Recently, US defense contractor Anduril Industries announced the launch of two new autonomous aircraft, Bolt and Bolt-M. These drones are equipped with advanced artificial intelligence technology and are touted as easy to operate and highly precise, aiming to change the traditional use of drones. The Bolt is a reconnaissance drone with a maximum flight range of over 20 kilometers, a flight time of over 45 minutes, and weighs approximately 5.4 kilograms. Anduril states that this drone is not only suitable for reconnaissance but can also

The computer science research team at the University of Idaho's Coeur d’Alene campus has developed an autonomous robot that uses artificial intelligence for precision weeding, capable of identifying and targeting half-inch wide weeds through electric shock eradication. After demonstration at the Coeur d’Alene nursery conducted by the Forestry Bureau, plans are underway to improve the hardware and electrical components to enhance the AI's accuracy in weed detection. This project, in collaboration with the USDA, aims to increase reforestation efficiency in the national forest system, reduce labor costs and pesticide use, and bolster local ecosystems.

NVIDIA has released StormCast, a generative AI model designed for high-fidelity atmospheric dynamics simulations, aiming to accurately predict mesoscale weather, which is crucial for disaster planning and mitigation. This model made its debut in papers co-authored with research institutions, providing groundbreaking predictive capabilities for frequently occurring extreme weather events, such as the over $150 billion annual losses in the U.S. StormCast is part of the NVIDIA Earth-2 digital twin cloud platform, integrating AI, physics simulations, and computer graphics.

ControlNeXt, developed by the Jia Jiaya team, is an open-source image/video generation guidance tool designed to simplify the use of AI models. This tool is lightweight and compatible with models from the Stable Diffusion family, such as SDXL and SD1.5, supporting various control modes, including edge guidance, pose control, masking, and depth of field control. Its 'weight loss secret' lies in adopting a more efficient structure, replacing the 'big eater' control branch with a 'light meal package' composed of a small number of ResNet blocks, reducing the model size.

Tencent's Hunyuan DiT model has recently partnered with the community to release three new controllable plugins for ControlNet: tile (high-definition image enlargement), inpainting (image restoration and expansion), and lineart (line art generation), further expanding its ControlNet matrix. The addition of these plugins enables the Hunyuan DiT model to cover a wider range of application scenarios.

SoftBank Group has partnered with Tempus AI to create a new joint venture aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze personal medical data and provide treatment recommendations. SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son announced the news at a press conference in Tokyo.