On a rooftop in the Jewish-Arab Tel Aviv neighborhood of Jaffa, a former military technologist and an ex-journalist sit in a transparent bio-dome where their robot is busy learning how to grow food. Flux IoT’s Eddy, a robot measuring less than a foot tall and resembling a life buoy, is built with military-grade sensors and armed with image-processing technology.
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Trump Set to Roll Back Federal Fuel-Economy Requirements
In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public … Works Committee. On inauguration eve, five law professors filed a brief in support of a 2015 regulation giving EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers discretion to regulate tributaries and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers to protect water quality.
Tyson’s New CEO: The Future of Food Isn’t Meat
Tyson Foods' new CEO is on a mission to change people's perception of the iconic brand-which has faced chicken abuse and price-fixing charges. Hayes says he is now pushing the 80-year-old meat processor towards sustainability, plant-based … The new CEO of one of the world’s largest meat processors, Tyson Foods Inc., sees plant-based protein as a big part of the food industry’s future.
China Seen Sustaining Record Fintech Investments, Accenture Says
Chinese financial-technology investments this year may exceed 2016’s record $10 billion as companies continue to raise funds for expansion and big banks grow their digital services, according to Accenture Plc. The country’s financial-services giants will probably ramp up investments in areas including artificial intelligence, blockchain, so-called big data and cyber-security to improve their product offerings, Albert Chan, managing director of China financial services at Accenture, said in an interview last week.
IBM’s Deal With Salesforce Highlights the Company’s Unique AI Position
Given how much several tech giants throw around the terms “artificial intelligence,” “machine learning” and “deep learning,” it’s easy to assume that they’re all trying to do similar things. And in some cases, the companies are indeed using AI to tackle problems that have much in common, particularly when it comes to making sense out of real-life sounds, images and dialogue.
IBM, Salesforce Agree to Partner on Artificial Intelligence
International Business Machines Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. agreed to mingle their artificial-intelligence technologies in a bid to boost sales of data-analytics offerings. The companies Monday announced plans to offer integrated AI services that weave the broad human-like conversation and learning capabilities of IBM’s Watson with Salesforce’s more sales-oriented Einstein technology.
IBM, Salesforce Announce AI Partnership
Salesforce and IBM have agreed to a partnership allowing both companies easier use of access to the other’s software. IBM and Salesforce have agreed to a partnership which gives Salesforce customers easier access to data from IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence program.
10 Tax Breaks Every Parent Needs to Know
Starting a family isn’t cheap. According to a report issued by the Department of Agriculture in early January, a middle-income married couple with two children is estimated to spend $233,610 to raise a child born in 2015.
Drugs disaster
The family are surprised. Their little farm is at the end of a bumpy track through rice paddies, and they do not get many foreigners asking to use the toilet.
There’s one key factor that shows why organic milk is…
But as it turns out, there may be one type of milk that’s nutritionally superior: the organic kind that comes from grass-fed animals. Michael Tunick, a research chemist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and author of ” The Science of Cheese ,” told Business Insider that the difference has to do with what the cows eat.
Pai’s agenda is good for rural USA
Being connected to the internet has become essential to staying in touch with the rest of the world, keeping up with news and managing day-to-day activity on our farms, ranches and businesses.
Africa’s Top Hedge Fund Starts Food-Focused Private-Equity
Polar Star Management Ltd., which runs one of the best-performing African and Middle East hedge fund over the past five years, plans to start a private-equity unit that will invest in agriculture to exploit rising demand for food. The Cape Town-based firm plans to use its own money to buy small farms and processing companies in South Africa this year, then increase efficiency through consolidation and better management, said Murray Derksen, a director at Polar Star.
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Conway High West students stuck it to a couple of math teachers and a very lucky senior during lunchtime in the cafeteria. Conway math teachers, Shiloh Harder and Steve Reed, along with Grant Blaylock, a senior FBLA officer and football player, were taped to the wall with duct tape.
