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Photo credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory New artificial intelligence technologies promise to ensure food security and sustainability in a warming world. The tool analyzes roots to track plant growth and biomass, enabling applications related to crop quality and yield, reported Interesting Engineering. The tool was developed by scientists in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division and Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division. According to a news release about the research published in Scientific Reports, the deep learning backbone and convolutional neural network, called RhizoNet, gets the job done by evaluating small patches of the image. “This…

(Bloomberg) — The euro rose after the first round of French parliamentary elections showed signs that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party will not take power, and Asian stocks will be in focus amid further signs that China’s economy is faltering.Most read articles on BloombergEarly results showed Le Pen’s National Rally winning by a smaller margin than some polls had suggested, but opponents were already plotting a strategy to keep the far-right party out of power. The euro rose in Asian markets as the results allayed concerns that a landslide victory for Le Pen’s party would increase the likelihood of expansionary…

Simone Biles is aiming to make the U.S. team again at the upcoming Olympics. (Elsa/Getty Images)The 2024 Paris Olympics are fast approaching, but before the 16 days of competition begins, including gymnastics, diving, swimming, and track and field, let’s take a look at who will be selected for Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Team Trials. Up next is the Olympic Gymnastics Trials. Starting today, gymnasts including Olympic All-Around Champions Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, three-time U.S. Individual All-Around Champion Brodie Malone, 2023 World Individual All-Around Bronze Medalist Frederick Richard, and 2023 U.S. Individual All-Around Champion Asher Hong will gather…

Firefighters have extinguished a vegetation fire along the American River Parkway in Sacramento. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m., just west of the Capital City Freeway. Caltrans cameras at Business 80 and Elvas Avenue showed a column of thick, black smoke. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the fire has burned three acres. KCRA 3 crews saw the fire burn up onto the freeway. Both directions of Business 80 were briefly closed at the American River Bridge but reopened just after 5 p.m. Multiple resources, including a helicopter, were called in to fight the fire. SACRAMENTO, Calif. —…

Brittany Mahomes has her hands full. June 27th, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit The model shared photos to Instagram detailing her family’s trip to Spain, showing off a masterclass in on-the-go mom sartorial finery. In the post’s third slide, Mahomes poses with her husband, Patrick Mahomes, and their two children, Sterling and Bronze, wearing a plain T-shirt, black shorts, and a simple crossbody bag that’s perfect for days spent chasing little ones. Brittany Mahomes/Instagram Mahomes isn’t the only star to have sported the handy bag style in recent weeks: celebs like Kate Hudson, Chrissy Teigen, and Jennifer Garner have also been sporting…

Modi will be the first prime minister in modern India to complete a 10-year term and begin a third five-year term, a stark contrast to the famous Nehru era. No doubt, PM Modi has risen from humble beginnings to leave a trail of proactive leadership and geopolitical and economic achievements that have left a mark not only in India but also across the world, but at home he is also criticised for dragging the country away from the secular and enlightened foundations on which it was supposedly founded. It is often said that the first decade of the Modi government…

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JANUARY 1: The sun rises over the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets got off to a mixed start to the second half of the year as investors assessed China’s official business activity data for June and Japan’s business confidence index.China released its official PMI over the weekend, with the manufacturing PMI coming in at 49.5, unchanged from May and marking a second consecutive month of contraction.Business confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers improved in the second…

Four of Canada’s five world junior players accused of sexual assault stemming from a June 2018 incident in London, Ont., have been released by their NHL teams after not receiving qualifying offers by Sunday’s deadline.Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames and Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils are all currently unrestricted free agents. They have been on paid leave from their teams since late January when they were ordered to turn themselves in to the Metropolitan Police Department on sexual assault charges.Learn moreOne Night in London: Sexual Assault Allegations and…

Cary, North Carolina – Team USA earned its second win of its inaugural Summer League tour on Sunday at Field 3 at the National Training Complex. Pitchers Joey Borchko (Stanford University) and Dominic Vogel (Kansas University) were dominant on the mound, and the Team USA offense came out swinging late in the game. What actually happened: Borchko started the game strong, striking out five batters in the first two innings with impressive pitching. He dropped three strikes to put a runner on base for Coastal Plain Select, but then scored on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead. In…

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival Luis Arce of misleading Bolivians by staging a “suicide coup” last week to gain voter support, sparking a sharp deterioration in already tense relations between the two countries. Morales was initially one of the country’s most vocal voices, claiming that around 200 military men who marched in armored vehicles to Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday were plotting a “coup”. “We are convinced that democracy is the only way to resolve all differences and that institutions and the rule of law must be respected,” Morales said…