In August, the Chinese government released a report praising the trend of “Smart pig raising,” highlighting the need for the pork industry to embrace the “ABCDs,” which naturally, stand for Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Cloud Computing, and Big Data. Now, according to The New York Times, the government is leaning even harder into...
Washington State lawmakers are considering a hardline measure that would force companies to take responsibility for plastic waste or forgo using it at all. Source: Washington State’s Plastic Waste Legislation Presents Opportunity for Packaging Alternative Startups - AgFunderNews...
Accelerator or Incubator? What to Look for in a Biotech Startup Program Early stage biotech companies and scientists interested in commercialization need great accelerator programs, not more biotech incubators. Source: Accelerator or Incubator? What to Look for in a Biotech Startup Program...
The biggest innovations are the ones that enhance experiences, even at a small scale. Source: For Big Innovation, Think Small...
In most organizations, consensus decision-making is the default. Unfortunately, a lot of evidence, both scientific and anecdotal, is beginning to ask whether consensus is as valuable as once assumed. Source: How Consensus Kills Innovation...
Indigo Ag develops crops capable of surviving climate change. The company finds plants thriving where they shouldn’t, then tests them for unique microbes that the company can use in natural seed coatings to cultivate additional hardy specimens. Source: Indigo Ag's resilient crops can withstand climate change...
Doctors are embracing creative ways to use food to improve health and prevent disease Source: Why Food Could Be the Best Medicine of All | Time...
I've been working in my technology startup for five years now, but it feels like it's been much longer. It's been said that dogs age at a different rate compared to humans and that a dog year is equivalent to seven human years. When reflecting over this common comparison, this question came to mind: How...
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Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a seasonal farmworker? Source: Farmworkers could be replaced by robots sooner than we think - The Washington Post...
