A first for my three-month-old daughter Nova: an outing to the park. As my mother and I watched her staring at a tree. I realized what a novel experience it must be to see a tree close-up for the first time.

On Monday, I delivered a keynote via teleconference for Dubai's AI Everything conference. It was inspiring to see so many governments, businesses, and social enterprises coming together to talk about AI.

I spent my birthday last week thinking about how AI can be used to address one of humanity's most pressing problems: climate change.

We're busily wrapping up the Machine Learning Yearning book. Meanwhile, we'd like to give you regular updates on important developments in AI, with an emphasis on helping you build a career or business in it.