Facebook is no longer using red flags next to fake news articles according to a new report by Axios. Sara Fischer, Media Reporter at Axios, explains why the social media giant is shifting its strategy, and her outlook for the digital ad space in 2018.
"They've been radically transparent about things that aren't necessarily working," says Fischer. New research indicates when you flag something as being bad, it actually can make more people click more on that questionable content.
Looking ahead to 2018, Amazon is expanding its advertising efforts. Fischer says introducing customer service videos as part of this push for the digital ad market is a way to take advantage of this growing trend of content.
The Redmond-based tech giant is taking on the Internet of Things, but Microsoft Azure IoT is focusing specifically on the enterprise space for corporate clients.
The smart location company that manufacturers a Bluetooth tracker to incorporate with your precious objects recently raised $45 million in funding.
Apple released its third quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell, slightly beating expectations despite slowing iPhone sales.
Shark Week is back for its 31st year and fans can bite into a new lineup of shows featuring some of the ocean's fiercest predators.
Green Dot, the inventor of prepaid debit cards and the invisible banking platform behind fintech startups and brands like Uber and Apple Pay, is becoming a direct-to-consumer brand with the launch of (yet another) high-yield savings account and a cash-back checking account.
With Project xCloud, Microsoft throws its hat in the ring against the upcoming Google Stadia and the already-existing PlayStation Now service, allowing games to stream from hardware located in the cloud network.
Chicago-based cannabis company Cresco Labs unveiled a new dispensary and retail cannabis shop concept on Monday. Called Sunnyside, the concept emphasizes health and wellness and aims to create an accessible, immersive retail environment that pushes Cresco along on its mission of creating a nationally-recognizable cannabis brand.
Cheddar spoke to Twitter's head of global operations and emerging businesses Yannis Dosios after the social media platform shared strong earnings with the number of monetizable daily active users going up.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
The Department of Justice has required that Sprint divest its prepaid division to Dish in a move worth about $1.4 billion. Sprint and T-Mobile must also make 200,000 cell sites available to that provider as well.
