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Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language

By Tim De Chant · TechCrunch · Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 16:00 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.

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Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps

Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher rates than its AI rivals.

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Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in it’s LEGO era’

It’s the moment everyone is waiting for — the ChatGPT moment for robotics, Amulya Vishwanath explained to TechCrunch’s Equity.

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OneDrive loses bunch of Copilot shortcuts in File Explorer clear-out

Microsoft keeps 'Ask Copilot' as dedicated actions disappear between mid-November and early December

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Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language

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Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps

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