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.
At the start of the month, food delivery service DoorDash announced it raised another $535 million in Series D funding. The company is looking to expand their reach and employee numbers with these funds.
Verizon is ushering in the new era of connected vehicle solutions with its introduction of Verizon Connect, a brand built to improve driver safety and efficiency for customers. Andres Irlando, CEO of Verizon Connect, was with Cheddar to explain the opportunity Verizon sees in connected vehicles.
Samsung unveiled its new line of TVs, home entertainment pieces, and overall innovations. Scott Cohen is the National Product Training Manager for Samsung and joins Cheddar to explain these new innovations.
On Between Bells: who replaces Gary Cohn? Did The Bachelor go too far? And we try out Pizza Hut's Pie Tops II. With YourTango, Martha Stewart Living, and more.
Technology and mobile giants gathered in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress this week. In this episode Cheddar's Brad Smith and Baker Machado explore how announcements from this event are impacting industry leaders.
When it comes to older relatives using technology, the hardest challenge is finding them devices they'll actually use. Family Circle Magazine's Lynya Floyd joins Cheddar to reveal the easiest tech solutions for the senior loved ones in our lives.
For years, online gaming has been a boys' club. Now women like Emmalee Garrido and Carolyn Noquez are trying to change that.
The technology could wipe out middlemen across industries like real estate, where negotiations and contracts weigh down transactions, says Bryan Schreier, partner at venture capital firm Sequoia.
We discuss what Gary Cohn's resignation could mean for President Trump's tariff plan. The planned sale of the Weinstein Co. has collapsed yet again, just days after terms were agreed to. Cheddar CEO Jon Steinberg talks to Discovery CEO David Zaslav about the company's acquisition of Scripps. And we're also joined by Michael Kramer from Seeking Alpha to explore whether Amazon shares have peaked for this year.
John Franklin, associate partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, sheds some light on the smart speaker market and what to expect going forward.
