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.
Nicola Mendelsohn, vice president of the global business group at the newly-christened Meta, joined Cheddar to discuss what went into the re-branding of Facebook's parent company. Regarding criticism that the name change might be a way for the company to deflect from news of its role in allegedly undermining child safety, growing political strife, and spreading vaccine disinformation, she noted that the process began even earlier. "Something like this takes a long time to pull together," Mendelsohn said.
Proptech startup Juno recently raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. The company says the funds will be used to further its mission of building sustainable and affordable apartment buildings across the United States. Juno Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Sherr joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
The CEO at Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick apologized to employees after the company had been rocked by the public airing of sexual harassment claims that went unchecked. Kotick also asked that his compensation of more than $150 million be slashed to just over $62,000.
Stacey Stevens, President of iCAD, joins 'Cheddar Innovates' to discuss how 'Profound A.I. Risk' works as a short-term breast cancer risk estimation for women.
On this episode of 'Cheddar Innovates': President of iCAD breaks down how its technology is being used as a short-term breast cancer risk estimation for women; A look at Curiosity Stream's 'The Science of Thrills.'
