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A new UAV-based framework detects semantic changes in rice fields. It distinguishes disease and lodging transitions from paired drone images, using DSM-derived labels and a difference token transformer.
Read the original →Inbox Zero is an open-source AI email assistant from Inbox Zero Inc., founded by Elie Steinbock. It connects to Gmail, Google Workspace or Microsoft Outlook and uses plain-English instructions to organize messages and automate actions. Listed features include email labeling and replies.
Read the original →Replika is an AI companion developed by Luka, Inc., a company co-founded by Eugenia Kuyda. It generates conversational responses using machine-learning models and personalizes interactions through preferences, feedback and remembered details. Users can customize an avatar.
Read the original →A lightweight deep learning system recognizes eating, standing and lying in dairy cows. It tracks each animal at 52.1 frames per second with 75.3% MOTA on farm video.
Read the original →Policies that use AI to compare agricultural and livestock prices and to grade livestock products have been selected as standout innovation cases. The selection was made by a ministry, according to the description.
Read the original →The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a domestic poultry farm this winter has been confirmed at a layer farm in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. Authorities issued a 24-hour nationwide standstill order for poultry farms and related facilities. They also began intensive testing at 17 farms within a 10-kilometer radius and started nationwide disinfection.
Read the original →The UK government says some EU rules on Artificial Intelligence will apply in Northern Ireland.
Read the original →Perplexity is the first company to be certified under the full sped-up 20x process within the class most akin to the old 'moderate' level. FedRAMP says more are coming.
Read the original →MeitY Secretary S Krishnan outlines India's plans for indigenous GPU chips, Semicon 2.0, sovereign AI, data protection and new opportunities for the IT industry amid AI-driven transformation.
Read the original →Manufacturers had grown frustrated that Apple bought flash storage for small sums and sold it to customers at many times the price.
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