Having access to the internet is one of the keys to leveling the playing field for students. Sprint is working to bring internet access to a million low-income high school students.
The 1Million Project is only a year old, and has already connected 85,000 students to the internet through free devices and services. Doug Michelman, President of The 1Million Project, says that they are on track to reach a million students within 5 years.
The organization is currently active in 30 states. The 1Million Project has connected with over 1,300 high schools across 120 school districts.
The charitable arm of San Francisco-based technology giant Cisco Systems has pledged to invest $100 million over the next decade to help reverse the impact of climate change.
Apple plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company’s first East Coast campus.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
A growing coalition of private companies, nonprofits, and the federal government are pushing for a more unified approach towards COVID vaccination credentialing.
SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Musk’s rapidly expanding company.
Maryland-based cannabis grower Culta talks sustainability as the world celebrates Earth Day. Cheddar's Chloe Aiello reports.
NASA's little Mars helicopter has aced its second test flight.
Affirm, a pioneer of the buy now, pay later model, has acquired Returnly, which specializes in making online returns more seamless.
CEO Mark Zagorski of DoubleVerify spoke with Cheddar about how a spike in digital advertising and the minefields of fraud and brand safety for advertisers made it the right time to go public.
Microsoft is offering a rare peek behind the "cloud" with virtual tours of its Azure public data centers.
