This year's CES placed car tech front and center, leaving many to ask if it's become the world's best car show. Wired's Michael Calore joins Cheddar to wrap up the biggest trends and hottest gadgets from the Las Vegas electronics expo. The senior editor breaks down the latest advancements in autonomous driving and smart-assistant integrations.
Google took its battle with Amazon for voice supremacy to a new level at CES. The tech giant revealed a number of exciting developments in its smart assistant technology, including third-party smart displays from JBL and Lenovo. Calore reveals whether he thinks Google has closed the gap with Amazon's Alexa suite.
Finally, Peloton unveiled the newest addition to its line of smart exercise equipment. Peloton Tread is a nearly $4,000 treadmill that hopes to generate the same success as the company's interactive bikes. Calore is optimistic about people shelling out big bucks for this new device.
Several fintech companies this year plan to release credit cards that offer a percentage back in bitcoin on every purchase.
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.
Tesla delivered nearly 185,000 electric vehicles in the first quarter despite a shortage of computer chips that has hit the global auto industry.
With President Biden unveiling a $2.9 trillion infrastructure plan, the old gas tax formula may not be able to serve as a matching revenue source, especially with the consistent drumbeat of growing the electric vehicle market.
Shyam Gidumal, WeWork president and COO of the Americas, talked about the latest partnership with a city to help guide more businesses back into shared workspaces.
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its virtual reality headsets.
Andrew Williamson, vice president of global government affairs and economic adviser for Huawei, spoke to Cheddar about the Chinese telecom company's lack of communication with President Biden regarding ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.
The four civilian SpaceX crewmembers joined Cheddar to talk about the historic flight to take place this September.
Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic CEO, spoke to Cheddar about the latest shiny space vehicle from the company and the future of commercial space travel.
Cheddar's Baker Machado and Azia Celestino break down video gaming from the console wars to the gamification of job recruiting.
