06.04.17 Recap

It Could Be 10 Times Cheaper To Take Electric Robo-Taxis Than To Own A Car By 2030

“Is this going to destroy the company? If not, let them test it.”
Love that ethos.  💯   [Also, Reid's @MastersOfScale is pretty great]

Delphi joins self-driving alliance with BMW, Intel

Mossberg: The Disappearing Computer

OpenAI Baselines: DQN

As Profit Dwindles, Ford Is Said to Replace Its C.E.O. with its director of autonomous vehicle research

Self-driving car technology: When will the robots hit the road?

Toyota pushes into blockchain tech to enable the next generation of cars

Zuckerberg Asks Harvard Grads to Fight Isolationism, Nationalism

The Unbundling Of Excel
☝️  I've been hot on this trend for awhile now

This is Jupiter? Giant planet surprises scientists in Juno’s first flyby

China's GSR Nears $1 Billion Deal for Nissan Battery Unit

AlphaGo retires from competitive Go after defeating world number one 3-0

Zillow announces $1M prize for anyone who can improve the algorithm for its Zestimate
Always like to see these open innovation challenges 🙌

When the Patient Is a Gold Mine: The Trouble With Rare-Disease Drugs

Faraday Future Said to Plan $1 Billion Raising as Main Backer Struggles

Facebook to launch ParlAI, a testing ground for AI and bots

Why Google’s CEO Is Excited About Automating Artificial Intelligence

Apple Is Working on a Dedicated Chip to Power AI on Devices

How AI Startups Must Compete with Google

Is China Outsmarting America in A.I.?

I trained a Word2Vec model on FoxNews broadcasts:  This is what it thinks about the world.