Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

Vancouver and Surrey join forces for Smart Cities Challenge

The City of Vancouver and its neighbour Surrey are collaborating on a joint application for Infrastructure Canada's Smart Cities Challenge. Like the City of Toronto,...

Take a tour of GM’s new Markham-based Technical Centre

If General Motors' new Markham, Ont.-based Technical Centre feels more like the headquarters of a software development company than the office of a multinational automotive firm, that's by design.

Hashtag Trending – Uber/Waymo trial begins; Elon Musk launches a Tesla Roadster into space

A high-profile trial between Uber and Google’s self-driving division Waymo begins in San Francisco. Tesla founder Elon Musk launches one of his company’s first...

Hashtag Trending: Samsung heir leaves jail; Intel’s new smart eyewear; tech makes a splash at the Superbowl

Former Samsung head Jay Y. Lee has been released from jail, five months after being convicted of bribery charges. Intel has designed new smart...

Samsung heir released from jail

Former Samsung vice chair Lee Jae-yong, known professionally as Jay Y. Lee, has been released from jail in his native South Korea five months...

AI might be cutting edge, but the way it’s implemented shouldn’t be, execs say

Artificial intelligence (AI) might be the latest tool in the enterprise software toolbox, but at heart it's solving the same problems enterprises have always faced, and should be implemented in an equally timeless way, according to the founders of two AI software firms.

Check out Microsoft and Steelcase’s creative workspace in downtown Toronto

Toronto's WorkLife Center functions both as a concept office showcasing Microsoft's hardware and Steelcase office furniture and a collaborative retreat for employees who happen to be downtown and need a place to get some work done. Join us for a tour.

Microsoft appoints Carnegie Mellon professor to head expanded Montreal AI research lab

Microsoft plans to significantly expand its Montreal research lab and has appointed Carnegie Mellon University machine learning professor Geoffrey Gordon as its new research director, the company has announced.

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