How AI Is Changing The Way Companies Are Organized
Artificial Intelligence may still be in its infancy, but it’s already forcing leadership teams around the world to reconsider some of their core structures. Advances in technology are causing firms to restructure their organizational makeup, transform their HR departments, develop new training models, and reevaluate their hiring practices.
These 5 Stocks Under $10 Are Breaking Out
Here’s an interesting piece of market psychology for 2017: some of the biggest gains in this market are coming from the lowest-priced stocks. That’s not a new phenomenon.
Callaway Golf Has Created Its Most Epic Driver Yet
Nowadays, you almost need a degree in mechanical engineering to understand the new technology baked into golf equipment. And that sort of stinks as we all simply want to know if a hot new club will make us a better player, somewhat instantly.
Baidu Hits the Reset Button After Cleaning Up Online Advertising
Baidu Inc. is convinced it’s put the worst of a government-driven internet advertising crackdown behind it after posting quarterly revenue that beat estimates. Sales fell a less-than-projected 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter after China’s biggest search engine raised registration requirements for marketers and cut the number of ads it displays alongside results.
Baidu’s Sales Tops Estimates as It Pushes New Businesses
Baidu Inc. posted quarterly results that topped analysts’ estimates, as China’s biggest search engine pushes into new businesses such as news aggregation to overcome government restrictions on web advertising. Revenue for the fourth quarter came to 18.21 billion yuan , compared with estimates for 18.17 billion yuan, Baidu said in a statement.
Earth’s newest continent ‘Zealandia’ was found thanks to a…
By now you’ve probably seen the big geology news: Earth has a brand-new continent called Zealandia , and it’s been hiding from us for ages. What’s less widely known about the discovery, however, is how it came about – and what it means for we humans who live on top of the rocks.
Baidu’s Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates on New Business Push
Baidu Inc. posted quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates as it pushes into new businesses such as news aggregation to overcome government restrictions on web advertising at China’s biggest search engine. Revenue for the fourth quarter was 18.21 billion yuan , compared with estimates for 18.17 billion yuan, Baidu said in a statement.
Baidu’s Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates on New Business Push
Baidu Inc. posted quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates as it pushes into new businesses such as news aggregation to overcome government restrictions on web advertising at China’s biggest search engine. Revenue for the fourth quarter was 18.21 billion yuan , compared with estimates for 18.17 billion yuan, Baidu said in a statement.
How Eero Plans To Fend Off Wi-Fi Rivals: Lower Prices And No Distractions
The startup’s whole-home Wi-Fi system is getting a price cut on its first birthday. Can it stay on top of the market it created? After jump-starting the whole-home Wi-Fi market last February, Eero is celebrating its first birthday with price cuts.
Snapchat has a huge problem with Android, and it’s causing…
Snapchat executives faced tough questions from investors in New York on Tuesday. Most of all: why is user growth slowing? Executives at the roadshow in New York on Tuesday said Android phone users had problems accessing the Snapchat app, particularly in the fourth quarter.
Trump’s new EPA chief barely mentioned the environment in…
Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency critic who recently took over the agency as part of the Trump administration, gave his first address in his new position Tuesday. The former Oklahoma Attorney General mentioned “important, monumental issues with respect to our future and our environment,” but avoided a number of issues central to the EPA’s mission – such as air and water protection, cleanups, public health, and environmental monitoring.
3 Will the public accept the fatal mistakes of self-driving cars?
This once-hypothetical question is taking on greater urgency, particularly among policymakers here in Washington. The promise of autonomous vehicles is that they will make our roads safer and more efficient, but no technology is without its shortcomings and unintended consequences – in this instance, potentially fatal consequences.
Will the public accept the fatal mistakes of self-driving cars?
This once-hypothetical question is taking on greater urgency, particularly among policymakers here in Washington. The promise of autonomous vehicles is that they will make our roads safer and more efficient, but no technology is without its shortcomings and unintended consequences – in this instance, potentially fatal consequences.
