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.
A new data privacy battle is brewing in Europe. The EU is considering stricter data privacy rules called the ePrivacy Regulation, just days after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect.
Crowd Cow enables consumers to bid on parts of cows from independent farms and will only process orders once the entire cow is sold. "What we're doing is providing a very different experience from the entire meat industry," says co-founder and CEO Joe Heitzeberg.
A former Snap software engineer wrote an email last November criticizing the company for not being welcoming to women and people of color. Snap told Cheddar it’s making efforts to address what the engineer, Shannon Lubetich, called a “toxic” and “sexist” culture.
An Austrian privacy activist filed lawsuits against the tech giants as soon as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect at midnight, accusing the companies of failing to comply. "This is a very hard reality check for companies, not just abroad, but in the U.S.," says Andrew Rossow, internet attorney and Forbes contributor.
The iconic yellow cabs will be fitted with a tablet-based digital operating system that will help drivers with navigation and charge riders a fixed price. This will help taxis compete with other ride-hailing apps, like Uber and Lyft, says Amos Tamam, CEO of Curb, the company powering the new initiative.
Amazon is trying to ease customer concerns over privacy after one of its Echo devices recorded a couple's private conversation and sent the audio file to a contact in their phone book. The only way to win back trust is to be "totally clear" about its privacy policies, says Andrew Freedman, a senior editor at Tom's Guide.
The gaming streaming platform launched a new monetization system that will pay content creators if their work yields high levels of viewer engagement. Its internal currency, called Caffeine Gold, can be exchanged for real-world cash.
The payment technology start-up unveiled a new version of its app this week that lets retail investors in 46 states play in the crypto market.
Jake Fisher, director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, talked with Elon Musk, who said he's planning to fix the Model 3's braking distance issue with a remote update, possibly as soon as this weekend.
Consumer Report does not recommend the Tesla Model 3 after it put the vehicle to the test. Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing at the magazine, shares what went into the test and dishes on his talk with Elon Musk.
