[#TRADESHOW] The #CIFM / #interzum #guangzhou 2026, #Asia’s most #influential #trade #fair #expo for #furniture #production, #woodworking #machinery, and #interior #decor, will take place from March 28-31, 2026, at the #CantonFair Complex, Guangzhou, #China. #Exhibition #event covers the entire furniture #manufacturing #ValueChain, offering unparalleled #opportunities to build #relationships, discover #innovations, and expand #business #market #reach. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/cifm-interzum-guangzhou-2026/

EnerQuest expansion in Essex County to bring jobs, shift production from U.S.
A manufacturing expansion in Harrow is expected to create jobs and bring more production back to Ontario.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/enerquest-expansion-9.7132161?cmp=rss

Rio Tinto sets end date for Diavik production
The mine's owner, Rio Tinto, announced the date Tuesday, though the pending closure has been public knowledge for years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/rio-tinto-end-date-diavik-production-9.7131830?cmp=rss

[#TRADESHOW] The 8th #Shanghai #International #Hats, #Scarves, #Gloves #Expo (#HSGE 2026) from March 23–25, 2026, at the Shanghai #World Expo #Exhibition & #Convention #Center, #China. #Event presents a range of #products including hats, #headwear, scarves, #shawls, #gloves, #sunscreen #wearables, raw #materials, and #production #equipment. It has #evolved into a #B2B #sourcing #platform that spans the full #ValueChain of the #fashion #accessories #industry. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/the-8th-shanghai-international-hats-scarves-gloves-expo-hsge-2026/

The Semiotics of Synthetic Media: Production and Meaning in Digital Plastic

Lately I've been digging in to the metaphor of Generative AI content as "digital plastic". I first wrote about it back in 2023 in this article, where I defined the media as a "mass produced, synthetic form of data that like its physical counterpart doesn't degrade much over time" and likened it to the way physical plastic has left its mark on the geological record, suggesting that AI-generated content could leave a similar "layer" in the digital […]

https://leonfurze.com/2024/08/07/the-semiotics-of-synthetic-media-production-and-meaning-in-digital-plastic/

Multimodal Discourse and Generative AI

I've been re-reading Kress and Van Leeuwen's 2001 book, Multimodal Discourse for the nth time, and, despite showing its age in some areas, it still offers some great language for discussing Generative AI. Kress and Van Leeuwen presented a new theory of multimodal semiotics, designed up update monomodal theories of communication with new technologies in mind. The book makes a compelling case for the interaction of modes, media, and thought processes in the composition and production of […]

https://leonfurze.com/2024/06/24/multimodal-discourse-and-generative-ai/

[#TRADESHOW] The 2026 #China (#Taizhou) #International #Electric #Two-#Wheeled #Vehicle and #Motorcycle #Parts #Fair will be held from May 22 to 24, 2026, at Taizhou International #Exhibition #Centre. The #expo #event serves as a focused #trade #platform for the electric two-wheeled #vehicles, motorcycle parts, and related #mobility #industries, bringing together #suppliers, #manufacturers, and #business #buyers in one of China’s important #production regions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-china-taizhou-international-electric-two-wheeled-vehicle-and-motorcycle-parts-fair/