Facebook announced its quarterly earnings, beating Wall Street's expectations. The company reported that users are spending about 50 million fewer hours on the platform. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this figure aligns with the company's efforts to cut back on featuring viral videos prominently.
Americans are planning to shower their pets with lots of love this Valentine's Day...over $750 million worth of love. That's how much the National Retail Foundation estimates pet owners will spend on their four-legged friends this upcoming holiday. The group attributes the spike to millennials making up the largest pet-owning group and doting on their animals.
Travis Stork of TV's "The Doctors" stops by to reveal how to eat healthier without breaking the bank. He details the benefits of gut health and which foods are the best at getting probiotics into your system. He also gives his take on President Donald Trump's health based on what we know about his dietary habits.
It's the start of healthy heart month and Family Circle has tips on how to use tech to promote cardiovascular wellness. Health Director Lynya Floyd reveals the best meal-kit services, wearable devices, apps, and genetic testing services for preventing heart disease. She also explains how staying active on social media can help.
A new mobile app has launched just in time for Valentine's Day. Our.Love bills itself as an A.I.-powered, gamified, relationship wellness app for couples. The app is set in what the company calls the Coupleverse, a virtual world where each couple can build a virtual relationship home as they also build their real-world relationship. Founder and CEO Tal Zlotnitsky joined Cheddar to discuss how the app works. "The concept behind Our.Love is to give people the opportunity to understand where they stand in their relationship through very simple metrics that we provide within the app that will help them in real-time, see where they stand, see where their partner is, and be able to get closer together," he said.
Alyson Wilson, VP of Brand Innovation at Alo Yoga, joins Cheddar News to discuss the yoga apparel company entering the metaverse and teaming up with Spring Studios for New York Fashion Week.
The 21st Annual Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF), is returning to Miami on February 24 with proceeds to benefit the future leaders of the hospitality industry. Lee Schrager, the founder and director of the festival, and Food Network star Jeff Mauro joined Cheddar News to discuss what ticket holders can expect, how the festival benefits students, and how Mauro will be paying tribute to fellow food celebrity, Guy Fieri, by hosting a charity auction dinner. "I mean there's nobody bigger, nobody more magnetic right now in the food space than Guy," Maura said. "I mean the guy had a Super Bowl commercial on last night. That's a dream of mine, so I'm one step closer there just by doing a tight 20 minutes at his tribute dinner."
