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Ole Lehmann Verified account @itsolelehmann · 1d

Norway now has more than 2,000 underwater AI laser robots shooting lice off its salmon

they're made by a company called Stingray, and they already guard more than 50 million salmon and trout 24/7

the reason is sea lice, tiny parasites that latch onto salmon and feed on them

as few as 11 can kill a small fish, and one pen can hold 150,000 salmon

the usual fix is pumping the fish out and blasting them with warm water or water jets to knock the lice off

but the handling is so rough that Norway's fish health report ranks it the top cause of death in full-grown farmed salmon

so instead, Stingray puts a robot inside the pen that hunts lice one at a time, all day:

> two cameras watch every salmon that swims past

> AI checks two frames to make sure it's really a louse

> then a green laser fires from up to 2 meters away

> the salmon's scales reflect the beam, so the fish swims off fine and the louse is dead

we now live in a world where AI lasers do pest control on your dinner lmao

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American AF 🇺🇸 Verified account @iAnonPatriot · 6d

The most radicalizing thing is watching videos of what America used to look like in the 1960s.

This was literally Detroit.. lol

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Counter Unmanned Systems Verified account @CUAS_NEWS · 6d

🇺🇸 Shield (@shieldaitech) announced that it is acquiring Echodyne Corp. (@EchodyneCorp) in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion with $2.5 billion raise.

"Shield is raising $2.5 billion to support the transaction, including $1 billion in Series H funding at a $28.8 billion post-money valuation, a $1 billion structured equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone and $500 million in debt financing led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Sole Arranger. Of the $5.3 billion transaction value, $4.8 billion will be paid and issued at closing and up to an additional $500 million is contingent on Echodyne meeting agreed performance targets."

"The acquisition of Echodyne dramatically accelerates our efforts to meet growing customer demand for multi-mission capabilities, provides increased access to a rapidly expanding counter-drone industry, and further diversifies our revenue streams with sustained, compelling growth for the combined company."
- Gary Steele (@garylsteele), CEO of Shield

Learn more >> tinyurl.com/3j92hdh4

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