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A foundation model-based AI system called WeedNet identifies 1,593 weed species with 91.02 percent accuracy. After regional fine-tuning, it reaches 97.38 percent accuracy for Iowa weeds.
Read the original →Researchers used AI and insect scent receptors to speed up pheromone discovery. The work offers new options for monitoring emerging crop pests.
Read the original →Grapevine Capital Partners, LLC has entered into an advisory relationship with Clarifresh (Clarifruit Ltd.). Alongside the advisory role, Grapevine has made an initial investment.
Read the original →Researchers in Türkiye used an explainable machine learning framework combining XGBoost and SHAP. They identified age and postpartum diseases as key drivers of delayed first insemination in dairy cows.
Read the original →The World Bank report urges developing economies to adopt, adapt and advance AI for inclusive growth.
Read the original →Kutlerri.ai raises $4 million to expand AI agents for restaurant sales. PepsiCo and Grimme cut supplier waste with VR.
Read the original →India will publish a consultation paper on artificial intelligence regulation within a month. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced this on Thursday.
Read the original →Nokia plans to bring Nvidia-backed AI-RAN technology to India. Commercial deployments could begin by 2028 as 5G data use and hyperscaler demand rise.
Read the original →Manga artist Sakurako Minao saw her work drop sharply with the arrival of AI. She used the occasion to start doing something she had wanted to do.
Read the original →Nintendo raised game console prices, citing rising costs of semiconductor memory and other parts. Production capacity has been shifted toward AI, and chips are in short supply overall. Japanese companies have lost their status as favored customers of chipmakers as their purchase volumes have fallen.
Read the original →India will publish a consultation paper on artificial intelligence regulation within one month. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced this on Thursday.
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