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.
VRt Ventures, a virtual reality studio, has partnered with street artist Shepard Fairey for a first-of-its-kind VR application. As Fairey and VRt CEO Jacob Koo explain, a newly launched app allows users to experience Fairey's latest exhibition up close, the way they would at a gallery.
Paperspace wants to make artificial intelligence more accessible, according to its co-founder and CEO Dillon Erb. Erb told Cheddar Tuesday that artificial intelligence is still so new and complex that mainstream companies find the tech difficult to harness.
Facebook is developing a camera-equipped device, codenamed Ripley, that sits on top of a TV and features video calling along with entertainment services, according to sources. The company is also working an AR projector device and other far-flung projects like a brain-computer interface.
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Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and went on to become one of the country's most prolific philanthropists and technologists, died Monday at 65.
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The Palm brand seems to be so valuable that people can’t help but resurrect it. The latest incarnation from the 26-year-old computing brand launched Monday in the form of a credit card-sized mobile device.
Jason Browne, chief investment strategist at Fund-X, said it's still unclear if the market's activity over the last few days is a normal correction or if the economy is headed into a bear market. The Dow Industrials closed out the week rising as much as 400 points Friday morning, giving back all those gains, before finishing the day up more than a percent.
Despite the stock market's recent volatility, especially within the tech sector, cloud-based software company Anaplan had a strong showing during its first day of public trading. Frank Calderoni, CEO of Anaplan, said the company's reputation is what is resonating with investors right now.
Tom Forte, senior research analyst at D.A. Davidson, said Turtle Beach, which makes the headsets so popular with gamers, benefits from the huge popularity of Fortnite and could be an acquisition target for Microsoft. Shares, while down from their highs of the year, are still up 1,000 percent this year.
