Google Goes to the Market...Chelsea Market That Is
Your Future Home hosts Baker Machado and Hope King discuss the latest news in real estate, interior design and home buying!
Google's parent company Alphabet is close to purchasing the New York City Chelsea Market building for over $2 billion. According to a report from The Real Deal, the tech giant will acquire the 1.2 million square foot office and retail property from Jamestown in about two months.
Plus, in an effort to attract more tenants, some commercial real estate developers are turning to wood as their go-to material for building. Over the past decade more architects, engineers, and developers have explored the use of engineered timber products because of its appeal in creating a warm environment by connecting employees to nature.
The NHTSA is investigating Tesla over the potential for crashes and distracted driving due to its front touch screen "Passenger Play" game option. The probe covers 580,000 vehicles for all four models from 2017 to 2022.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed staff about workplace culture concerns after they expressed issues with what they perceived as a lack of honesty, candor, and humility from their executives. Pichai attributed some of the challenges to remote communication during the ongoing pandemic.
The boys discuss President Biden's plans to send out free rapid tests as the testing supply chain starts to buckle ahead of the holidays. Also, why aren't Americans having more babies, and The Matrix returns.
NASA is launching its new generation of space telescopes just before Christmas. The James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch on December 24th, will succeed the Hubble space telescope as the world's most powerful complex space observatory. The project has been 30 years in the making and is one of the most highly anticipated space science missions of the 21st century. Klaus Pontoppidan, astronomer and JWST Project Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss.
Electric vehicle companies took a tumble Monday after Senator Joe Manchin killed Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan. Shares of Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian all fell rapidly as the plan had included significant incentives for the growing EV sector. Rich Steinberg, former executive at Nissan, BMW and Electrify America joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss.
