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Palm oil giant bars supplier, identifies risky ones amid deforestation worries Orangutan

Palm oil giant bars supplier, identifies risky ones amid deforestation worries

Sime Darby Plantation, the world's largest palm oil planter, has suspended a supplier for failing to meet its environmental standards and identified 54 others as "high-risk" in Malaysia and Indonesia in recent months as it fights against deforestation.Sime Darby is potentially one of the biggest losers from a European backlash…
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February 11, 2020
Germany may face early Merkel exit, election after protegee stands aside Brexit

Germany may face early Merkel exit, election after protegee stands aside

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan for an orderly succession is in ruins and the chances of an early election in Germany have risen after her conservative protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, gave up her ambitions for the top job. Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) will in the coming months choose who…
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February 11, 2020
AI2 throws down the challenge for robotic scavenger hunt in virtual and real rooms Moravec‘s Paradox

AI2 throws down the challenge for robotic scavenger hunt in virtual and real rooms

The RoboTHOR 2020 Challenge will test how well computer models for visual identification and navigation translate into real-world robotic performance. (AI2 Illustration / Winson Han)Computer vision and navigation have improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to artificial intelligence, but how well do the computer models work in the real world?…
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February 11, 2020