Articles Tagged with ''artificial intelligence''

ePallet announces $3M in funding

ePallet enables manufacturers to reduce their overall operating costs by offloading every detail of servicing pallets.
January 15, 2019
ePallet, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, raised $3 million in funding.
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GIANT Food Stores to deploy robotic assistants

Marty is a tall gray robot with googly eyes that will soon be working alongside associates.
January 15, 2019
Following successful pilots that improved in-store efficiencies and freed up employees to better serve customers, GIANT Food Stores, Carlisle, Pa., introduced Marty, a new robotic assistant.
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Kroger, Microsoft partner to introduce digital solutions for retail industry

The Kroger technology team developed a smart technology system, powered by Microsoft Azure and connected by IoT sensors, to transform two pilot stores.
January 7, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., announced a collaboration to redefine the customer experience using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure.
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Indigo Ag acquires TellusLabs to enhance data-driven agronomic solutions

TellusLabs built a living map of the world’s food supply, tracing farm management decisions and agronomic parameters, including field boundaries, crop type, planting and harvest dates and overall crop performance, in real time.
December 14, 2018
Indigo Ag, Inc., Boston, Mass., acquired TellusLabs, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of satellite imaging for developing agricultural insights.
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Cornell University, r4 Technologies partner to develop AI solutions

The initiative plans to address problems in consumer retail, supply chain management and forecasting while looking at broad societal challenges in optimizing the food chain.
December 11, 2018
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and r4 Technologies, Ridgefield, Conn., announced a wide-ranging collaboration focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to new domains.
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Farmstead raises $2.2M venture round, announces plans for expansion

Farmstead developed AI-powered predictive analytics models to accurately predict supply and demand in order to deliver fresh, local orders.
December 6, 2018
Farmstead raised an additional $2.2 million venture round from ARTIS Labs, San Francisco; Resolute Ventures, San Francisco; Y Combinator, Mountain View, Calif.; Red Dog Capital, San Francisco; and other investors, bringing the total raised to date to $7.5 million.
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Survey: Retailers making serious investments in supply chain efficiency

Research shows that retail winners are confidently investing in new data and technologies to improve their supply chain through better forecasting and execution.
December 6, 2018
Symphony RetailAI, Dallas, Texas, announced findings from its benchmark report, “Supply Chain Management 2018: In Service of the Customer.”
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Study: One-third of U.S. workers use AI on the job

The construction industry is the most aggressive investor in AI and will continue to be next year.
November 29, 2018
More than 32% of U.S. workers are already exposed to some form of artificial intelligence (AI) in their jobs, with an additional 6% of workers using AI tools for the first time in 2019, according to a study produced by Optimized Workforce, Chicago.
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