SAN JOSE, Calif. - The City of San Jose has announced the winners of its AI Incentive Program , a grant initiative they call the first of its kind.

City officials selected four companies that address major issues, including maternal health, food waste reduction, and satellite data processing.

Among the winners is Metafoodx, a company using AI to combat food waste. The hope is that restaurants and food service operators can optimize and save.

"With the data, right now they can reduce their overproduction by 50 percent within weeks. That's what we have actually seen in the field," said Fengmin Gong, CEO of Metafoodx.

Metafoodx chose San Jose as its headquarters due to the city's burgeoning AI ecosystem, abundant talent, and supportive government.

"When the private sector and the g

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