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.
Sprint just announced the world's first connected payment card at CES. Sprint's Ivo Rook joins Cheddar to tells us about the future of payments, and the company's recent advancements in the space.
IPhone designer and Nest founder Tony Fadell says that Apple has to create a measurement tool for users to know how much technology they are consuming.
Chris Urmson, CEO of self-driving start-up Aurora and a former exec at Google's Waymo, talked to Cheddar about how new partnerships with Volkswagen and Hyundai can help launch an autonomous vehicle service.
Dr. Bhavneesh Sharma, author at Seeking Alpha, discusses a new drug being launched by scPharmaceuticals that seeks to treat acute heart failure. The company recently launched an IPO that raised $89.6 million.
Naureen Hassan, Chief Digital Officer for Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley, says that the younger demographic is taking advantage of thematic investing.
Joey Tan, Head of Global Strategic Initiatives at Alibaba Cloud, discusses recent partnerships with FIFA and the Olympics and why getting into the sports industry is great for the company's continued growth.
Associate editor at Space.com Sarah Lewin sheds some light on SpaceX's mysterious Sunday night launch and breaks down the fascinating new photos we just got of Jupiter.
Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down today's stop stories, from taxes to crypto.
Genies is a new app that launched late last year which allows users to create personalizable look-alike and expressive emojis that react to what’s going on in real-time -- everything from breaking news to cultural holidays. CEO Akash Nigam sits down with Cheddar to talk about what went into creating the app, including the company's proprietary AI technology designed to make the app the first of its kind.
Amazon's Alexa has made its way into augmented reality smart glasses. Paul Boris, Chief Operating Officer at Vuzix, showcases the company's integration of voice-technology into its glasses at CES in Las Vegas.
