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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Company leader explains how gun detection AI works in Volusia County schools
Volusia County schools are now using artificial intelligence to help find guns on campus. It's called ZeroEyes and is staffed by military veterans. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Rob Huberty said the technology connects to cameras already on campuses. He said typically no one is watching those feeds in real time. They only look at them after something already happens. 'The company really started after the Parkland shooting and we noticed the shooter was on camera with a gun out and nobody was really watching that and we said what if we used AI to help with this,' said Huberty. The technology looks for objects that resemble weapons through school security cameras. Then, a monitoring center filled with former military members checks to see if the threat is legitimate. 'If they think it's a gun, they're going to dispatch that and they're going to follow up and they're going to call people on the telephone and it's going to show up on your cellphone instantly. It's going to go to the 911 call center at the same time,' said Huberty. During the 2022-2023 school year, more than 80 weapons were found on Volusia County campuses. In the two years since, every middle and high school in the district has deployed weapon detectors. There is also a K-9 that travels between schools. Huberty said he believes each of those tools working in tandem will ultimately make schools safer. 'All good security comes in layers. You need multiple things going on at the same time, so we are really a supplement to that. We are not the one answer,' said Hubberty. So far this school year, more than 50 weapons have been found on Volusia campuses. None of those have been guns. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Morgan Stanley: Nvidia's Q4 Earnings Could Send AI Stocks Soaring--Or Crashing
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) believes Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Q4 earnings could send Asian AI stocks soaring by double digits if the chipmaker delivers a revenue beatbut a miss could trigger a selloff, according to a report from Katy Huberty, the firm's global director of research. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 7 Warning Sign with MS. With AI-exposed stocks consolidating ahead of earnings season, Huberty noted that Morgan Stanley's Asia Tech analysts see a 3-15% upside for AI names if Nvidia surpasses revenue expectations, while a 5-10% decline is possible if sales disappoint. The report, however, did not specify individual stocks. Wall Street is expecting Nvidia's Q4 revenue to jump 73% year-over-year to $38.16 billion, with earnings rising 64% to $0.85 per share. The company is set to report results Wednesday after market close. While Nvidia stock is up 3.45% over the past six months, it has fallen more than 8% in the past month, reflecting market caution ahead of its earnings release. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Minnesota seeks private landowners to help update state's forest inventory
Feb. 25—GRAND FORKS — The Minnesota Forestry Association, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is looking for private woodlot owners in northwestern and western Minnesota who are willing to share information about their forest lands as part of an effort to build and update the state's forest inventory. "We basically need a few more plots in all of western Minnesota, all the way past Crookston to Clearwater County and all the way up to Kittson County," said Brian Huberty, president of the Minnesota Forestry Association, which is based in Grand Rapids. The MFA, which dates back to 1876 when the organization formed to promote tree planting, is helping the DNR recruit landowners for a plot-based inventory program the agency launched in 2024. Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) aerial imagery and pairing it with Plot-Based Inventory sites, the DNR is working to assess Minnesota's diverse landscape. To this point, PBI efforts primarily have focused on public lands, but with nearly half of Minnesota's forests under private ownership, expanding inventory efforts to include private woodlands will provide a more comprehensive picture of the state's forest inventory and ecosystem, Huberty said. "For western (and northwestern) Minnesota, there's like five to 10 or 20 more plots needed, ideally, scattered around to improve the model," he said. "With northeastern Minnesota, we're basically done as far as needing more plots. They've already measured the state and federal lands, so that's already been done." Help from private landowners ultimately benefits all forest owners, both public and private, Huberty said. "Minnesota forests and woodlands are constantly changing and evolving," he said. "Just like any business, accurate information on your tree species, volume, forest structure and overall forest health is critical for effective woodland management. More importantly, our forests grow for years and require careful foresight and planning." Understanding forest structure is critical to preventing and mitigating future wildfires such as those last year in Lahaina, Hawaii, and this year in Los Angeles, Huberty said. "You need to understand what's growing in your backyard," he said. "Because, when these climate swings happen and things dry out, that nice vegetation you may have in your backyard is really the next wildfire that's going to happen and could burn down your house." The challenge, Huberty says, is getting the public to understand why a forest inventory is important. "It's technical for a lot of people, and I don't blame anybody, because we take our trees for granted," he said. "We just sort of look at it as, 'Well, it's a woodland, the back 40' or whatever you want to call it. But we never quantify it. We never think about different heights and different species that grow at different rates. "It's not just a tree — it's a potential source for fuel, but it's also a source for wildlife and a source for enjoyment," Huberty said. And it needs to be managed. According to the DNR, private woodland owners with more than 2 acres of forest can contribute to the information-gathering effort now underway and receive high-quality forestry inventory data of their woodland at no cost. By enrolling, selected landowners voluntarily agree to have forest inventory plot data collected by a professional forester on their land. Participants will be selected based on the geographic data needed by the program. After signing up, landowners will be contacted to confirm details and discuss the next steps. Landowners who are selected to share their woodlot information will receive a PBI report with details about the inventory data that was collected. A more comprehensive report will be sent after the project is completed at the end of 2025. For more information, including a link to sign up for inventory plot data collection, go to the DNR Forest Inventory website at or contact the Minnesota Forestry Association at by phone at 218-879-5100 or by email at info@
