Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The #AIEye: Volkswagen Group (FWB:VOW) Announces Agreement with AWS (NasdaqGS: $AMZN) to Build Volkswagen Industrial Cloud and VSBLTY (CSE: $VSBY.C) Demonstrates at Digital Signage Expo



The #AIEye: Volkswagen Group (FWB:VOW) Announces Agreement with AWS (NasdaqGS: $AMZN) to Build Volkswagen Industrial Cloud and VSBLTY (CSE: $VSBY.C) Demonstrates at Digital Signage Expo



Point Roberts WA, Vancouver BC – March 27, 2019  – Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings you today’s edition of  The AI Eye-  watching stock news, deal tracker and advancements in artificial intelligence.

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U.S. Spending on AI in Aerospace to Outpace China by Around $1 Billion by 2025

A new report from Research and Markets finds that AI in Aerospace spending in China has increased to $160 million in 2018, and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.3 percent from 2019-2025, reaching 1.077 billion in 2025.

Another report from Research and Markets, however, shows that U.S. spending on AI in Aerospace will increase from $376 million in 2019 to $2.276 billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 27.2 percent.


Volkswagen Group Announces Agreement with AWS to Build Volkswagen Industrial Cloud and VSBLTY Demonstrates at Digital Signage Expo
Stocks discussed: (FWB:VOW) (NasdaqGS:AMZN) (CSE:VSBY)

Volkswagen Group (FWB:VOW) has announced a multi-year, global agreement with AWS, and Amazon (NasdaqGS:AMZN) company. Volkswagen will leverage the AWS portfolio of services, including IoT, machine learning, analytics, and compute services to build a cloud-based Industrial digital production platform called Volkswagen Industrial Cloud. Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS, said:

“Volkswagen's and AWS's collaboration will have a profound impact on efficiency and quality in production throughout Volkswagen’s global supply chain, as Volkswagen gains access to the broadest and deepest cloud with the most functionality, the most innovation, the highest performance and security, and the largest community of partners and customers of any other infrastructure provider. We are tightly aligned across Volkswagen’s businesses to help them reimagine the future of automobile manufacturing by taking advantage of all the benefits the cloud can deliver.”

VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp. (CSE:VSBY), in collaboration with Peerless/AV,  is presenting software, including industry-leading VisionCaptor and DataCaptor at the Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. According to the press release, “VisionCaptor combines brilliantly executed motion graphics or interactive brand messaging on any digital display at point of customer contact with "first of its kind" FacialAnalytics”. Jay Hutton, VSBLTY Co-Founder and CEO, said:

"Beyond simply signage, our technology—which uses artificial intelligence combined with machine learning—enables consumers to interact with the display, manipulate content, and engage in a rich, immersive experience through intuitive touch."


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#CryptoCorner: Huobi Launching Institutional Team in US, French Luxury Brands Company LVMH (LVMH.PA) to Debut #Blockchain Platform in May



#CryptoCorner: Huobi Launching Institutional Team in US, French Luxury Brands Company LVMH (LVMH.PA) to Debut #Blockchain Platform in May



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Huobi Launching Institutional Team in US, French Luxury Brands Company LVMH to Debut Blockchain Platform in May, Boerse Stuttgart and Axel Springer to Launch Trading Platform and Coinbase Giving Away 1 Billion XLM
Stocks discussed: (LVMH.PA)

Huobi Global’s U.S. division is launching a new institutional team in a bid to attract investors, according to a report from CoinDesk. The report indicates that the group will be headed by Katelyn Mew and Oren Blonstein. The former being “a veteran of asset management powerhouse BlackRock and discount brokerage Charles Schwab”, and the latter, “from fintech provider Tora Trading Services”. Part of the announcement from Huobi reveals that the team is looking to introduce OTC trading and possibly a stablecoin. Blonstein told CoinDesk:

“We set up a new institutional sales and customer service group just to have some focus and resources on this segment of the market where we see a lot of the growth coming from. We’re entering the market now with a real institutional offering, we’re definitely going to be offering some new products and services.”
French luxury goods brand LVMH (LVMH.PA) is launching AURA, a blockchain for proving the authenticity of high-priced goods, according to CoinDesk. The platform will go live in May or June with leading LVMH brands Louis Vuitton and Parfums Christian Dior, after which it will be extended to LVMH ‘s other 60-plus luxury brands. Two people familiar with the project say LVMH is working with ConsenSys and Microsoft Azure on the project. A source told CoinDesk:

“To begin with AURA will provide proof of authenticity of luxury items and trace their origins from raw materials to point of sale and beyond to used-goods markets. The next phase of the platform will explore protection of creative intellectual property, exclusive offers and events for each brands’ customers, as well as anti-ad fraud.”

