AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data

Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by ...

What Is a Factor Rate and How to Calculate It

A factor rate is simple to calculate but can result in higher costs on short-term loans ...
Wired

A $200 Body-Scanning Scale Comes Free With Factor Meal Delivery Service

After your third week, a Factor prepared-meal subscription comes with a Withings Body Comp scale that scans your body-fat percentage. Lord help me. I will admit to being afraid of scales—the kind that ...
The Conversation

Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster

Belinda Medlyn receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the NSW government, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Bush Heritage Australia, Arid Recovery, Australian Forest and Wood ...
Reuters

AI copyright battles enter pivotal year as US courts weigh fair use

Jan 5 (Reuters) - The sprawling legal fight over tech companies' vast copying of copyrighted material to train their artificial intelligence systems could be entering a decisive phase in 2026. For the ...