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 disruption of the advertising business will fundamentally alter the way Americans listen, read, and watch media in the future, according to the writer and media critic Ken Auletta.
Some tips from the CEO and founder of the wellness company Thrive Global: blink more, take a walking meeting outside, and get up every 20 minutes.
Tesla's chairman and CEO Elon Musk escaped an attempt by shareholders to strip him of one of his titles at the electric car company he founded. Aaron Cole, managing editor at Motor Authority, said Musk was expected to hold on to his chairmanship, but the shareholders meeting was still an emotional one for the Tesla boss.
Dara Khosrowshahi's emphasis on safety, his decision to change Uber's rules around sexual harassment claims, and his slow and careful search to fill executive jobs are all "ground-breaking," says the Huffington Post founder and CEO of wellness company Thrive Global.
Instagram is testing new features intended to curb addictive use of the photo sharing app, its co-founder and chief technology officer Mike Krieger told Cheddar.
The updated iOS 12 will allow users to create emojis that look like them -- 'Memojis' as Apple is calling it, putting the tool in direct competition with Snapchat. Cheddar's Hope King tries out the new feature with Jeremy Burge, editor of Emojipedia.
Apple is introducing new tools to fight tech addiction. At the company's annual developer conference, Apple unveiled a new feature called 'Digital Health' that allows users to track how much time they spend on their phones and on certain apps. Tim Cook and other Apple executives also took some not-so-subtle jabs at Facebook during the keynote address, calling out the social media company for its data practices.
Starbucks founder and executive chairman Howard Schultz is leaving the company after nearly 40 years. He helped grow Starbucks into an international brand with around 28,000 locations worldwide. Many speculate that Schultz is considering a presidential run in the coming years.
And Hope King sits down with stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser at Comedy Central's Clusterfest. Glaser talks the challenges of being a woman in comedy and how President Trump has changed the industry.
Zunum Aero builds out hybrid-electric and fully electric airplane engines and has received financial support from Boeing HorizonX and JetBlue Technology Ventures.
Tim Cook struck a quite different tone at the company's annual developers conference this year, celebrating not only those who create apps for its devices, but also those who use them. Hope King reports from San Jose, Calif.
The California city banned scooters from its streets on Monday, insisting that companies get permits for the two-wheelers first. Cheddar's Nora Ali and Baker Machado look at how the scooters rolled into San Francisco's bad graces.
