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.
UK officials now say Russia was behind last year's "Petya" cyberattack. But they think the virus was targetted just at Ukraine and was never supposed to spread as widely as it did.
Sarah Lewin, associate editor at Space.com, discusses SpaceX's upcoming launch of two satellites that will try to beam internet around the globe from space.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is under investigation for collusion. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is doubling down on the controversial app redesign after facing fierce backlash.
Space.com associate editor Sarah Lewin says that the initiative, if and when launched, can provide more than rural users the opportunity to ditch traditional internet service providers.
On today's episode of VF Hive Kristen Scholer and Jon Kelly discuss the shooting in Parkland, CNN's turmoil and the future of Trump's Chief-of-Staff.
Amazon surpassed Microsoft in market cap. McDonald's is making its Happy Meals healthier. Washington D.C. reacts to the Florida high school massacre. Plus, we hear from an entrepreneur who started the first studio of its kind in the fitness industry.
As of the last census women made up just over 25% of the STEM workforce. Mars, Incorporated is one company that is working to change that.
eHarmony uses top technologies like machine learning to create matches and potential dates for users based on a compatibility questionnaire. Alyssa Julya Smith went to the company's headquarters in Los Angeles to chat with head of engineering Prateek Jain to find out how the company does it and what sets eHarmony apart from other dating sites.
Have you spent hundreds of dollars on skin care products only to find yourself wondering if they're actually doing anything? Well you're not alone. Sarah Eggenberger, Editor-at-Large at NewBeauty, shares the magazine's guide to navigating the products on the anti-aging market.
Superdate is a dating app that will pay its users in cryptocurrency to engage and go on dates. The company has announced an ICO for SuperdateCoin.
