Amazon is now more valuable than Microsoft. The e-commerce giant's market value increased to $702 billion, surpassing the tech company at $699.2 billion. Apple and Alphabet are still ahead of Amazon in being the most valuable companies.
McDonald's is making Happy Meals healthier. The company says it will cap at least half of all children's offerings at 600 calories by 2022. It's removing the cheeseburger from the menu but will still offer them by request.
Washington D.C. is reacting to the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook. Salon's Amanda Marcotte joins Cheddar to break down President Trump's address to the nation. He did not mention guns once in the speech.
The fitness world's boxing trend is getting a new twist at Box + Flow. We talk to Founder Liv Young about why she's adding yoga to the boxing workout at her boutique studio. She left a high-profile branding job in the food industry to live her dream as an entrepreneur.
Amazon plans to launch its first prototype satellites for Project Kuiper, an internet-from-space venture, in 2022. It's the first major step in the e-commerce giant's plan to rival SpaceX by building a network of satellites in space, providing internet to rural, underserved communities around the world. Loren Grush, senior science reporter for the Verge, discusses the project and how it could transform internet access moving forward.
The FDA is assessing whether the Moderna vaccine can cause heart problems in adolescents. Professor Peter Pitts, founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and former FDA Associate Commissioner, discusses what the FDA is looking into and what it means for the millions of kids yet to be vaccinated.
Pfizer posted an earnings beat in its third quarter, with revenue soaring over 134% thanks to solid Covid-19 vaccine sales. Pfizer also raised its outlook for the full-year, expecting revenue to surpass $80 billion. Peter Andersen, CEO & founder of Andersen Capital Management, joined Cheddar Movers to discuss.
Cheddar gets a look at Curiosity Stream's 'Ancient Oceans'; Deep-sea biologist Heather Bracken-Grissom sheds light on some of the monsters that we can and cannot explain lurking in the darkness of the ocean's depths; Tim Janssen, CEO of Sofar Ocean, discusses Sofar Ocean's latest round of Series B funding, and how Sofar Ocean is helping connect all five oceans to help everything from climate change to the global shipping industry.
Tim Janssen, CEO of Sofar Ocean, joins 'Cheddar Reveals' to discuss Sofar Ocean's latest round of Series B funding, and how Sofar Ocean is helping connect all five oceans to help everything from climate change to the global shipping industry.
Deep-sea biologist Heather Bracken-Grissom joins 'Cheddar Reveals' to shed light on some of the monsters that we can and cannot explain lurking in the darkness of the ocean's depths.
Leaders around the world have come together to discuss plans to bring action towards the Paris Agreement along with solutions on how to solve the evolving climate change crisis at the COP26 Summit. President and CEO of Center for International Environmental Law Carroll Muffett, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Rachel Cleetus, the policy director and lead economist of the climate and energy program for the Union of Concerned Scientists, joined Cheddar to break down some of the key goals from the COP26 summit and why leaders must focus on the science of climate change instead of getting bogged down by petty politics and the fossil fuel industry. "The main thing they have to do, make sure we're cutting our emissions sharply within this decade because the science shows that we have to cut global emissions in half by 2030 if we're going to meet our goals of averting some of the most catastrophic impacts of climate change," she said.
Coastal cities around the world are grappling with sea level rise. And building a seawall? Not so fast. While a sea wall can be effective in certain scenarios, it can make the effects of sea level rise worse. That’s why municipalities are looking into creative alternatives.
