SoftBank is planning to create a $108 billion fund to invest in companies that have the potential to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence.

Source: SoftBank Launches New $108 Billion Vision Fund To Invest in AI

Manual labeling of objects in raw point clouds is an extremely labor intensive process. Let’s talk about how PointCNN can do this job.

Source: PointCNN: replacing 50,000 man hours with AI – GeoAI – Medium

“We’re still pushing to get that done by the end of the year.”

Source: Rocket Report: Chinese firm first to orbit, Starhopper makes its big leap | Ars Technica

Canonical drags the telco into the 21st century

Source: BT adopts Ubuntu OpenStack as core brains for its 5G, fibre-to-the-premises rollout • The Register

If we understand more about cancer on the molecular level, we can learn to treat it more effectively.

Source: IBM gives cancer-killing drug AI project to the open source community | ZDNet

The NHS says the partnership could reduce pressure on doctors

Source: Amazon’s Alexa will deliver NHS medical advice in the UK – The Verge

Tesco, one of the world’s largest supermarket operators, is testing cashierless stores solely dependent cameras.

Source: Pick and Go: Scanning No Longer Required, Supermarkets Swap Cashiers for Cameras – Mish Talk

The alliance, first revealed in January, will now include passenger vehicles.

Source: Volkswagen will share electric car platform with Ford, says Reuters | Ars Technica