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.
A top Nike executive is stepping down over misconduct allegations. The popular stock trading app Robinhood is reportedly now worth $5.6 billion.
The internet of things is everywhere, even if you don't realize it. The self-cleaning coffee machine, the vacuum that cleans your house when you're away--it's all connected through IoT. Susan Galer, SAP Marketing and Thought Leadership Director, joins Cheddar to discuss the challenges, applications, and the future of IoT.
In this edition of Perspectives on Agility, brought to you by AT&T Business, Tim Stenovec and Hope King explain the benefits of using IoT in the manufactuering process.
In this week's episode of "Perspectivies on Agility" sponsored by AT&T Travis Farral, Director of Security Strategy at Anomali, joins to discuss what company's can do before, during and after a cybersecurity hack.
Over the course of just 24 hours, global cryptocurrencies lost $60 billion in value. Plus, Playboy is the lastest company to get in on the crypto action.
Danny Aranda, managing director at Ripple, told Cheddar that Google's ad ban and other regulations could actually help weed out the frauds and educate the general public on cryptocurrencies.
Google is banning all ads related to cryptocurrency. Students across the country are walking out of class today to remember victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Kai Ryssdal, host and senior editor of Marketplace, stops by to talk about the upcoming 10 year anniversary of the financial crisis. And we're joined by the co-owner of McClure's, a company that specializes in making pickles.
DRL CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski says there's a league of professional drone pilots, and as the sport gains momentum more brands want in. The luxury carmaker is just one of them.
The fantasy sports platform is already building out a product that would allow sports betting, pending a decision from the Supreme Court, says DraftKings CEO Jason Robins.
Rex Tillerson is out as Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo is in. President Trump issued an executive order blocking Broadcom's hostile takeover bid for rival chipmaker Qualcomm. Olympic gold medalist and author Scott Hamilton joins us to talk about his figure skating career and his new book. Plus, Kristen Scholer sits down with Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey at SXSW to talk about their start-up Finery.
