Amazon unveils its first fully automated grocery store to the public. In this cashier-less model, the consumer picks items and leaves the store without ever having to pull out their wallet. Amazon's technology senses what items were purchased, and then charges the customer's account. Amazon's new grocery store is called Amazon Go.
Netflix gets ready to report Q4 earnings after a very successful 2017. Beyond looking at the company's revenue growth, investors will be watching for subscriber growth, particularly at the international level. Last year, Netflix shares grew by 65%.
Nick Offerman and the cast of "Hearts Beat Loud" join us from Sundance to discuss their new film. The movie follows a father-daughter duo as they form a band and find unexpected success. Actress Kiersey Clemons, who plays Offerman's daughter onscreen, tells us how much she enjoyed working alongside the actor. Director Brett Haley says it's always been a dream of his to have a film featured at Sundance.
Plus, CEO and founder of StyleSeat Melody McCloskey tells us about her mission to create more space for women in the workplace. McCloskey created StyleSeat, a service that lets you search and book beauty appointments all on one platform. She tells Cheddar she is proud to run a company that features so many women-owned businesses.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
