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.
Will Uber hit its self-imposed deadline to file for an IPO in 2019? Joshua Franklin, IPO and private equity correspondent for Reuters, said it's on track.
Sachin Kansal, Uber's chief safety officer, told Cheddar about the new features rolling out to Uber drivers that were built with their feedback in mind. The announcement comes on the one-year anniversary of Dara Khosrowshahi taking over as the company's CEO.
Wednesday is a busy day on Capitol Hill. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are testifying before the Senate as questions grow over foreign influence and fake news. Plus, Brett Kavanaugh returns to Capitol Hill to face questions from lawmakers in day two of his confirmation hearings. And we sit down with Tiffany Pham, CEO and founder of the website Mogul, to discuss how women can succeed in business.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg are testifying in front of the Senate. Dana Wollman, acting Editor-in-Chief of Engadget, tells Cheddar what these executives have to say to satisfy both lawmakers and investors.
Sascha Segan, mobile analyst at PC Mag, spoke with Cheddar about Samsung's plans to debut a "foldable" phone, as well as to unveil improvements to other mid-tier devices.
Samsung announcing that consumer will be seeing a flexible phone by the end of this year. Sascha Segan, lead mobile analyst at PC Mag, joins Cheddar to discuss what this innovation means and why the company is looking to improve the technology of its mid-tier phones.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will testify before the Senate on Wednesday. Tony Romm, technology reporter at The Washington Post, explains what to expect and weighs in on what the absence of a Google executive could mean. Meanwhile, President Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh faces lawmakers Tuesday as his confirmation hearings begin. And Samsung is looking to unveil a foldable phone by the end of this year.
The DC Universe is getting its own streaming service starting Sept. 15. Alan Wolk, co-founder of TV{R}ev, believes niche services will continue to grow as cord-cutting proliferates and customers build their own bespoke bundles.
