detroit headquarters

The building now includes an exhibition space, an event space, a

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