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More companies are trying to cash in on the crypto craze...

Today's top stories: Walmart teams up with major Japanese e-commerce player Rakuten, Apple gets more self-driving test cars, An AI chatbot for depression has launched in the App Store, and much more
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More companies are trying to cash in on the crypto craze

Even as global cryptocurrency markets remain extremely volatile and regulators continue raising concerns about the asset class, the fact remains that investor demand for such assets keeps booming, making the space a potentially lucrative one.

To capitalize on this opportunity, more companies are making bids to open crypto access up to ever-more investors, hoping to reap fees on investments made in the asset class.

This trend was further illustrated this week by two new developments.

BI Intelligence analyst Maria Terekhova has the full story.

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The Internet of Things 2018 Report

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BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS

Walmart teams up with major Japanese e-commerce player Rakuten

Walmart has partnered with Rakuten, one of Japan's leading e-commerce companies, to enable the companies to work together in both Japan and the US, according to a company blog post from Walmart. Read More →

Apple gets more self-driving test cars

Apple has expanded the number of Lexus SUVs equipped with its self-driving technologies that it's registered to test on public roads in California from 3 to 27, according to Bloomberg. Read More →

An AI chatbot for depression has launched in the App Store

An AI chatbot designed to help people with feelings of depression and anxiety launched a stand-alone app in the iOS App Store last Thursday. Read More →

ATM "jackpotting" hits the US - and that's not a good thing

Major ATM manufacturers, including Diebold Nixdorf and NCR, have begun warning their US customers about "jackpotting," an attack in which criminals use malware and hardware to force ATMs to spit out large piles of cash, according to Krebs on Security. Read More →

Apple manufacturer to build budget iPhone facility in India

Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron Corp. is reportedly planning a new iPhone production facility in Bengaluru, India, according to Reuters. Wistron is in the process of finalizing a land deal in the region and plans to invest about $157 million to develop the facility. Read More →

An e-commerce platform for influencers has launched

RevCascade, a dropship platform for retailers, has launched Souler, an e-commerce platform that allows influencers to create their own storefronts and sell brands' products without handling physical inventory. Souler has started out with more than 100 influencers and 40 brands, and is free to use. Read More →

Netflix furthers US cable partnership push

Netflix is now available on the set-top boxes of Altice USA, the latest US cable company to partner with the video streaming giant, Reuters reports. Netflix is accessible through Altice One, which is Altice's device that allows users to access streaming services like YouTube and Pandora. Netflix is partnering with an increasing number of cable providers, and is also integrated into Comcast's Xfinity X1 set-top box. Read More →

Tether and Bitfinex subpoenaed by the CFTC

The US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued subpoenas on December 6 to Bitfinex, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, and to Tether, a company that issues USDT (a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar), which has close ties to the exchange. Read More →

Apple Pay pushes into e-commerce

Apple Pay is partnering with Volusion, an e-commerce platform for small businesses, to create a "Buy Now" button for its merchants. Read More →

Trump's national security team had considered a nationwide 5G wireless network to better compete with China

The nationwide network would be used to guard against Chinese cybersecurity and economic threats. It also comes as China strives to land the leading position in the race to 5G infrastructure. Read More →
 
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Online grocery may grow faster than originally expected

US media and telecom M&A activity spiked in 2017

US media and telecom M&A activity spiked in 2017

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SMBs are still struggling to get the insurance they need
 
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