The indictment of 13 Russians for interfering with the Presidential election has intensified the pressure put on Facebook, which uncovered about three-thousand Russian-linked ads on its platforms before and after November 2016. Cheddar Senior Reporter, Alex Heath, breaks down the the latest developments.
Facebook's Vice President for ads, Rob Goldman, tweeted about Russia's disinformation effort. President Trump then cited him. Facebook did not intend for Goldman’s tweets to be quoted by Trump. They thought the tweets would only be seen by a contextually-aware audience of techies and media types who follow Goldman.
Heath believes that the tweeting from Goldman and other execs is part of a carefully orchestrated PR campaign by Facebook to make itself appear more transparent and relate-able through engaged spokespeople on Twitter.
Jared Spataro, corporate vice president of Microsoft 365, talked to Cheddar about the tech giant's new virtual reality and A.I. voice assistance features in its Teams product.
More than a decade after the term was coined by columnist Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, there is a Green New Deal proposal in Congress. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) have proposed a formal resolution that would frame climate change, economic sustainability and social justice together under a unifying theme, calling for a Depression-era national mobilization similar to FDR's New Deal, and serving as a litmus test for Democratic presidential candidates going forward.
Dave Hickey, president of diagnostics at BD Veritor, talked to Cheddar about Becton Dickinson's newly approved testing product and the need for widespread availability.
TikTok says it will stop operations in Hong Kong after the city enacted a sweeping national security law last week.
Zumba transitions to online courses as the coronavirus pandemic continues upend industries. Alberto Perlman, Zumba CEO, talks programs targeting families and content the company offers online.
The Supreme Court has upheld a 1991 law that bars robocalls to cellphones.
Uber finally got its food delivery company, acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the ride-hailing giant has confirmed.
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.
Lemonade Insurance makes its public trading debut as its shares doubled in price. Co-founder and CEO Daniel Schreiber, talks company success in non-traditional online insurance business and becoming profitable after going public.
As audiences move away from traditional TV, digital media made its pitch for advertising dollars at the 2020 NewFronts.
