Cheddar Senior Reporter Alex Heath joins Kristen Scholer and Baker Machado to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's latest New Year's resolution...to "fix Facebook." This is the least specific he's been about a New Year's resolution since he starting making them publicly in 2009.
Facebook has certainly faced backlash after being accused of spreading misleading information. Heath talks about what problems Zuckerberg will need to address in 2018 and some challenges ahead for the company.
Plus, how damaging is Intel's chip issue to Apple? Heath says Apple shouldn't be worried. It was already working towards eliminating the need for Intel chips, and this will just put the cherry on that decision. However, he says Intel needs to worry because chips are the core of its business.
Mike Dooley, Co-founder and CEO of Labrador Systems, joins Cheddar News to discuss the company's 'Labrador Retriever' personal robot, aiming to support caregivers and help people with health issues live independently.
Volkswagen U.S. CEO Pablo Di Si joined Cheddar New to discuss record quarterly electric vehicle sales and his reaction to Tesla trimming prices on some vehicles by 20% last week. “We'll continue with our pricing strategy, we're not cutting prices on the vehicle's quality over quantity and product content,” he said.
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response to what it described as “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”
