Michigan Senator on Autonomous Cars: Biggest Tech in Auto Industry
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Cheddar about sexual assault allegations against his Democratic colleague Senator Al Franken. He said he supports and investigation by the Ethics Committee into the incident.
Moments after the House Republicans passed its version of a tax reform bill, the Michigan Senator gave us his thoughts on the plan. He worries about the debt younger generations will inherit if the House or Senate versions of the bill make it to President Trump's desk.
Senator Peters also believes the autonomous vehicles will cause a technology revolution, similar to the assembly line. He is working on legislation to advance testing and development of self-driving car.
Steve Blank, adjunct professor at Stanford University and founding faculty at Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, joins Cheddar News to discuss technology's role in modern war.
Katie Hotze, Founder and CEO of Grocery Shopii, joins ChedHER to discuss how she's creating a platform that allows for personalized meal planning and recipes into a grocer's eCommerce platform, and her learnings from one of her very well known investors: Lance Bass.
Independent artists were caught off-guard and the Epic acquisition of Bandcamp quickly sparked fears it could ruin what many saw as their last best hope of getting paid online for their work.
Trying to meet people online has become a predictable routine. Now, one app is switching it up by allowing users to swipe right on plans and outings rather than faces. Pitch Social co-founders Daniel Antonio and Ryan Snowden joins Between Bells to talk about their app.
AI-based adtech firm Adtheorent released its first earnings report as a public company Thursday after the bell. The company went public via SPAC deal in December and has since seen strong profit and revenue growth, with connected TV increasing 220 percent in Q4. Jim Lawson, CEO, AdTheorent, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss.
Adam Battle, research assistant at University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, joins Cheddar News to discuss space junk heading to the moon and if more should be done to prevent space junk in the future.
The capital of Kyiv is home to more than 1,000 tech startups.
Some of the prominent tech companies founded in Ukraine include names like 'Grammarly' and 'GitLab,' but even companies that aren't based in Ukraine rely on the massive amount of tech talent in the country. Andy Kurtzig, CEO of Justanswer, joins Cheddar News to discuss how he's aiding hundreds of his employees in Ukraine.
