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.
DoorDash just raised $250 million of funding, more than doubling its valuation to $4 billion. CEO Tony Xu told Cheddar why that is justified for a player in such a crowded space.
Video game developers have made the gaming experience more addictive, and it's showing. Sarah Needleman, technology reporter at the Wall Street Journal, explains one factor behind the explosive growth of the gaming industry.
As Venezuela grapples with an economic crisis, the country's President Nicolas Maduro pegged its currency to a newly-launched crypto. But Eduardo Gomez of Bitcoin marketplace PurseIO says the move makes little sense for most Venezuelans.
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Microsoft uncovered a new spear-phishing scheme waged by Russian hackers who targeted a handful of websites apparently linked to the government in an attempt to influence this November's elections.
Netflix is planning to test a feature that would provide recommendations for other content that would play in between episodes of shows. Austin Powell, managing editor at The Daily Dot, calls it a "really bad look" for the streaming giant.
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Dan Primack, business editor at Axios, talks all things Elon Musk.
NEO U, a new gym in New York, is not just a place to get in shape, it's a studio where fitness professionals can share their workouts with online followers around the world. The co-founder Nate Forster wants trainers and partners like Soul Cycle, Equinox, and Peloton to see the NEO U platform as an opportunity, not competition.
Facebook is planning on launching a dating feature, fueling more competition in the online dating world. Sarah Jones Simmer, Chief Operating Officer at female-focused dating app Bumble, tells Cheddar that competition validates the industry and rids the stigma of online dating.
