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The agreement Barnett reached with LaBeouf “contained a deficient and unlawful NDA that is unenforceable,” under California’s Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Deere leverages AI to help farmers cut costs—by reducing labor required to operate equipment, minimizing wasted crop chemicals, and applying fertilizer more precisely where soil nutrients are deficient.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

“Our animals and us are actually super deficient in light, especially the most healing wavelengths that we have,” says Jackie Jolie, CEO of AnimaSol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

In a randomized clinical trial, magnesium increased vitamin D in people who were deficient, while reducing levels in those who already had high amounts.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson