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.
The majority of the top 10 candidates spent more on television and radio advertising than they did on Facebook ads by the end of November.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, January 3, 2020.
The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Middle East.
BlockFi is getting ready to launch a bitcoin rewards credit card this year as it continues to build a more complete suite of financial services and draw more consumers into the cryptocurrency market.
Social media will continue to rapidly evolve in the next year with a new regulatory landscape, in light of new research on how it affects emotions, the rise of newcomers like TikTok, and a new era of commerce.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
Tesla unveiled its first China-made electric vehicles for purchase Monday. Despite hitting this milestone, the company’s stock sunk on speculation the company will miss 2019 delivery expectations when Q4 numbers are released.
A look at the events that are sure to make the market move next week — the final week of 2019!
Kevin Tan, CEO of the food ordering app Snackpass, talked to Cheddar about plans to expand to more college campuses and cities as well.
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.
