Microsoft Seeks To Use AI To Help People With Disabilities

NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Microsoft is launching a $25 million initiative to use artificial intelligence to build better technology for people with disabilities. CEO Satya Nadella announced the new “AI for Accessibility” effort as he kicked off Microsoft’s annual conference for software developers. The Build conference in Seattle features sessions on cloud computing, artificial…

via Microsoft Seeks To Use AI To Help People With Disabilities — WCCO | CBS Minnesota

New Inventions for farmers

Farmers get new inventions, is good future health for the world.:)

Agtech has largely seemed underserved by emerging startups, though farmers have largely proven more receptive to adopting new tech than most might assume. Ceres Imaging has a fairly straightforward pitch. Pay for a low-flying plane to snap shots of your farm with spectral cameras and proprietary sensors, and soon after get delivered insights that can…

via Ceres Imaging scores $2.5M to bring machine learning-powered insights to farmers — TechCrunch