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.
Character design studio Superplastic recently raised $20 million in a Series A round. Paul Budnitz, founder and CEO of Superplastic, joined Cheddar News to discuss the financing and a new collaboration with Amazon to develop a new series.
A Republican-led House panel voted to advance a bill that would give President Joe Biden the power to ban TikTok. Chris Pierson, the founder and CEO of BlackCloak, joined Cheddar News to discuss how the process could affect other businesses.