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Bird Buddy Launches Nature Intelligence Allowing Users To Name Individual Birds And Get Notified When They Return

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Tech for nature start-up, Bird Buddy, has launched its new AI product, ‘Nature Intelligence’.At the same time, the award-winning tech business has launched the ‘Nature Connected Home’, a new smart home integration.The Gen 2 AI (Nature Intelligence) introduces the world’s first non-invasive bird tagging with Name That Bird, deepening our connection with nature.Nature Intelligence recognizes when birds are sick, alerts when pets are around, and has extended species recognition to include butterflies, bees, and even the likes of bears and deer.

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KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bird Buddy, the award-winning tech for nature company, has launched its new AI product called Nature Intelligence which delivers unique bird identification. Nature Intelligence includes additional features, asked for by the Bird Buddy community such as Bird Care, Pet Alerts, and additional species recognition. Concurrently launched is the Nature Connected Home functionality, which directly connects Bird Buddy’s Smart Feeder, a TIME Best Invention of 2023, and Smart Hummingbird Feeder to home devices, live streaming nature.

 

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Nature Intelligence brings you closer than ever before to the nature around your home, and teaches you how to help it not just survive but thrive. Name That Bird is a key feature from Bird Buddy’s new built-in AI product. Without the use of bird banding, the AI identifies each individual bird by their unique features, opening up the opportunity to name your favorite visitors. Nature Intelligence also detects when birds are sick or injured, something bird enthusiasts are keen to know about in order to help prevent disease spread. In addition, you can now receive alerts for when pets, notably cats, are detected at your feeder. At the same time, Bird Buddy feeders will now recognize many other backyard creatures such as butterflies, bees, lizards, and raccoons, as well as the obvious squirrel.

Commenting on this launch, Franci Zidar, CEO Bird Buddy said:

“This is an absolute game changer in how we relate to the birds in our yard and is designed to unlock a deeper connection that was previously impossible. Imagine naming your favorite Northern Cardinal, Bob, and getting notified whenever Bob pays you a visit. Well, now it’s possible. It’s an experimental feature that could someday transform conservation efforts as it improves in accuracy.”

“The detail made available by the 5MP high-resolution Bird Buddy sensor present in all our feeders along with its close-up format is designed to bring out the full character of visiting birds. This makes Bird Buddy uniquely capable of capturing the features required to make this work. The potential is massive and I couldn’t be more excited for what this unlocks.”

Nature’s buzz now doesn’t need to stop at your back door. With the partner launch of the Nature Connected Home, Bird Buddy has unlocked access for nature to enter your home through your choice of connected device. Bird song and chatter can now be streamed through Alexa, Bird Buddy Feeder live streams can be broadcast on a smart TV to rival other VOD services, and users receive insights and recommendations, meaning nature is welcomed into the home on a daily basis.

Explaining further, Franci said:

“Your screens can become windows into the nature around your home when you’re not using them. If you feel like it, you can broadcast the sounds of nature from your yard into your indoor living spaces. It’s an effortless and magical integration that helps you stay connected with the nature around you by allowing its visual and auditory beauty to seep through the smart displays and speakers of your home. Bringing your backyard into your home is a smart move. Our mission is to heal our relationship with nature and ultimately make a measurable positive impact on our local ecosystems.”

Nature Intelligence and the Nature Connected Home are available through Bird Buddy Pro subscription service. For as little as $5.99 per month, Bird Buddy users can access all the Pro services (ADD). Bird Buddy’s Smart Bird Feeder and Smart Hummingbird Feeder units come with the standard free Bird Buddy app.

Notes to editors

Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder product images are here: Media kit

Bird Buddy Smart Hummingbird product images are here: Hummingbird Feeder Media kit

About Bird Buddy

Bird Buddy is on a mission to inspire a global passion for conservation by strengthening our relationship with the nature surrounding our own homes. Through their range of products and services, Bird Buddy is providing new ways to make a lasting and measurable positive impact on our local biodiversity.

