●  Facebook is raising funds to launch a cryptocurrency (by Allison Yano, sourced from The American Genius)

●  New innovative hybrid POS solution for small businesses (Sourced from Posiflex)

●  Location data analytics spurs Hooters growth (by DEBBY GARBATO, sourced from Chain Store Age)

●  Sonic hears its customers with AI and voice ordering (by DAN BERTHIAUME, sourced from Chain Store Age)

●  460K accounts accessed in Uniqlo Japan hack (by Kaarin Vembar, sourced from Retail Dive)

●  Google boosts shopping capabilities across search, images and YouTube (by Robert Williams, originally published on Mobile Marketer, sourced from Retail Dive)

●  Swedish Distillery Creates First Whisky Designed By AI (by Felipe Schrieberg, sourced from Forbes)

●  Google to measure environmental impact of fashion (by Heather McIlvaine, sourced from InsideRetail)