Alphabet Winds Down Agriculture Startup, Licenses AI Tech to Driscoll's
Alphabet Winds Down Agriculture Startup, Licenses AI Tech to Driscoll's
Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is licensing some technology from its agriculture startup Mineral to berry producer Driscoll's Inc as it winds down the developing firm's operations.
谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOGL）將從其農業初創企業Mineral中授權一些技術給漿果生產商Driscoll's Inc，並逐漸停止開發公司的業務。
Mineral, one of the most prominent companies to emerge from Alphabet's moonshot technology lab, X, has struggled to find a sound business model in an industry with fierce competition and slim profit margins, Bloomberg reports.
據彭博報道，作爲谷歌Moonshot科技實驗室X發展的最傑出公司之一，Mineral在一個競爭激烈、利潤空間薄弱的行業中難以找到健全的商業模式。
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Last year, Mineral became an independent subsidiary of Alphabet but failed to secure its footing in the market.
去年，Mineral成爲Alphabet的獨立子公司，但未能在市場上站穩腳跟。
Mineral uses cameras and machine learning to help farmers make better decisions.
Mineral使用相機和機器學習技術來幫助農民做出更好的決策。
Driscoll's agreed to license the technology, and more deals are being negotiated with other industry partners. The technology aids Driscoll's in predicting crop yields, allowing for more accurate forecasts to buyers and labor partners.
Driscoll's同意授權該技術，正在與其他行業夥伴談判更多的協議。該技術幫助Driscoll's預測作物產量，可以更準確地向買家和勞工夥伴提供預測。
Mineral's development included adapting its technology beyond strawberries to other crops like soybeans, melons, and potentially taller plants such as corn. Driscoll's and Mineral were also working on applying the technology to raspberries, requiring both hardware and software modifications.
Mineral的發展包括將其技術從草莓拓展到其他作物，如大豆、甜瓜，以及可能是更高的作物，如玉米。Driscoll's和Mineral還在研究將該技術應用到覆盆子上，需要進行硬體和軟件修改。
Price Action: GOOGL shares traded higher by 0.01% at $185.25 premarket at the last check Wednesday.
價格行動：根據最後的查詢結果顯示，GOOGL股票以每股185.25美元的價格預期交易上漲0.01%。
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