Definitely Not Summit Preview with beastcoast CEO Grant Zinn and Building Esports from the Campus Up - Cheddar Sports 12/14/18
Only two days after releasing the Infinity Blade, Epic's decided to vault the controversial item - just too late to have prevented its influence on the Winter Royale. But there are plenty of tournaments that seem to have their structure figured out - including Smash Ultimate's inaugural major, Don't Park on the Grass 2018, which we preview with EndgameTV COO Aiden McCaig. UCI Esports Director Mark Deppe tells us how he's pushing the boundaries of what college esports can be and beastcoast CEO Grant Zinn fills in for Zane and briefs us on Definitely not Summit, DOTA 2's biggest definitely not major of the season.
Autonomous driving tech company Waymo is partnering with transportation and logistics business J.B. Hunt. The two firms are teaming up to bring autonomous shipping to the highways. Head of commercialization for trucking at Waymo, Charlie Jatt, joined Cheddar to discuss how the companies are combining their strengths. "We, of course at Waymo, are working on the technology side of affairs, and J. B Hunt brings critical operational and commercial expertise," Jatt said. "And together we're going to work to deploy the first fully autonomous Class 8 truck hauling goods for one of their customers in the coming years in Texas."
As companies look toward the metaverse concept to further move their companies online, Shep Ogden, CEO and co-founder of Offbeat Media, spoke with Cheddar about questions investors should be posing to businesses like how customized the metaverse experience will be. "One of the best things that people can do, or companies can do, to be competitive is really find those influencers within the community that are very deep in the space," Ogden added.
Ann Berry, Chief Investment Officer at Wheelhouse, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to break down why Netflix stock saw such a steep decline in after hours trading on Thursday.
Bill Lawton, Principal Research Engineer AT Georgia Tech Research Institute, joined Cheddar News to break down the latest with the controversial rollout of 5G, as the FAA continues to investigate possible flight disruptions.
Dan Ives, managing director and senior equity research analyst at Wedbush, sat down with Cheddar News' Baker Machado to break down the implications of this deal for both Microsoft and Activision, as well as competitors like Sony.
David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, joined Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo to discuss what the future may hold for Netflix, as increased competition and slowing subscriber growth cause the stock to tumble.