The New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square is one of the holiday's most cherished traditions, and this year might be its best one yet. Fiskars Living's Tom Brennan joins Cheddar to reveal what makes this year's Waterford New Year's Eve Ball so special. The master artisan explains the painstaking process of creating the iconic scene as the clock strikes midnight.
Brennan reveals why Waterford chose "Gift of Serenity" as this year's theme. He says it represents the spirit of balance and composure heading into the new year. The ball features 288 new crystals that make up the pattern representing the theme.
Finally, Brennan shows off some of the other ways that Waterford is celebrating the holidays. The crystal company is using the New Year's ball as inspiration for some new products including champagne flutes. He says it's a creative way to bring the spirit of the Times Square celebration into your own home.
The co-founder of satire site The Onion is hitting back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk for poaching his staff writers. In his new book "Welcome to the Future: Which is Mine By Not Elon Musk," Scott Dikkers shares what he believes goes on in Musk's mind... and throws in a few jabs like only an Onion writer can.
Ro, originally known as Roman, recently raised $88 million in funding which it intends to use to expand into the new business. The "Zero" brand offers a nicotine gum and an app to help people quit smoking. Co-Founder and CRO Rob Schutz said the product comes at a comparable price to others on the market.
Facebook and Twitter have gotten the brunt of questions from the government, but so far Reddit has largely escaped scrutiny, despite seeing significant outside meddling on its platform. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, author of "We Are the Nerds" documenting the history of Reddit, said the site has seen Russian influence before, during, and after the election, and the fight to prevent it has been an uphill battle.
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Bloomberg published a report on Thursday that the Chinese government placed microchips in Apple and Amazon servers to gain access to intellectual property and trade secrets. Both tech giants, chip maker Super Micro, and Beijing all strongly denied the report.
In the age of the internet, even comics have gone online.
Tapas Media works with over 34 thousand creators to bring their comics to life on its open platform. Chang Kim, CEO and founder of Tapas Media joins Cheddar to discuss how his site has reached 3 billion views.
The actress's mother, Leslie Cockburn, is an award-winning journalist who is turning her focus to the people of Virginia's fifth district. Wilde is hosting a rally at UVA with her fiancé Jason Sudeikis on Oct. 14.
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Dipayan Ghosh, fellow at the Shorenstein Center and a former adviser to both Facebook and the Obama White House, said that big tech has been ignoring "the little guy" for a long time and putting tech users and their privacy at risk.
Performix, a fitness supplement brand, has opened an ultra-exclusive luxury gym called Performix House in Manhattan's Union Square, where membership fees get as high as $900 per month. Founder Matt Hesse says it's actually cheap for what it offers.
