No car company is making more headlines right now than Tesla. Can the electric vehicle company stay ahead in the battle for electric car dominance?
Mark Rechtin, Executive Editor at Motor Trend, says Tesla's competitors are quickly gaining ground. Motor Trend tested out the Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, and Chevrolet Bolt. Rechtin says that the Leaf and Bolt offer the best options, especially if you don't have $60,000 to spend on a Tesla.
Rechtin also discusses the ongoing problems Tesla is having with its Model 3 production. The company continues to fall behind its original target numbers, while its CEO Elon Musk is tweeting about a possible Tesla pickup truck. Rechtin says Musk should focus more on the Model 3 and less on his dream projects.
The fantasy sports platform is already building out a product that would allow sports betting, pending a decision from the Supreme Court, says DraftKings CEO Jason Robins.
Rex Tillerson is out as Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo is in. President Trump issued an executive order blocking Broadcom's hostile takeover bid for rival chipmaker Qualcomm. Olympic gold medalist and author Scott Hamilton joins us to talk about his figure skating career and his new book. Plus, Kristen Scholer sits down with Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey at SXSW to talk about their start-up Finery.
Payments processing system WePay wants to help TouchBistro, a restaurant point of service platform, shake up an industry where innovation has been limited, says Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay.
The company's inventory is constantly moving and it needs data and technology to keep its operations seamless. In fact, the company "doesn't exist without technology," says Josh Builder, CTO at RTR.
Dropbox set terms for its IPO which is expected to debut sometime next week on the Nasdaq. Elon Musk surprised fans by showing up at a South by Southwest panel for HBO's "Westworld" to talk about space travel. Michael Harriot from The Root joins us to talk about the high stakes in the Pennsylvania special election. And we catch up with Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, at South by Southwest to talk about the future of cryptocurrency.
Cheddar senior reporter Alex Heath sat down with Joseph Lubin, the cofounder of Ethereum and CEO of Consensys, to discuss the rise of cryptocurrency. Lubin weighs in on why crypto's sudden correction last year benefits the space for the long term.
Sara Chodosh, assistant editor at Popular Science, discusses how Daylight Saving Time affects your health. We talk about the rise in fatal car accidents due to sleep deprivation, as well as the negative effects to your health like an increased rate of heart attacks.
Blue Apron shares slide to all-time lows as Weight Watchers gets into the space. Plus Netflix is reportedly close to inking a production deal with Barack and Michelle Obama for the streaming service. And the latest from Washington -- what could a meeting between President Trump and North Korea's leader mean? And the latest on tariffs and jobs.
Charlie Hall, senior reporter at Polygon, discusses the reign of the Playstation 4 as the number one gaming console, noting that the Nintendo Switch is gaining momentum. Both of these consoles threaten Xbox One's place in the gaming industry. Hall also weighs on the future of gaming and 4K's place in the industry.
People who understood how profoundly Ethereum will change information technology "were rushing in" to build support systems, said Joseph Lubin, Co-founder of Ethereum. While that added value to the ecosystem, he said, it also caused price fluctuations as other investors looked for gains.
