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Earlier this yr , report surfacedthat Alphabet had closed the leger on its ag tech robotics spinout , Mineral . The news arrive amid larger money crunches at Google ’s parent . Citing a crowded market and profit concern , Mineral ceased operation and pivoted to technology licensing .
This month , Mineral CEO Elliott Grantreprinted the leaked memo , while confirm that farming goliath John Deere has acquired one of the startup ’s engineering science suites to bolster itsSee & Spraycrop spraying solution .
“ The challenge of figure out sustainable agriculture remains ahead of us , ” Grant wrote in a station . “ But it ’s a relay race race not a sprint . ”
