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Amazon freshens up sustainable farming with first low-impact lettuce Moravec‘s Paradox

Amazon freshens up sustainable farming with first low-impact lettuce

Tech giant Amazon has announced the success of its first foray into sustainable farming, confirming yesterday that it is now selling lettuces which are grown using 92 per cent less water and 55 per cent less fertiliser than conventional produce. The lettuces are the fruits of Amazon's collaboration with climate-tech…
bubmag
February 9, 2023
Rise of the Robots as Saudi Arabia Underscores Global Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Aspirations with Deepfest Debut at LEAP23 Moravec‘s Paradox

Rise of the Robots as Saudi Arabia Underscores Global Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Aspirations with Deepfest Debut at LEAP23

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enhanced its game-changer status in the global data and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors with the opening instalment of DeepFest - a new co-located event held in partnership with the Saudi Data&Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) - on the side-lines of LEAP23 (www.OneGiantLEAP.com), the world’s most visionary…
bubmag
February 8, 2023
Recycleye grabs $17M, calling plastic crisis a ‘tremendous business opportunity’ Moravec‘s Paradox

Recycleye grabs $17M, calling plastic crisis a ‘tremendous business opportunity’

Highlighting the plastic industry’s infamous track record on recycling, London-based Recycleye says it raised $17 million in new funding led by “deep tech” investor DCVC. The startup claims its recycling-picking robots can identify materials “at an unrivaled 60 frames per second” and sort them more accurately than humans can. Ultimately,…
bubmag
February 7, 2023
FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases Moravec‘s Paradox

FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases

One could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a thought experiment as it is a research project. Certainly it butts up against similar questions around art and creativity as AI projects like DALL-E and ChatGPT — though the question…
bubmag
February 7, 2023
Today’s deals: iPhone sale, Roomba robot vacuums, $99 AirPods, Bose headphones, more Moravec‘s Paradox

Today’s deals: iPhone sale, Roomba robot vacuums, $99 AirPods, Bose headphones, more

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more. There are plenty of highlights among today’s top deals, but Amazon’s iPhone 13 Pro Max sale might be the best one. You can save an extra $200…
bubmag
February 3, 2023