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Drones, AI and Robot Pickers: Meet the Fully Autonomous Farm
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Illustration: SAM CHIVERS
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Good morning. Don't let the "pastoral myth" fool you. Farming throughout the ages has proven to be the ultimate greenfield for testing and applying disruptive innovative practices and technologies, ranging from bioengineering (ancient Mesoamerica) to mechanization (John Deere)
Given that record, it's worth checking out what's going on down on the farm, the original data-driven operation. Here's the WSJ's William Boston on farming's next leap.
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Imagine a farm where fleets of autonomous tractors, drones and harvesters are guided by AI that tweaks operations minute by minute based on soil and weather data. Sensors would track plant health across thousands of acres, triggering precise sprays or irrigation exactly where needed. Farmers could swap long hours in the cab for monitoring dashboards and making high-level decisions. Every seed, drop of water and ounce of fertilizer would be optimized to boost yields and protect the land—driven by a connected system that gets smarter with each season.
Much of the technology to power an autonomous revolution in agriculture already exists or is nearly ready for market launch.
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Analysis by the WSJ's William Boston
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3 Insights Into the Future of Fraud Prevention
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AI and machine learning are transforming fraud prevention, but cost remains a barrier for many organizations, according to a survey that reveals key insights on technology adoption and its impact. Read More
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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, in June at the VivaTech conference in Paris. Photo: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg News
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A day after the Trump administration allowed Nvidia to resume selling one of its advanced AI chips to Chinese customers, Chief Executive Jensen Huang delivered what the WSJ called, “a love letter to China” while visiting Beijing, extolling the country’s technological advances and praising its “best-in-the-world” electric vehicles.
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“When you see me in the United States, you must think you went back in time. You wouldn’t even understand my life—it’s too strange …You are so advanced in technology adoption.”
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— Jensen Huang responding to a Chinese reporter’s question, citing ubiquitous smartphone payments in China in comparison with Americans’ continued use of cash.
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Some Trump administration officials are holding up efforts to finalize a landmark agreement that would open the door to the United Arab Emirates buying Nvidia’s AI chips, citing concerns that China could get access to the cutting-edge U.S. technology, WSJ reports.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. boosted its outlook for the year after delivering a record profit despite currency headwinds and the drag from U.S. tariff uncertainty. TSMC now expects revenue growth of around 30% compared with a mid-20% rise projected previously. It remains unclear what impact U.S. tariffs will have on TSMC’s business.
Meanwhile chip-equipment supplier ASML, which supplies lithography machines to clients including TSMC, on Wednesday said it couldn’t guarantee growth in 2026 amid increasing uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs.
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