Is Amazon entering health records? Will Apple offer more advanced health monitoring? Can Uber solve transportation for seniors and patients? What is Alphabet doing in health research? The Verge rounded up some of the more interesting partnerships over 2018 by tech companies and the healthcare industry.

IN OTHER NEWS: A joint tech venture by agrigiants ADM and Cargill worries farmers wary of ‘ulterior motive’ (BLOOMBERG); the 2019 court fights in the battle over net neutrality (WASHINGTON POST); Smart city projects move forward, but privacy and security hazards are hazy (NEW YORK TIMES).