Michael Markesbery, Co-founder and CEO of OROS, discusses his company's plan to disrupt the outerwear market through its use of aerogel technology, typically used by NASA for its spacesuits. Markesbery talks how OROS separates itself from high-end competitors like Canada Goose.
OROS jackets use what the company calls SolarCore technology. That's made of the same aerogel used in spacesuits for warmth. Markesberry says that what separates the jackets from Canada Goose and other goose down coats is their thinness.
The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them.
Ed Egilinsky, managing director and head of sales and distribution & alternatives with Direxion, joined Cheddar News to discuss how bond traders are reacting to the latest consumer price index data and how they're positioning portfolios ahead of next week's release of Nvidia's earnings. Egilinsky also discussed some of the other bigger-cap companies, including Alphabet, Amazon and Apple.
Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday.
