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.
Lea Artz, Head of Newsroom and Central Operations for Citizen, explains how the new app works. Citizen pushes an alert to your phone when there's an emergency in your area.
Stephanie Ericksen, Vice President of Global Risk Products for Visa, explains how the company is stepping up its card security. Despite a series of high profile data breaches, Ericksen says the average consumer is actually very safe.
Amelia Urry, associate editor at The Grist, discusses the recent report by NASA which found 2017 was the warmest year on record, second only to 2016.
Lindsey Shepard, Director of Product Marketing for News Feed at Facebook, discusses the reboot of its News Feed that will prioritize posts from family and friends over publications.
Kelly Beatty, senior editor of Sky & Telescope, talks SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, the possibility of a tax break for the company, and the upcoming lunar eclipse. The Falcon Heavy rocket is the most powerful this generation has ever seen.
Snap Inc. has a message for its employees: if you leak company information, you could go to jail. Amazon announces it will increase prices on monthly Prime memberships by 20%. Facebook recently announced it will change the News Feed to favor posts from friends and family over posts from publishers. And the clock is ticking for Congress to extend funding and avoid a government shutdown.
Stephanie Ericksen, Vice President of Global Risk Products at Visa, says counterfeit fraud has gone down by 66% since chip-cards were widely adopted about two and a half years ago.
Arianna Huffington explains how it helps people combat their smartphone addiction. Amazon narrows the list of cities for HQ2. Facebook announces details of its community outreach program. Whatsapp announces it will allow business accounts. In a Cheddar scoop, Snapchat is laying off dozens of workers. The government shutdown looms. IBM, Atlassian, American Express release earnings.
re: 3D is the winner of the global Wework Creator Awards. The global competition featured innovative companies from around the world and boasted a $1 million prize. re: 3D took home the title, the prize money, and lots of room for innovating and ideas.
Jacobs Engineering Group is celebrating their 70th anniversary. The team is looking towards the future and the potential infrastructure bill that could be passing sometime this month or next. JEC explains why this bill is necessary and what impact it would have on the U.S. as a whole.
