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.
Joel Flory, CEO of the photo editing app VSCO, discussed the VSCO girl trend and the acquisition of camera and app company, Rylo, in a sitdown with Cheddar.
Cheddar looks back at the high-profile product failures of the year.
The middle-of-the-night moves on Capitol Hill blindsided the solar sector. The industry had launched an ambitious lobbying effort this summer to extend the industry's tax credit and until last night had believed that an extension would be included in the tax packages.
1-800 Contacts, the private-equity-owned online contact lens retailer, is buying 6over6 Vision, an Israeli startup that has pioneered a way for customers to bypass eye doctors and complete in-home eye tests via their smartphones.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, December 17, 2019.
The company’s stock fell Monday after a morning report from the newspaper said Boeing would likely make an announcement today. Boeing’s board met Sunday and Monday to determine the future of the plane.
CEO Roei Ganzarski said the excitement of the moment the first electric-powered commercial flight took off felt like the birth of another child.
The U.S. residential solar market posted its biggest quarter on record in Q3 2019, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables.
Robinhood, the popular single-stock trading app, now allows users to invest in fractions of stocks or funds. The new feature, launched Thursday, is the next step for the fintech unicorn in becoming “the best place for first time and new investors,” Abhishek Fatehpuria, a product manager, told Cheddar.
Wayv seeks to provide an Amazon-like, end-to-end service that includes financing, wholesale, and logistics for cannabis retailers, growers, manufacturers, and distributors.