German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart and media group Axel Springer plan to launch a digital asset trading platform, according to an announcement from Axel Springer subsidiary Finanzen.net. Boerse Stuttgart will hold a 70 percent majority, with Axel Springer taking the remaining 30 percent.

According to a series of tweets yesterday, Coinbase is giving away 1 billion Stellar Lumens (XLM). Eligible users are able to earn up to $50 of Stellar. $10 comes from learning about Stellar through tutorials, and another $40 can be earned by inviting up to four friends to do the same.

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#CBD and #Cannabis Companies Prepare for Beverage Market; (TSX: $WEED.TO) (CSE: $SPR.C) (NASDAQ: $NBEV) (NYSE: $HEXO)


#CBD and #Cannabis Companies Prepare for Beverage Market; (TSX: $WEED.TO) (CSE: $SPR.C) (NASDAQ: $NBEV) (NYSE: $HEXO)

Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - March 27, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a leading investor news resource covering hemp and cannabis stocks releases a snapshot looking at the CBD and cannabis infused beverage sector and how companies are preparing to enter this new market segment.

In recent news, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said his agency has plans to regulate CBD edibles and will start holding public hearings on the matter as early as April.

Since the legalization of hemp and hemp-derived CBD in the Farm Bill, the CBD industry has eyed the FDA's position toward the substance, as it represents an obstacle to mass-market CBD edibles from a federal standpoint.

Having a clear set of rules could make it easier for cannabis and CBD companies to distribute their products on a larger scale and would eliminate the uncertainties that might prevent large retailers such as Walmart, Inc., from offering CBD products.

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Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) has been preparing for the Canadian infused beverage market since receiving its investment from Constellation brands and is now preparing for the US, having acquired AgriNextUSA, a hemp enterprise led by CEO, Geoff Whaling which has been at the forefront of hemp advocacy and building a vibrant hemp sector in the US. The acquisition will accelerate Canopy Growth's entry into key American jurisdictions as regulations surrounding the full use of hemp as a crop begin to be implemented.

Sproutly Canada Inc. (CSE: SPR) (OTC: SRUTF), a company whose core mission is to become the leading supplier to the cannabis beverage and consumables market, discussed their beverage plans in their recent strategic update.

“Sproutly has made significant progress towards building a world-class cannabis beverage and infused product company since going public in July of last year,” said Keith Dolo, CEO and Director. “We have been successful in acquiring the exclusive rights to Infusion Biosciences’ APP technology in certain jurisdictions, which is able to produce naturally water-soluble cannabinoids that deliver the full experience of cannabis paralleling the onset and offset profiles of smoking.  From there, we have made steps to bring in the people and the resources to build a global cannabis-branded company focused on beverage and infused products” he added.

Following the legalization of adult use recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018, cannabis edibles are expected to be legalized later in 2019.  As the Company approaches the legalization of edibles and beverages, Sproutly is developing its brand and partnership strategy with respect to APP technology.  Sproutly will look to maximize the use of the exclusive Canadian license for APP Technology that it obtained through the acquisition of Infusion Biosciences Canada Inc. APP Technology is a patent-pending process that gently recovers naturally water-soluble cannabinoids as well as natural oils; recovering between 85% - 90% of the total bioactive cannabinoids in the plant.

New Age Beverages Corporation (NASDAQ: NBEV), a Colorado and Utah-based organic and natural beverage company intending to become the world's leading healthy beverages and lifestyle company, recently announced that it will hold an investor conference call on Friday, March 29, at 8:30 AM EST to discuss the Company's full year financial results for the period ending December 31, 2018.

In the conference call, NBEV will host a Q & A session for investors, where they will have the chance to inquire about NBEV’s beverage plans for the coming months and how the FDA decisions in April may affect their beverage strategy moving forward.

HEXO Corp. (NYSE: HEXO) (TSX: HEXO), similar to Canopy, has put focus into product supply having announced that it has entered a definitive agreement with Newstrike Brands Limited, in which HEXO will acquire all the outstanding and issued common stock of Newstrike as per the Business Corporations Act of Ontario.

The licensed indoor facility of Newstrike will offer HEXO access to the different growing techniques which will help position the company for global exports as the cannabis market continues to grow.