Bird Buddy has now delivered over a billion moments of nature to Bird Buddy users, and have touched millions of other people around the world with the help of our community. Over 250,000 units have been shipped worldwide.

Bird Buddy has three hardware products:

Smart Bird Feeder

Smart Hummingbird Feeder

Smart Bird Bath (shipping late 2024)

With multiple accessories to increase species attraction and deepen connections with nature including the perch extender for bigger birds, three-in-one nutrition set, and suet ball holder.

Bird Buddy has also launched its own range of bird seeds: Buddy Bites, Avian Choice and Snack N’ Soar.

The tech for nature start up has won several awards:

TIME Best Invention 2023SXSW Best Innovation for AI 20233 x CES Honoree 20222 x CES Honoree 2024Fast Company Innovation in Design 2023IdEA Silver AwardCNN Best Tested 2024Good Housekeeping Best overall 2024

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Gupshup Accelerates AI Adoption For Businesses with Pre-Built, Industry-Trained, Multimodal AI Agents

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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gupshup, the world’s leading Conversational AI platform today announced the launch of its AI Agent Library, a groundbreaking suite of 15 pre-built and customizable AI Agents with deep industry knowhow to help businesses dramatically accelerate time-to-market. This Agent library enables enterprises to deploy advanced AI-powered interactions rapidly, enabling early adopters to substantially accelerate revenue growth, and improve customer experience and operational efficiency. The launch of these AI Agents reflects Gupshup’s mission of enabling businesses to thrive in the era of Conversational AI.

These industry-tuned AI Agents are specifically designed for B2C engagement across the business lifecycle of marketing, selling, and support. They leverage LLMs for rich customer interactions, seamlessly integrate with backend systems and are rapidly deployable in omnichannel environments, i.e. across messaging channels including WhatsApp, SMS, RCS, Voice, Web, and Mobile 

“Conversational AI Agents are fundamentally transforming how businesses connect with their customers. As a tech-first organization that has consistently been the leader at every stage of the evolution of the conversational messaging industry, Gupshup is uniquely positioned to bring these next-gen AI Agents”, said Beerud Sheth, Founder & CEO, Gupshup.

The initial release includes several specialized AI Agents designed to deliver immediate business results across multiple industries and key B2C engagement scenarios. Industries include Retail & e-Commerce, Fintech, Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate and CPG/FMCG.

For example- the Lead Generation AI Agent autonomously collects, qualifies, and nurtures leads while orchestrating targeted drip campaigns, tasks that traditionally require significant manual intervention. The Product Discovery AI Agent accelerates sales by providing consultative product discovery and intelligent recommendations.

As a rapidly evolving AI-native organization, Gupshup has integrated artificial intelligence across its entire product suite and internal operations from employee onboarding to finance, engineering and customer success.

About Gupshup

Gupshup is the leading platform for building and deploying industry-trained Conversational AI Agents for every business across marketing, commerce, and support use cases. Gupshup Conversation Cloud powers multimodal interactions with industry-trained AI agents so that businesses can go live faster across channels including Voice, WhatsApp, RCS, Web, Mobile Apps and more.

Trusted by 45,000+ customers in 60+ countries across industries, Gupshup handles 120B+ conversational messages annually. Gupshup works with many of the top brands across industries including eCommerce, retail, payments, fintech, payments, media, travel, automotive, and banking to deliver transformative conversational experiences that accelerate growth and optimize costs.

Media Contact: Vandana V; vandana.v@gupshup.io 

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Gupshup Showcases Pre-Built, Industry-Trained, Multimodal AI Agents at LEAP 2025

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gupshup, the world’s leading Conversational AI platform, showcased its cutting-edge AI Agent capabilities at LEAP 2025, Saudi Arabia’s premier technology event. Following the successful demonstration, the company today announced the launch of its AI Agent Library, featuring 15 pre-built, ready-to-deploy, customizable AI Agents designed to revolutionize business-customer interactions across industries.

