Karl Yeh

All right.

Well, this isn't Department of Labor, but this is something that started as like, well, that's kind of curious.

And then got a little funkier.

So a Bloomberg article came out talking about Peter Thiel's Founders Fund backing a company bringing AI to cow herding.

And it was valued at a $2 billion valuation.

Now, what it is, is actually a collar that the cows wear.

And it gives, it's a, the company is called Halter.

It's a New Zealand startup.

And it makes AI-powered smart collars for cattle.

Bloomberg reports that the deal would value Halter at more than $2 billion.

The round is still in talks.

This is just made for viral what the heck.

Halter's system uses collars, an app, and what it calls the cowgorithm to monitor cows, create virtual fences, and monitor herd health.

So it's real ag tech.

And the halter's collars guide cattle using audio vibration and virtual fencing.

So it creates opportunities to manage movement without traditional physical fences or manual herding.

And the bigger story outside of the punchline is labor automation, right?

So how are we moving the cows?

And can we move the cows with a reduction in infrastructure and labor?

Pasture management giving ranchers live data on animal location and health.