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.
The tech company announced on Monday that it will spend around $25 million over five years to support developers designing tools that will make lives easier for people with disabilities. "For the most part, this is just about possibility," says Rob Marvin, [associate features editor at PCMag.](https://www.pcmag.com/feature/360886/microsoft-build-all-the-news-you-need-to-know/)
Uber said that its self-driving system was to blame when one of its cars killed a pedestrian in March. But the ride-hailing company is still pushing forward with autonomous technology development, with plans to launch driverless, flying taxis in the next few years. Those will start off piloted, and the company will coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure safety, says Nikhil Goel, head of product and advanced programs at Uber.
The giant retailer last year launched Store 8, a tech incubator that will help Walmart innovate and compete in the future, says the founder of Jet.com and Walmart's head of e-commerce.
Rob Marvin, associate features editor for PCMag, discusses the biggest announcements from Microsoft's Build conference. Marvin weighs in on Microsoft introducing AI for Accessibility, an integration between its digital assistant Cortana and Amazon Alexa.
When it comes to robots, our threshold for errors is much lower than it is with humans, says Sam Lessin, co-founder of Fin, a digital assistant service that relies on human know-how to book your travel plans, shop online, or even schedule your appointments. To overcome users' skepticism, a virtual assistant must build trust through "repeated success," he says.
The modern customer likes renting clothes because it is environmentally friendly and offers more variety, says Evan Clark, Deputy Managing Editor at WWD. In the future, people will lean in on the idea of "having fewer, better things," he says.
E-commerce today exists primarily for speed and convenience. Jet.com wants to change that. "We really want to bring back the positive emotion that came with shopping all along," says David Echegoyen, the online retailer's chief customer officer.
The social media app said Drew Vollero would resign his position, effective May 15, and be replace by Amazon's Tim Stone, who'd been with the e-commerce giant since 1998.
The modern consumer "wants the right product, at the right time, in the right way,” says Christine Hunsicker, CEO of Gwynnie Bee, a subscription clothing rental service.
Future retail outlets will integrate artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and voice technology. "This idea of going to a 2D kind of screen and punching in, that's not the future," said Marc Lore, Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce president and CEO.