Tree Academy promotes creative learning, entrepreneurship
Jack Dillon-McDonald, 13, a 7th-grader at Tree Academy in Los Angeles, displays the Jack’s Organic Savory Blend seasoning he created under the product name “Treesonings.” The school is designed to nurture and stimulate students in a way most public and private schools can’t. “I just feel like the environment here is very welcoming and open to what you want to try,” the 13-year-old Burbank resident said.
Deere Raises Profit Forecast as It Sees Signs of Recovery
Deere & Co., the world’s largest manufacturer of farming machinery, raised its 2017 profit forecast and said there are signs the worst may be over in a market that’s suffered a sustained slump lasting years. Net income will be about $1.5 billion in the year through October, Deere said Friday in a statement, exceeding both its own previous forecast and the average estimate among analysts, both of which were $1.4 billion.
Why Amazon.com Inc. Is Investing Billions in India
India is the world’s second most populous country, its biggest democracy, and its sixth-biggest economy. And now, it appears to be the next big prize for Amazon.com When Amazon spots a market opportunity, it goes all in after it.
Trump’s Tweets Don’t Have Much Effect on Stock Market
Donald Trump’s tweet knocking Nordstrom coincided with the company’s stock’s best and most-traded day of the year. President Trump tweeted about two companies on Wednesday — one praising Intel , another knocking Nordstrom .
NVIDIA Corp. Exceeds Fourth-Quarter Guidance Targets
This was another broad-based success story, with double-digit sales growth in six out of eight reportable business segments and platforms. Sales and gross margins came in above the midpoint of official guidance given three months ago, while operating costs and tax rates fell below management’s targets.
Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Buy NVIDIA
At this point, it’s natural for investors to wonder if it’s too late to buy a few shares — this run could just bethe start of NVIDIA’s path to world domination, or it could be the very top of a bubble-like valuation. While the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle, there are certain types of investors who should, and shouldn’t, invest in NVIDIA no matter what the reality is.
3 ETFs to Consider if You Like Nvidia’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings
Artificial intelligence, gaming and autonomous driving are likely to continue support Nvidia’s strong fundamentals. These three ETFs may benefit if investors like what they hear.
4 Key Quotes From Amd Ceo Lisa Su
Ryzen, the company’s new CPU, aims to go toe-to-toe with Intel AMD reported its fourth-quarter results in January, concluding its fifth consecutive year of losses. The situation could improve dramatically this year if Ryzen and Vega drive market share gains, something the market is already pricing in.
IBMVoice: How To Transform Your Business Quickly? Try A Hybrid Cloud Solution
These models can drive customers to expect new and better application services that are delivered faster than ever. Succeeding in today’s business environment requires organizations to be ready to transform quickly.
Trump could approve a giant merger that’s scaring American…
By the time President Donald Trump took office, he had already gotten involved in one of the world’s biggest mergers. In mid-January, the CEOs of Bayer and Monsanto, Werner Baumann and Hugh Grant, reported in a joint statement that they had a “very productive meeting” with the incoming president about their potential $66 billion merger.
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Market-intelligence firm CB Insights has compiled a list of the major acquirers of private artificial-intelligence companies over the last five years. This list reveals well-known tech giants making large investments to increase their capabilities in AI.
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Market-intelligence firm CB Insights has compiled a list of the major acquirers of private artificial-intelligence companies over the last five years. This list reveals well-known tech giants making large investments to increase their capabilities in AI.
Why Self-Driving Cars Will Be Baidus Next Big Opportunity
Morgan Stanley analysts recently said that Baidu won’t be delivering much upside this year as its growth will be restricted by tight advertising laws in China. Also, as the likes of Tencent Holdings raise their content game by investing in online video, Baidu will find it difficult to boost revenue.
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With the race for artificial intelligence shifting into high gear, companies are not only developing AI systems in-house, but are increasingly bringing start-ups into the fold to augment their efforts. Market intelligence firm CB Insights released its list of AI acquisitions over the last five years.