🎥 From 2D images to 3D worlds: Bonsai bets on AI-powered farm robotics

Ag robotics companies have historically faced a frustrating trade-off: build a machine optimized for one task or crop, o…

🎥 Carbon Robotics: $100m+ revenue, new machine and a path to IPO

Seattle-based Carbon Robotics is aiming to become a publicly traded company as it continues to scale its laser weeding a…

🎥 ‘The whole system is now more investable’: Reservoir makes the case for ag robotics

When growers are testing new ag robots, they will usually tell you one of two things, observed Ben Palone at Western Gro…

Glow from the tin: Sardines become TikTok’s latest “beauty food” trend

The merging of food and beauty continues to make waves across skin care, and this time, the latest food swimming into the spotlight is sardines. According to Fresha, a beauty and wellness booking platform, consuming sardines for skin care is trending on TikTok, with creators claiming the fish is the “best skin care investment they’ve ever made.” 

This Hong Kong Future Lab Was Made Using Recycled Plastic Bottles

In Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district, plastic bottles are the hottest construction material.ReEdit, the circular design studio owned by Editecture, has opened a multipurpose Future Lab on Star Street, sprawling over 3,000 sq ft and built with 106,080 recycled plastic bottles.

Immune Cells Driving Alzheimer’s-Like Neurodegeneration Traced to Lymph Nodes

Previous studies have shown that patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders have much higher levels of immune cells in their brains that appear to contribute to neurodegeneration. What was less clear was where the cells came from and how they are primed to accumulate in the brain. Now a new study, led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, may provide some answers. 

FAO Director-General Calls For More Women To Lead as FAO’s Women’s Committee Enters New Chapter

September 2026, Rome: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for greater opportunities for women to grow and lead a…

Bayer Advances Combined Seed and Crop Protection Pipeline and Enters Phase of Blockbuster Launches

Bayer is implementing its previously announced ambition to bring 10 blockbusters to market over 10 years, beginning to launch major Crop Science innovations in key agricultural regions around the world. A blockbuster is a product that is expected to deliver a peak sales potential of at least 500 million euros. Plenexos™ insecticide and the Preceon™ Smart Corn System have already started to be commercialized. In soy, Vyconic™ 1 is expected for introduction next year in the United States and Canada, and Intacta 5+™1 introduction is expected for the 2027/2028 growing season in Brazil.

GLP-1 and menopause beauty boom outpaces clinical care, LucyRx warns

Women are navigating a much more complex personal care, health, and wellness marketplace than they were a few years ago. GLP-1s, menopause care, supplements, telehealth, and digital wellness tools have created more pathways for consumers to take. However, the influx of options has not produced better care, according to LucyRx chief commercial officer Susan Thomas. 

🎥 Orchard Robotics CEO: Growers ‘shouldn’t have to be data analysts’

“A million numbers in a spreadsheet is not a product,” observed Orchard Robotics founder and CEO Charlie Wu on stage at …