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Ripple has soared a staggering 35,000% in 2017 AFP/Getty Images Ripple coins were on the rise on Friday, as the cryptocurrency sector mounted a rebound on the final weekday of 2017. The prominent crypto asset, which earlier in December overtook bitcoin rival Bitcoin cash, is now eclipsing Ethereum’s Ether tokens as the most highly valued cybercurrency. Although much of the focus in 2017 has been on the stratospheric ascent of bitcoin BTCUSD, -5.14% up about 1,400% so far in 2017 in recent trade, Ripple has catapulted 280,000% in 2017, boasting a market value of nearly $74 billion, according to CoinMarketcap.com...

2018: Waiting for driverless cars to become a reality Technology and regulation are key hang-ups for the ‘killer app’ of artificial intelligence Silicon Valley has thrown its technological and deal-making weight behind getting humans away from the steering wheel, but will have to do what tech companies are typically least equipped for before real progress in driverless cars: wait. That’s because it is stubbornly hard to get artificial intelligence, a key component of driverless-car technology, mighty enough to parse out every situation that may arise on the road, to say nothing of technical difficulties that still prevent much more than...