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.
Salesforce has saved a seat at its executive meetings for Einstein, an artificial intelligence-powered robot developed by the cloud computing company.
The cable giant offered $65 billion for the assets of 21st Century Fox and even said it would reimburse more than $1.5 billion of the breakup fee Disney would have to pay if its bid fell through. Daniel Ives of GBH Insights expects Disney to come in with another offer and that a deal will ultimately get done at a price tag even higher than what's currently on the table.
Some child psychologists see young patients struggle with the effects of playing the video game too much. Fortnite's popularity with children lies in its short format and ease of access, says Sara Miller, health editor at Live Science.
Big-time media mergers have renewed a policy debate in Washington over concentrating too much corporate control in a few powerful hands, said Axios tech reporter David McCabe.
AT&T, once it completes its acquisition of Time Warner, will launch a free 'skinny' bundle called AT&T Watch for all its wireless subscribers, putting the newly created company in direct competition with internet streaming companies. "That is going to be a really disruptive move by AT&T," says Rich Greenfield, analyst at BTIG.
With AT&T's offer for Time Warner getting the green light from a U.S. judge Tuesday, BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield says Comcast will finally get its chance to go after the assets of 21st Century Fox.
The 2018 World Cup starts on Thursday, and Jason Gurwin, co-founder and CEO of FOMOPOP, discusses the best ways to watch all of the soccer games from Russia.
In an email to employees, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said the company would cut 9 percent of its workforce, mostly affecting salaried employees and not on the production line. The layoffs will not affect Model 3 production targets, Musk said.
President Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed a deal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and improve relations between the United States and North Korea. The two leaders met in Singapore for a historic summit, the first ever between the U.S. and North Korea.
Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec sit down with journalist and author Gretchen Carlson for a wide-ranging interview. Carlson talks about her new programming called 'Justice for Women,' her life post-Fox News, and her role in eliminating the swimsuit competition from the Miss America pageant.
Plus, Facebook will start regulating e-commerce on its platform more closely. The social media company is rolling out a new feature that will let users give feedback about companies that sell items on Facebook. If a business gets too much negative feedback, Facebook will ban that business from its platform.
The digital wardrobe company's new feature allows users to find inspiration for how to wear items in their wardrobe from social media influencers. Whitney Casey, Co-Founder and CEO of Finery, discusses how the technology works.
