AI Business

1 day ago | aibusiness.com | Liz Hughes

Neuralink's brain chip is designed to help individuals with paralysis connect to and control devices with their thoughtsLiz Hughes, Editor, IoT World Today and AI BusinessNeuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip implant startup, announced Tuesday the closure of a $650 million series E funding round. Investors included ARK Invest, DFJ Growth, Founders Fund, G42, Human Capital, Lightspeed, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Valor Equity Partners and Vy Capital.

3 days ago | aibusiness.com | Liz Hughes

BinSentry will use Soracom’s cellular IoT connectivity to support intelligent feed management systemsLiz Hughes, Editor, IoT World Today and AI BusinessIoT platform provider Soracom has teamed with agriculture technology company BinSentry to bring IoT to the livestock industry.

4 days ago | aibusiness.com | John Yellig

John Deere acquired aerial-imagery provider Sentera as the 188-year-old agricultural-machinery manufacturer continues to expand the capabilities of its precision-agriculture technology. Sentera’s field-scouting platform allows farmers to gather high-resolution, multispectral images with its drone-mounted cameras. The data is then processed with Sentera’s FieldAgent, which uses AI and machine learning to help farmers assess plant-level health, identify crop stressors and take appropriate actions.

4 days ago | aibusiness.com | Scarlett Evans

Honor said its AI system already helped Unitree Robotics set a new running speed record for a humanoid robotHuawei spinoff Honor has thrown its hat into the humanoid robotics ring with plans to develop the technology as part of its $10 billion AI action plan. At a launch event Wednesday for its new Honor 400 series smartphone, the company announced plans to develop its own humanoid robots.

1 week ago | aibusiness.com | Scarlett Evans

The new program aims to boost tech innovations and uptake across industries, with a particular focus on manufacturingMIT has launched a new initiative to support U.S. industries and bolster domestic technology supply chains, with a particular focus on AI in manufacturing. The Initiative for New Manufacturing will bring together advanced research, cutting-edge education programs and cross-sector industry partnerships to drive innovation and expand the impact of modern manufacturing.