Tensions are rising in Iran as thousands of people are taking to the streets in protests against the government. Center for Human Rights in Iran's Deputy Director Omid Memarian explains the economic factors driving the unrest, and implications of social platforms being blocked inside the nation.
"The protests have been spontaneous," says Memarian. "Economy is one of the major problems in Iran. Embezzlement by Iranian officials--corruption is deeply rooted in ranking officials."
The Iranian government has blocked social media platforms including Facebook, Telegram, and Instagram. Memarian says this move is dangerous. "It shows how the government is very insecure," said Memarian.
Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey are set to leave Disney's board in March due to a conflict of interest. Bitcoin hits a new low, and could CBS and Viacom be headed towards a reunion? Plus, one of the "The Walking Dead" stars join us to discuss what viewers can expect from this season. Now that the Detroit Auto Show is underway, we'll tell you what to look out for.
Tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter will once again face Congress this week to testify in the Russian election meddling investigation. Daniel Ives, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Technology Research at GBH Insights and Scott Kessler, Director of Equity Research and Analyst at CFRA join The Long and The Short to discuss which platform will be affected the most from this trial.
Nate Madden, Congressional Correspondent for CRTV, discusses President Trump's recent alleged comments referring to Haiti and other African nations as "shithole countries." He weighs in on what that means for Washington as Democrats and Republicans try to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week.
A look at the latest headlines on The Crypto Craze. South Korea bans Crypto, Ethereum hit an all time high. MoneyGram and Ripple team up. Arizona considers letting residents pay taxes with digital currency. The Wrap releasing a report saying Viacom and CBS are looking to merge.
President Trump facing backlash after reportedly delivering vulgar remarks at a meeting with lawmakers at the White house Thursday about immigration policy. Steve Bannon out of his role in the White House, and this week stepped down from his post at Breitbart News. Now, without a specific role in this political landscape we look at how the 2018 Midterms, and President Trump will fare without this political operative. Cheddar's Tim Stenovec speaks with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro.
Facebook is changing up its News Feed, a new twist in the "All the Money in the World" wage gap controversy, and Lindsay Lohan might design a manmade island in Dubai. Plus, wrapping up the biggest headlines from CES with Wired, celebrity fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and the star of Amazon's "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams."
With companies such as Facebook and Twitter finding themselves in the crosshairs of politicians, overlap of law and business has become more and more of an issue. Raj Goyle, Founder of Bodhala, an A.I. tool working to improve business efficiencies in the legal industry, was with us to discuss how machine learning is revolutionizing law.
Get ready for major changes coming to your Facebook Newsfeed. The social media giant said it will favor posts shared by friends over what's published by businesses or news organizations.
Dropbox is going public. The file-sharing company confidentially filed for an IPO, with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan reportedly leading the offering.
President Trump is in hot water after reportedly calling Haiti, El Salvador, and some African Countries "shitholes" in a closed-door immigration meeting with members of Congress. The President denies he used this language, but Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) was in the room during the meeting and says he heard President Trump speak those words.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is a Democrat who represents the ninth district of Ohio. Congressman Ro Khanna is a Democrat who represents the 17th district of California, better known as Silicon Valley. Cheddar sat the two members down to discuss innovation in America. How does Silicon Valley branch out to and revive middle America?
