In a huge win for hackers, tinkerers, and the right to repair movement, the US copyright office has made several major changes to legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
The "right to repair" movement suffered a serious setback this month when the California Farm Bureau Federation let the state's farmers down by signing a watered-down agreement with John Deere lobbyists.
The underperformance and non-performance of digital ads has been legendary for years. Now, apparently there’s a “crisis of confidence’, even in Google ads. What a surprise. Maybe the wheel will be invented someday, too?
Last week, John Deere, the 180-year-old company known for its iconic green tractors, acquired Blue River Technology, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup that has already become a leader in applying machine learning to agriculture.
"Right to repair" has become a common phrase over the past few years as consumers and lobbyists demand longer lifetimes from their devices. Industry giants are thwarting bills designed to let you repair your products, citing safety and legal concerns.
In a lead-up to the 2017 SIMA Agribusiness show in Paris, France, John Deere has released a video of an all-electric concept tractor called SESAM (Sustainable Energy Supply for Agricultural Machinery).
While farmers are already heavily reliant on algorithms and tablets for planning their seed-planting, they are concerned that big seed sellers like DuPont and Monsanto could be cashing in on an orgy of crop data.
The John Deere factory in Welland, Ontario is closing its doors and 800 people will be unemployed. The company will move operations to Mexico and Wisconsin.
John Deere will use computer vision and machine learning technology to advance the agricultural sector.
John Deere
Using computer vision and artificial intelligence, smart machines can detect, identify, and make management decisions about every single plant in the field.