As we prepare for the Canadian consumables market and Federal regulations surrounding the CBD infused market in the US, ensuring a proper supply chain, distribution network and having top quality product are essential to any company aiming to capitalize on this opportunity. The beverage market is set to explode, but prospective companies still have a few more months to prepare for what could be the future of the beverage industry as a whole.

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#AI and Machine Learning; Saving Companies Green and Keeping it Clean: (NYSE: $GE) (TSXV: $MCLD.V) (OTCQB: $MCLDF) (NYSE: $EXC) (NASDAQ: $SPWR)


#AI and Machine Learning; Saving Companies Green and Keeping it Clean: (NYSE: $GE) (TSXV: $MCLD.V) (OTCQB: $MCLDF) (NYSE: $EXC) (NASDAQ: $SPWR)



Point Roberts, WA and Vancouver, BC - March 27, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence issues an AI industry snapshot, looking at how AI will play a significant role in clean energy and energy efficiency.

As clean and efficient energy becomes increasingly important to consumers from ongoing environmental concerns, and in the interest of affordability, more and more companies look to employ AI and machine learning technology to keep abreast with demand.


Veteran multinational General Electric (NYSE:GE), through its utility analytics digital energy solutions combines AI with state-of-the-art machine learning capabilities to "deliver predictive and prescriptive insights." In an article on Utility Dive on data analytics in the power sector, GE Power Digital Senior Director of Data and Analytics, Matt Schnugg said: "Data is a linchpin of our collective energy future."

“Data analytics is already improving utilities' asset performance and is beginning to improve customer engagement. But the automated and integrated system that will enable peak performance, energy networks, and connected communities are still to come. The next step is "enabling advanced analytics" and incorporating it into AI processing "at hyperscale," GE's Schnugg said.

Another way AI technology is being leveraged is in the streamlining of alternative sources of energy, such as wind. Analytics India quotes Google DeepMind researchers in a recent article, on how they have increased efficiency through machine learning:

“Although we continue to refine our algorithm, our use of machine learning across our wind farms has produced positive results. To date, machine learning has boosted the value of our wind energy by roughly 20 percent, compared to the baseline scenario of no time-based commitments to the grid.

Similar innovation can be seen by Universal mCloud Corp., (TSXV:MCLD) (OTCQB:MCLDF) which was recently named as one of TSX Venture Exchange’s top performing startups in the technology sector. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ecotricity affiliate Britwind Ltd. which will see Universal mCloud upgrade the latter’s wind turbines with AI and analytics. Called rEsolve, the upgrade enhances the operation of Britwind’s 1,000 Endurance E-series turbines alongside a 5-year warranty. mCloud’s Chief Growth Officer, Costantino Lanza commented:

“mCloud’s expertise in AI and analytics for wind applications complements Britwind’s strengths in the manufacturing and maintenance of wind turbines,” said Costantino Lanza, mCloud’s Chief Growth Officer, who is also leading mCloud’s activities in the Smart Wind segment. “Our AssetCare™ for Wind solution will connect Britwind turbines to help their customers achieve peak performance.”

But it’s not only wind energy that is benefiting from the application of AI capabilities. A report from Research and Markets projects that the solar power market in the Americas, for instance, is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.2 percent between 2018-2022 in terms of total installed capacity in select countries. A piece from nanalyze looking at AI in renewable energy highlights SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGS:SPWR), and how it is leveraging AI and other technologies:

“The Silicon Valley-based company recently built a new solar research facility. One of the key tools at the new $25 million facility involves quality control over the photovoltaic cell manufacturing process. AI is used to analyze the process to not only ensure a quality product, but to provide new insights to improve the technology over time. Incidentally, SunPower is embracing all kinds of emerging technology, including the use of drones to survey potential solar power farm sites in order to create more efficient designs. No doubt engineers will employ machine learning there as well, maybe through HST Solar or just buy the startup outright.”

Elsewhere, Constellation, an Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) employs third-party Pear.ai’s “virtual energy agent”, Sam, to converse with customers, allowing them to ask questions and gain insights regarding energy costs. Chris Buzby, Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability at Exelon wrote in a Constellation blog post earlier this year:

“Constellation is looking at AI to decrease our customers’ energy costs and to optimize the many tasks they perform on a regular basis. As we think about the cost for our customers, it is easy to just think about the price per kilowatt-hour, but we know our customers think about more than just that number. They are interested in ways to be more efficient or to decrease capacity costs and other energy-related costs.”

Though surely still in the earliest stages of adoption, AI can already be seen to have made gains for both wind and solar energy markets with data analytics, as well as on the consumer-end, helping to both reduce costs and promote greater energy efficiency.


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