This Agent library enables enterprises to deploy advanced AI-powered interactions rapidly, enabling early adopters to substantially accelerate revenue growth, and improve customer experience and operational efficiency. The launch of these AI Agents reflects Gupshup’s mission of enabling businesses to thrive in the era of Conversational AI.

These industry-tuned AI Agents are specifically designed for B2C engagement across the business lifecycle of marketing, selling, and support. They leverage LLMs for rich customer interactions, seamlessly integrate with backend systems, and are rapidly deployable in omnichannel environments, i.e. across messaging channels including WhatsApp, SMS, Voice, Web, and Mobile.

Businesses using Gupshup’s pre-built AI Agents can create highly personalized interactions as these agents can track the conversation history by integrating with common data platforms. Deeply embedded trust and safety guardrails ensure that the AI doesn’t stray from its designated role while maintaining brand integrity.

“Conversational AI Agents are fundamentally transforming how businesses connect with their customers. As a tech-first organization that has consistently been the leader at every stage of the evolution of the conversational messaging industry, Gupshup is uniquely positioned to bring these next-gen AI Agents. These AI Agents are optimized to have substantial business impact, enable rapid deployment, and deliver high ROI”, said Beerud Sheth, Founder & CEO, Gupshup.

The launch aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 digital transformation goals and the Kingdom’s ambitious investments in artificial intelligence. Since establishing its presence in Saudi Arabia in October 2024, Gupshup has witnessed tremendous interest from regional enterprises looking to enhance their digital capabilities through conversational AI solutions.

Recently, Gupshup powered Saudi Arabia’s first automotive AI Agent for Petromin which leverages advanced large language models (LLMs) to deliver remarkably human-like support interactions akin to speaking with a live automobile support specialist.

In the Middle East, Gupshup has established strong partnerships across diverse sectors including retail, real estate, financial services, and healthcare. Leading fashion retailer 6thStreet, part of the Apparel Group, achieved an impressive 8X marketing ROI by leveraging Gupshup’s conversational marketing solutions. The company’s impact extends to consumer electronics, where Sharaf DG, the region’s premier electronics retailer, transformed its digital advertising through Click to WhatsApp campaigns. These campaigns, powered by Gupshup’s technology, delivered exceptional results with 400% returns and a 34% reduction in customer acquisition costs across touchpoints.

At Leap 2025, Gupshup also signed an MoU with Ego Group, a leading Saudi-made ride-hailing app to offer conversational solutions that will enhance experience for Ego’s customers.

About Gupshup

Gupshup is the leading platform for building and deploying industry-trained Conversational AI Agents for every business across marketing, commerce, and support use cases. Gupshup Conversation Cloud powers multimodal interactions with industry-trained AI agents so that businesses can go live faster across channels including Voice, WhatsApp, RCS, Web, Mobile Apps and more.

Trusted by 45,000+ customers in 60+ countries across industries, Gupshup handles 120B+ conversational messages annually. Gupshup works with many of the top brands across industries including eCommerce, retail, payments, fintech, payments, media, travel, automotive, and banking to deliver transformative conversational experiences that accelerate growth and optimize costs.

Contact: Vandana V; vandana.v@gupshup.io 

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Year of the Snake Celebrations Bring Lively Festivities to Cangzhou

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CANGZHOU, China, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from xinhuanet:

The Year of the Snake ushers in an energetic Spring Festival in Cangzhou, Hebei Province. Locals and tourists alike are reveling in the festivities, with a selection of activities that captivate the spirit of the season. From welcoming the God of Wealth to enjoying acrobatic shows, exploring folk traditions at bustling temple fairs and strolling through illuminated night streets, there’s no shortage of cultural enrichment. This year’s celebrations feature new highlights, including a mesmerizing lantern festival and cutting-edge drone light shows, which light up the night sky with spectacular displays. Traditional performances like the ‘iron flower’ spectacle — a centuries-old art of casting molten iron into fiery sparks — add a unique touch to the energetic celebrations, creating a festive and harmonious atmosphere that marks a joyful start to the new lunar year.

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