Get ready for major changes coming to your Facebook Newsfeed. The social media giant said it will favor posts shared by friends over what's published by businesses or news organizations. In an effort to fight the spread of 'fake news,' the company will consider prioritizing media outlets based on credibility and polling data.
Dropbox is going public. The file-sharing company confidentially filed for an IPO, with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan reportedly leading the offering. The San Francisco-based company was valued at $10 billion three years ago.
President Trump denied reports he referred to some nations as "shithole countries." The president reportedly made the comments during a bipartisan meeting on a potential DACA deal. Trump also blamed President Obama for his own decision to skip an upcoming visit to the United Kingdom.
In mid-September, the White House revoked a waiver that allows California to implement stricter emission standards than what the federal government puts forward under the Clean Air Act.
Dennis Muilenburg offered U.S. Senators a mea culpa on Tuesday as lawmakers across the board sought answers and demanded accountability for the deadly crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes.
Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, spoke to Cheddar at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas and said that digital banks and fintech present "very healthy competition" to community banks.
The offer price is not clear, and it is unknown whether or not Fitbit is considering the offer.
Now Facebook is extending an olive branch and allowing some top media companies, including the Washington Post, New York Times, and News Corp, to share in the profits.
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.
UC Berkeley's Seismological lab is working to give people state-wide a heads-up next time a quake comes their way with the new MyShake app for iPhones and Androids.
Under the agreement, Softbank will inject The We Company with $5 billion of new financing. Embattled founder and ex-CEO Adam Neumann reportedly will step down from the board with a buyout of up to $1.7 billion.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
Despite the earnings wins and stock prices that have skyrocketed 154 percent year-to-date, Snap's fourth-quarter guidance came in a little lighter than analysts expected.
