BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2026--
Vivosun, the world’s leading home grow system brand, is bringing its latest AI-powered growing innovations to Mary Jane Berlin 2026, taking place June 11–14 at Messe Berlin. Visitors can experience the future of intelligent cultivation at Booth A14, Hall 18.
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At this year’s show, Vivosun is unveiling the AI GrowHub X42, the next-generation grow controller designed to make cultivation smarter and easier. Powered by advanced AI technology, the X42 combines real-time environmental control, predictive grow intelligence, and seamless wireless integration across the Vivosun ecosystem, helping growers optimize plant performance with less effort.
Joining the X42 is the new AI GrowCam, which uses intelligent diagnostics and thermal imaging technology to monitor plant health in real time. Working together with the GrowHub X42, the system can automatically adjust growing conditions based on live plant feedback, while also creating time-lapse videos to capture every stage of growth.
“AI is transforming industries around the world, and cultivation is no exception,” said Kevin Duan, Head of Research & Development at Vivosun. “Guided by feedback from our global growing community, we developed the AI GrowHub X42 and AI GrowCam to help growers make smarter decisions, simplify cultivation, and achieve better results.”
Vivosun will also showcase VSeed, the world’s first smart seedling and clone box, designed to improve propagation success through intelligent environmental control and automated growing technologies. In addition, visitors can explore the new AeroLight Bar Series, which combines Vivosun’s patented 360° airflow technology with advanced full-spectrum lighting to deliver more uniform growth and improved canopy performance.
Several of the products featured at Mary Jane Berlin are already available for European growers. The AI GrowHub X42, VSeed, and AeroLight Bar Series are currently available for pre-order, with European deliveries expected to begin in September 2026. The AI GrowCam is currently available through crowdfunding and is expected to begin shipping in early 2027.
Attendees are invited to visit Booth A14, Hall 18 to experience live demonstrations, meet the Vivosun team, and discover how AI-powered technology is shaping the future of home growing.
About Vivosun
Founded in 2009, Vivosun is a global leader in home-grow systems and cultivation technology. Driven by a passion for plants and innovation, the company has introduced numerous industry-first solutions and smart growing technologies trusted by more than 2 million growers worldwide. Today, Vivosun continues to empower growers through innovative, connected, and intelligent cultivation solutions.
For more information, visit vivosun.com.
Rendering of the Vivosun exhibition booth at Mary Jane Berlin 2026
LONDON (AP) — Amid players' calls for a bigger share of revenues, Wimbledon on Thursday announced 20% increases in total prize money and for the singles champions, who will earn 3.6 million pounds ($4.8 million) at the grass-court Grand Slam next month.
The total prize money including player per diems will be 64.2 million pounds ($85.8 million), described as “by far” the biggest annual increase in the tournament's history.
“I would hope the players would welcome it. It’s a significant amount of money,” All England Club chair Deborah Jevans said at a press conference.
“We’ve demonstrated that we’ve looked at every round, including qualifying. My hope is that the players do recognize what a significant increase that this is."
Players have long been calling for a greater share of revenues from the four Grand Slams and recently began taking steps toward collective action.
For this year’s Wimbledon, players advocated for total prize money of 71 million pounds ($95 million), Jevans said, citing her recent talks in Paris with Larry Scott, the former WTA CEO who has been advising the players.
Ahead of the French Open, No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said players should at some point organize a boycott if their demands aren’t met. Men's No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff and others also spoke out.
Then, in pre-tournament news conferences at Roland Garros, top-10 players limited their sessions with journalists to 15 minutes in symbolic protest of their share of the tournament revenues.
Just over a year ago, 20 leading players signed a letter to the heads of the four Grand Slams seeking more prize money and a greater voice in decision making.
Wimbledon, the oldest Grand Slam tournament, begins June 29. Iga Swiatek is the women's defending champion. Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in last year's men's final and the Spaniard will miss the event because of a wrist injury.
First-round prize money this year will be 80,000 pounds ($107,000), which is a 21% increase over 2024, and the qualifying rounds will see a total increase of 25%.
The runner-up in the men's and women's singles will get 1.8 million pounds ($2.4 million) each. That's an 18% increase over last year.
Increasing prize money is a balancing act because 90% of any distributable financial surplus from Wimbledon goes to the Lawn Tennis Association, which is Britain’s governing body for tennis and padel.
The LTA works to increase participation in the sport, renovate courts, support elite player development, and run grass-court tournaments in the buildup to Wimbledon.
For calendar year 2025, the LTA reported a 4% decrease in the Wimbledon surplus (48.6 million pounds or $65 million) compared to 2024, though the LTA’s total revenue was up 2% — in part, it said, because of the introduction of a women’s tour event at Queen’s Club.
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FILE - Italy's Jannik Sinner returns to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
FILE - Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus serves to Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. during a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
