There's a spotlight on Facebook as the social media giant reports earnings Wednesday. The company faces increasing scrutiny over fake news on its platform. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue explains the lessons he thinks Facebook needs to learn from journalism.
"When you are building algorithms that are responsible for informing entire populations, the whole society of people you want to make sure you are applying basic journalistic principles, " said McCue. The five lessons McCue says algorithms must learn from journalism include truth and accuracy, independence, fairness and impartiality, humanity, and accountability.
Facebook recently updated its algorithm to prioritize friends and family over media publishers. McCue says Facebook's algorithms should be controlled by journalists.
Facebook capped a tumultuous 2020 with soaring earnings in the final quarter, its user base boosted by people staying home and its revenue buoyed by a shift to digital advertising amid the pandemic.
Sara Luchian, director of passenger experience at Virgin Hyperloop, spoke to Cheddar about managing perceptions about the proposed high-speed rail project.
In the David and Goliath saga that has been captivating and confusing Wall Street recently, Goliath has fallen.
Washington Mystics forward Aerial Powers spoke to Cheddar about championing women in the world of video games and esports.
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Fort Collins, Colorado Mayor Wade Troxell, a member of the FAA drone advisory committee, spoke with Cheddar about how the recently implemented rules will affect the use of drones going forward.
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Jeremy King, senior vice president of engineering at Pinterest, joined Cheddar to talk about the augmented reality tools the social media platform is utilizing to improve e-commerce experiences for users.
Following Virgin Orbit's successful launch of satellites using its novel air launch system, CEO Dan Hart spoke with Cheddar about the future of space travel using this method.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
