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New Zealand’s Humble Bee Bio is using bees to create bioplastics

TechCrunch

While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early stage – it’s about halfway through its proof of concept – if Humble Bee is successful, its bioplastics are likely to make it into the sustainable textiles industry. The CTO also said fashion brands have been reaching out to Humble Bee Bio. Humble Bee, which just raised $3.2

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

TechCrunch

Building on technologies developed in the stem cell research labs of UCSF, EndoCrine is looking to commercialize a better way to discover and develop drugs. Rather than building autonomous trucking from scratch, NuPort’s solution is designed to retrofit semis with autonomous technologies. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc. The Hurd Co.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

For this article, we discussed current and potential applications of AI in retail, as well as the state of the industry in general, including factors that drive adoption of cognitive technologies. The JD stores use RFID (radio frequency identification), facial recognition, and image recognition technology to monitor retail activity.