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.
Altcoins like Ripple, Ethereum, and Tron posting significant gains in the first week of 2018. Decred Project Lead Jake Yocom-Piatt explains why these alternative currencies are surging.
Ripple's XRP cryptocurrency soaring to new heights this week. Coindesk's Director of Research Nolan Bauerle and Fortune Staff Writer Robert Hackett explain factors driving altcoins up.
Jesse Redniss, the Chief Innovation Officer at TBS & TNT, says Facebook has a track record of acquiring industry leaders.
Nolan Bauerle, Director of Research at CoinDesk, says that cryptocurrency is here to stay and warns that banning Bitcoin is not the best option.
Jake Yocom-Piatt, Project Lead of Decred, says that Bitcoin will remain the dominant coin for now.
On Your Future Home: Housing trends and tips with Quicken Loans. On Between Bells: The Fire and Fury causes a political Bomb Cyclone. How will it affect the Mueller probe? We're joined by storyful, Conservative Daily, Nest Seekers International, Compass, Citi and more.
What have you been sharing this week on social media? Storyful curates the most popular viral videos on the internet. Head of Video Toby Bochan shows us this week's clips, from emotional moments to explosives gone wrong.
Apple devices are vulnerable to the "meltdown" and "Spectre" attacks that can affect almost any device with a processor. Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick is about to divest a major chunk of his holdings in the company, and Justin Timberlake does his best Steve Jobs impression in a new video.
Cheddar Senior Reporter Alex Heath joins Kristen Scholer and Baker Machado to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's latest New Year's resolution...to "fix Facebook." This is the least specific he's been about a New Year's resolution since he starting making them publicly in 2009.
Popular LGBTQ social media app Grindr has been around since 2009. The well-known dating site recently added transgender inclusivity as an option for users looking to define themselves on the platform.
