Microsoft's Purna Virji Talks Tech's Impact on Business
Hope King sat down with Purna Virji, Senior Manager of Global Engagement at Microsoft, to talk about how companies utilize advances in technology to expand their businesses.
Virji talks the rise in A.I. across industries. We dig into the feud between tech heavyweights Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who publicly disagree on how A.I. will impact our future as humans.
And how Asia is embracing the technology to become more competitive, as opposed to being fearful of it. Virji digs into relationship-based marketing and why it is important for companies to expand their business strategy.
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune.
Cheddar News checks in on what to look out for on The Day Ahead as earnings season continues with TJX Cos., Target and Take Two Interactive among those reporting on Wednesday. April housing starts data is also set to be released while Netflix will hold its upfront presentation virtually amid a continued writers' strike.
Billy McFarland, who served four years in prison for the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas that saw investors lose millions, is back. McFarland joined Cheddar News to explain a new Fyre Festival he is planning along with a Broadway musical, both in the works.
Retail sales saw a modest uptick in April as inflation eased somewhat as consumers look toward the summer season to spend some more. Mario Payne, financial planner for Toams Financial, joined Cheddar News to provide some guidance on how to work up a responsible summer budget plan.
Dryden Pence, chief investment officer with Pence Capital, joined Cheddar News to discuss Tuesday's market session and touched on what the Federal Reserve may decide on at its next meeting as inflation continues to play a role and consumer spending remains firm.
